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 3800 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 College Wildcats	14	Gustavus Adolphus College Golden Gusties	7	^[6]
December 2, 1951	Arkansas State College Indians	46	Camp Breckinridge Cadets	12	^[7]
December 7, 1952	Western Kentucky State College Hilltoppers	34	Arkansas State College Indians	19	^[8]^[9]
December 6, 1953	Sam Houston State Teachers College 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 Teachers College Bearkats	27	Middle Tennessee State College 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

[1] ttp://local.evcpl.lib.in.us/views/viewimage.asp?ID=43052

[2] ttp://www.moval.edu/aboutmvc/press/2006/FootballHoF.pdf

[3] "Missouri Valley's Streak Of 41 Grid Wins Snapped". The Hartford Courant. 1948-12-05.

[4] Evansville Athletics - Football

[5] "EVANSVILLE ON TOP, 22-7; Pins First Defeat on Hillsdale in Refrigerator Bowl". The New York Times. 1949-12-04.

[6] Athletic Hall of Fame - Gustavus Adolphus College

[7] "Arkansas State Wins Refrigerator Bowl". The Washington Post. 1951-12-03.

[8] Western Kentucky University Official Sports Site

[9] "REFRIGERATOR BOWL GAME WON BY W. KENTUCKY". Chicago Daily Tribune. 1952-12-08.

[10] ‘Yote Notes – Aug

[11] BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : Former Buckeye helped rebuild Kent State program

[12] "DELAWARE BEATS KENT STATE, 19-7; Wins in Refrigerator Bowl as Zaiser Scores Twice in Fourth Period". The New York Times. 1954-12-06.

[13] "Rhode Island Loses Refrigerator Bowl Duel To Jacksonville, Ala., State, 12-10". The Hartford Courant. 1955-12-05.

[14] ESPN - Middle Tennessee bowl history - College Football

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Refrigerator Bowl (defunct)
Stadium	Arad McCutchan Stadium
Location	Evansville, Indiana

Refrigerator Bowl

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