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

1. http://local.evcpl.lib.in.us/views/viewimage.asp?ID=43052
2. http://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