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

SeasonDateWinnerLoserVenueAtt. (est.)
1952October 24, 1952North Carolina13Wake Forest7Memorial Stadium[4]Burlington, North Carolina1,600[4]
1953January 2, 1954Morris Harvey12East Carolina0College Stadium[5]Greenville, North Carolina4,500[1]
1954December 11, 1954Newberry20Appalachian State13Riddick Stadium[3]Raleigh, North Carolina400[6]

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.[7]
  • 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.[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "BOWL/ALL STAR GAME RECORDS" (PDF). NCAA. 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. "Carolina, Wake Forest Jayvees Clash Here Friday Night". The Daily Times-News. Burlington, North Carolina. October 20, 1952. Retrieved April 2, 2017 via newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Apps Play 2nd Bowl Game Saturday". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. AP. December 5, 1954. Retrieved April 2, 2017 via newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 Minor, Richard (October 25, 1952). "Carolina Scores 13–7 Win Over Wake Forest In Elks Bowl". The Daily Times-News. Burlington, North Carolina. Retrieved April 2, 2017 via newspapers.com.
  5. "Elks Bowl, New In State, Gets Charter Papers". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. AP. December 19, 1953. Retrieved April 2, 2017 via newspapers.com.
  6. "Newberry Tops Apps In Elks Bowl". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. AP. December 12, 1954. Retrieved April 2, 2017 via newspapers.com.
  7. "Morris Harvey Upsets East Carolina 12–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. AP. January 3, 1954. Retrieved April 2, 2017 via newspapers.com.
  8. "Newberry, Apps In Elks Bowl". The Robesonian. Lumberton, North Carolina. AP. November 18, 1954. Retrieved April 2, 2017 via newspapers.com.
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