Bowl History
1951
Conference
Bowl Record
- Alabama Intercollegiate Athletic 0-0 Big 10 1-0 Big Eight 0-0 Border Intercollegiate Athletic 1-0 California Collegiate Athletic 0-0 Colonial Athletic 0-0 Gulf Coast 0-0 Gulf States 0-0 Heartland Collegiate 0-0 Independent 1-0 Interstate Collegiate Athletic 0-0 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic 0-0 Lone Star 0-0 Mid-American 0-0 Middle Three 0-0 Missouri Valley 1-0 Mountain States Athletic 0-0 North State 0-0 Ohio Valley 0-0 Pacific Coast 0-1 Southeastern 2-1 Southern 1-1 Southwest 0-2 Volunteer State Athletic 0-0
Bowl History
1951
Date
Bowl
Bowl Matchup
1/1/1952 Cotton Kentucky 20-7 Texas Christian 1/1/1952 Gator Miami (Florida) 14-0 Clemson 1/1/1952 Orange Georgia Tech 17-14 Baylor 1/1/1952 Rose Illinois 40-7 Stanford 1/1/1952 Salad Houston 26-21 Dayton 1/1/1952 Sugar Maryland 28-13 Tennessee 1/1/1952 Sun Texas Tech 25-14 Pacific
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.