Camellia Bowl (1948)
This article is about the 1948 bowl game played in Lafayette, Louisiana. For the present-day bowl game played in Montgomery, Alabama, see Camellia Bowl (2014–present). For the college football playoff game, see Camellia Bowl (1961–1980).
| Camellia Bowl | |||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 1948 | ||||||||
| Season | 1948 | ||||||||
| Stadium | McNaspy Stadium | ||||||||
| Location | Lafayette, Louisiana | ||||||||
| Attendance | 5,000 | ||||||||
The Camellia Bowl was a post-season major college football bowl game played at McNaspy Stadium in Lafayette, Louisiana, on December 30, 1948, between the Hardin-Simmons Cowboys and the Wichita State Shockers.[1]
Background
The Cowboys were from the Border Conference in their third bowl game of 1948 (a tie to Pacific 35–35 in the Grape Bowl December 11, and a defeat of Ouachita College 40–12 in the Shrine Bowl a week later). Wichita State was second place in the Missouri Valley Conference in their first bowl game.
Game summary
Outgained and outrushed by the Cowboys, the Shockers were soundly beaten by the Cowboys, 49–12. The bowl was never played again due to the low attendance.
See also
References
- ↑ Foldesy, Jody. "Bowls burgeon as big business", The Washington Times. December 21, 1997. Page A1.
External links
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