Refrigerator Bowl

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".

Refrigerator Bowl (defunct)
StadiumReitz Bowl[1]
LocationEvansville, Indiana

Game results
Date playedWinning teamLosing teamAttendanceNotes
December 4, 1948Evansville13Missouri Valley7[2]
December 3, 1949Evansville22Hillsdale7[3][4]
December 2, 1950Abilene Christian14Gustavus Adolphus7
December 2, 1951Arkansas State46Camp Breckinridge1210,000[5][6][7]
December 7, 1952Western Kentucky34Arkansas State199,000[8]
December 6, 1953Sam Houston State14College of Idaho12
December 5, 1954Delaware19Kent State73,000[9][10]
December 4, 1955Jacksonville State12Rhode Island10[11]
December 1, 1956Sam Houston State27Middle Tennessee13

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 .
  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 .
  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 .
  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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