Salad Bowl (game) explained

The Salad Bowl was an annual post-season American college football bowl game played at Montgomery Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona, from 1947 to 1955.^[1] The bowl was sponsored by the Phoenix and Valley of the Sun Kiwanis Clubs.^[2] The bowl stopped inviting college teams in 1952; the 1953 and 1954 games were played among service teams.^[3] It was an all-star game in both January and December, 1955.^[4]

Game results

Bowl		Date !	Winner		Loser
	January 1, 1948	Nevada	13		6
	January 1, 1949	Drake	14		13
	January 2, 1950	Xavier	33		21
	January 1, 1951	Miami (OH)	34		21
	January 1, 1952	Houston	26		21
1953 Salad Bowl	January 1, 1953	San Diego NTC	81		20
1954 Salad Bowl	January 1, 1954	Fort Ord	67		12
1955 Salad Bowl (January)	January 1, 1955	Skyline All-Stars	20		13
1955 Salad Bowl (December)	December 31, 1955	Border All-Stars	13		10

See also

• List of college bowl games

Notes and References

1. Foldesy, Jody. "Bowls burgeon as big business", The Washington Times. December 21, 1997. Page A1.
2. News: Great Lakes, Fort Ord Play In Salad Bowl. The Washington Post . Nov 29, 1953 . C3.
3. News: Salad Bowl Win Goes to San Diego . Los Angeles Times . Jan 2, 1953 . C4.
4. News: Border Stars Win Salad Bowl, 13-10. The Washington Post and Times-Herald (1954-1959). Jan 1, 1956 . C1.