Refrigerator Bowl
| Refrigerator Bowl (defunct) | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Arad McCutchan Stadium |
| Location | Evansville, Indiana |
The Refrigerator Bowl was a college football bowl game played annually from 1948 until 1956 in Evansville, Indiana. The game was named for the local refrigerator production. With 3,800 units a day being manufactured, Evansville at the time was known as the "refrigerator capital of the United States".[1]
Game results
| Date played | Winning team | Losing team | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 4, 1948 | Evansville Purple Aces | 13 | Missouri Valley College Vikings | 7 | [2][3] |
| December 3, 1949 | Evansville Purple Aces | 22 | Hillsdale College Chargers | 7 | [4][5] |
| December 2, 1950 | Abilene Christian Wildcats | 14 | Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties | 7 | [6] |
| December 2, 1951 | Arkansas State College Indians | 46 | Camp Breckinridge Cadets | 12 | [7] |
| December 7, 1952 | Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers | 34 | Arkansas State Indians | 19 | [8][9] |
| December 6, 1953 | Sam Houston State Bearkats | 14 | College of Idaho Coyotes | 12 | [10] |
| December 5, 1954 | Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens | 19 | Kent State Golden Flashes | 7 | [11][12] |
| December 4, 1955 | Jacksonville State Teachers College Gamecocks | 12 | Rhode Island Rams | 10 | [13] |
| December 1, 1956 | Sam Houston State Bearkats | 27 | Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders | 13 | [14] |
References
- ^ http://local.evcpl.lib.in.us/views/viewimage.asp?ID=43052
- ^ http://www.moval.edu/aboutmvc/press/2006/FootballHoF.pdf
- ^ "Missouri Valley's Streak Of 41 Grid Wins Snapped". The Hartford Courant. 1948-12-05.
- ^ Evansville Athletics - Football
- ^ "EVANSVILLE ON TOP, 22-7; Pins First Defeat on Hillsdale in Refrigerator Bowl". The New York Times. 1949-12-04.
- ^ Athletic Hall of Fame - Gustavus Adolphus College
- ^ "Arkansas State Wins Refrigerator Bowl". The Washington Post. 1951-12-03.
- ^ Western Kentucky University Official Sports Site
- ^ "REFRIGERATOR BOWL GAME WON BY W. KENTUCKY". Chicago Daily Tribune. 1952-12-08.
- ^ ‘Yote Notes – Aug
- ^ BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : Former Buckeye helped rebuild Kent State program
- ^ "DELAWARE BEATS KENT STATE, 19-7; Wins in Refrigerator Bowl as Zaiser Scores Twice in Fourth Period". The New York Times. 1954-12-06.
- ^ "Rhode Island Loses Refrigerator Bowl Duel To Jacksonville, Ala., State, 12-10". The Hartford Courant. 1955-12-05.
- ^ ESPN - Middle Tennessee bowl history - College Football