Elks Bowl
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The Elks Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played after the 1953 and 1954 regular seasons.[1] There was also an earlier playing of the game, at the junior varsity level, in 1952.[2] Each game was held at a different venue in North Carolina. The bowl's name came from the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, a fraternal order, with proceeds from the game going to their charitable works.[3] Like some other postseason match-ups of the era, such as the Grape Bowl, Glass Bowl, and Optimist Bowl, results are listed in NCAA records, but the games were not considered NCAA-sanctioned bowls.[1]
Game results
| Season | Date | Winner | Loser | Venue | Attendance | References | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | October 24, 1952 | North Carolina† | 13 | Wake Forest† | 7 | Memorial Stadium – Burlington, North Carolina | 1,600 | [4] |
| 1953 | January 2, 1954 | Morris Harvey | 12 | East Carolina | 0 | College Stadium – Greenville, North Carolina | 4,500–5,500 | [5][6][1] |
| 1954 | December 11, 1954 | Newberry | 20 | Appalachian State | 13 | Riddick Stadium – Raleigh, North Carolina | 400 | [3][7][8] |
† The 1952 game was played between junior varsity teams.
Notes
- Morris Harvey halfback Jimmy Carr was selected as most valuable player of the January 1954 game.[9]
- For the December 1954 game, Wofford had been invited to face Appalachian State, but were unable to accept due to other commitments; Newberry was then invited and accepted.[10]