Refrigerator Bowl

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Refrigerator Bowl (defunct)
StadiumReitz Bowl[1]
LocationEvansville, 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".

Game results[]

Date played Winning team Losing team Attendance Notes
December 4, 1948 Evansville 13 Missouri Valley 7 [2]
December 3, 1949 Evansville 22 Hillsdale 7 [3][4]
December 2, 1950 Abilene Christian 14 Gustavus Adolphus 7
December 2, 1951 Arkansas State 46 Camp Breckinridge 12 10,000 [5][6][7]
December 7, 1952 Western Kentucky 34 Arkansas State 19 9,000 [8]
December 6, 1953 Sam Houston State 14 College of Idaho 12
December 5, 1954 Delaware 19 Kent State 7 3,000 [9][10]
December 4, 1955 Jacksonville State 12 Rhode Island 10 [11]
December 1, 1956 Sam Houston State 27 Middle Tennessee 13

References[]

  1. ^ "Reitz Bowl". March 23, 2013.
  2. ^ "Missouri Valley's Streak Of 41 Grid Wins Snapped". The Hartford Courant. December 5, 1948.
  3. ^ Evansville Athletics - Football
  4. ^ "Evansville On Top, 22-7; Pins First Defeat on Hillsdale in Refrigerator Bowl". The New York Times. December 4, 1949.
  5. ^ "Arkansas State Team Ready for Bowl Today". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. December 2, 1951. p. 28. Retrieved January 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. ^ Middlemas, Larry (December 3, 1951). "Arkansas State Bombs Camp Breckenridge Eleven, 46-12". The Evansville Courier. Evansville, Indiana. p. 10. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. ^ "Arkansas State Wins Refrigerator Bowl". The Washington Post. December 3, 1951.
  8. ^ Robertson, Bill (December 8, 1952). "Powerful Western Kentucky Dethrones Arkansas State, 34-19". The Evansville Press. Evansville, Indiana. p. 18. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. ^ Cartwright, Al (December 6, 1954). "Delaware Rally Conquers Kent State Foe and Thrills Refrigerator Bowl Territory". Journal-Every Evening. Wilmington, Del. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Delaware Beats Kent State, 19-7; Wins in Refrigerator Bowl as Zaiser Scores Twice in Fourth Period". The New York Times. December 6, 1954.
  11. ^ "Rhode Island Loses Refrigerator Bowl Duel To Jacksonville, Ala., State, 12-10". The Hartford Courant. December 5, 1955.
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