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The '''Vulcan Bowl''' was a [[college football]] [[bowl game]] played at [[Rickwood Field]] in [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Alabama]]. The game was played between 1942 and 1949 and again in 1952 on New Year's Day between [[historically black college]]s. The game was one of the longer-lasting bowls for HBCUs established in the 1940s.<ref name="May2000">{{cite news
The '''Vulcan Bowl''' was a [[college football]] [[bowl game]] played at [[Rickwood Field]] in [[Birmingham, Alabama]]. The game was played on [[New Year's Day]] between 1941 and 1949 and again in 1952, between [[historically black colleges and universities]] (HBCUs). The game was one of the longer-lasting bowls for HBCUs established in the 1940s.<ref name="May2000">{{cite news|first=Saylor|last=Roger B.|title=Black College Football|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv13/CFHSNv13n3b.pdf|work=College Football Historical Society Newsletter|page=6|date=May 2000}}</ref> The first game in the series was called the '''Steel Bowl''', and the bowl game served as an early era [[black college football national championship]] game by matching the [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] champion against the best team from the other HBCU conferences.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vulcan Bowl Game Set|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19411107&id=m9Q-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3460,3188048&hl=en|work=Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News (p. 11)|date=November 7, 1941}}</ref> The final contest was also called the Steel Bowl and was played at [[Legion Field]].<ref name="1952steel">{{cite news|title=Daytona team Steel Bowl winner|newspaper=The Birmingham News|date=January 2, 1952|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79526556/daytona-team-steel-bowl-winner/|accessdate=June 13, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| first = Saylor
| last = Roger B.
| title = Black College Football
| url = http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv13/CFHSNv13n3b.pdf
| work = College Football Historical Society Newsletter
| page = 6
| date = May 2000
}}</ref>


==Game results==
==Game results==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!| Annual || Date Played !! colspan="2" | Winning Team !! colspan="2" | Losing Team
! Date !! colspan="2" | Winner !! colspan="2" | Loser !! Ref.
|-
|-
| January 1, 1941 || '''[[1940 Morris Brown Wolverines football team|Morris Brown]]''' || '''19''' || {{cfb link|year=1940|team=Wilberforce Green Wave|title=Wilberforce}} || 3 || <ref>{{cite web|author=John Rodgers|date=January 11, 1941|title=Morris Brown Tops Wilberforce In Thrilling Steel Bowl Game|url=http://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn83045120/1941-01-11/ed-1/seq-5/|work=Durham Carolina Times (p. 5)}}</ref>
| 1st || 1 January 1942 || '''[[Langston University|Langston]]''' || '''13''' || [[Morris Brown College|Morris Brown]] || 0
|-
|-
| January 1, 1942 || ''' [[1941 Langston Lions football team|Langston]]''' || '''13''' || [[1941 Morris Brown Wolverines football team|Morris Brown]] || 0 || <ref>{{cite news|title=Langston wins Vulcan Bowl game, 13 To 0|newspaper=The Birmingham News|date=January 2, 1942|page=23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40934045/langston_wins_vulcan_bowl_game_13_to_0/|accessdate=June 13, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| 2nd || 1 January 1943 || '''[[Texas College]]''' || '''13''' || [[Tuskegee University|Tuskegee]] || 0
|-
|-
| January 1, 1943 || '''{{cfb link|year=1942|team=Texas College Steers|title=Texas College}}''' || '''13''' || {{cfb link|year=1942|team=Tuskegee Golden Tigers|title=Tuskegee}} || 0 || <ref>{{cite news|title=Texas College rally wins Vulcan Bowl battle, 13–10 over Tuskegee Institute|newspaper=Tyler Morning Telegraph|date=January 2, 1943|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79524492/texas-college-rally-wins-vulcan-bowl-bat/|accessdate=June 13, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| 3rd || 1 January 1944 || '''Tuskegee''' || '''12''' || [[Clark Atlanta University|Clark Atlanta]] || 7
|-
|-
| January 1, 1944 || '''{{cfb link|year=1943|team=Tuskegee Golden Tigers|title=Tuskegee}}''' || '''12''' || {{cfb link|year=1943|team=Clark Panthers|title=Clark (GA)}} || 7 || <ref>{{cite news|title=Tigers make breaks, beat Clark, 12 to 7|newspaper=The Birmingham News|date=January 2, 1944|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79524740/tigers-make-breaks-beat-clark-12-to-7/|accessdate=June 13, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| 4th || 1 January 1945 || '''[[Tennessee State University|Tennessee State]]''' || '''12''' || Tuskegee || 7
|-
|-
| January 1, 1945 || '''[[1944 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team|Tennessee A&I]]''' || '''13''' || {{cfb link|year=1944|team=Tuskegee Golden Tigers|title=Tuskegee}} || 0 || <ref>{{cite news|title=Tennessee State rips Tuskegee|newspaper=The Tennessean|date=January 2, 1945|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79524981/tennessee-state-rips-tuskegee/|accessdate=June 13, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| 5th || 1 January 1946 || '''Tennessee State''' || '''33''' || Texas College || 6
|-
|-
| January 1, 1946 || '''[[1945 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team|Tennessee A&I]]''' || '''33''' || {{cfb link|year=1945|team=Texas College Steers|title=Texas College}} || 6 || <ref>{{cite news|title=Texas negros lose Vulcan Bowl crown|newspaper=The Austin American|date=January 2, 1946|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79525533/texas-negros-lose-vulcan-bowl-crown/|accessdate=June 13, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| 6th || 1 January 1947 || '''Tennessee State''' || '''32''' || [[Simmons College of Kentucky|Louisville Municipal College]] || 0
|-
|-
| January 1, 1947 || '''[[1946 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team|Tennessee A&I]]''' || '''32''' || [[1946 Louisville Municipal Bantams football team|Louisville Municipal]] || 0 || <ref>{{cite news|title=Tennessee State wallops Louisville in Vulcan Bowl|newspaper=The Tennessean|date=January 2, 1947|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79525647/tennessee-state-wallops-louisville-in-vu/|accessdate=June 13, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| 7th || 1 January 1948 || '''[[Central State University|Central State]]''' || '''27''' || [[Grambling State Tigers|Grambling]] || 21
|-
|-
| January 1, 1948 || '''[[1947 Wilberforce State Green Wave football team|Wilberforce State]]''' || '''27''' || [[1947 Grambling Tigers football team|Grambling]] || 21 || <ref>{{cite news|title=Wilberforce cops Vulcan Bowl fray|newspaper=The Lima News|date=January 2, 1948|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79525842/wilberforce-cops-vulcan-bowl-fray/|accessdate=June 13, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| 8th || 1 January 1949 || '''[[Kentucky State University|Kentucky State]]''' || '''23''' || [[North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University|North Carolina A&T]] || 13
|-
|-
| January 1, 1949 || '''{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Kentucky State Thorobreds|title=Kentucky State}}''' || '''23''' || [[1948 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team|North Carolina A&T]] || 13 || <ref>{{cite news|title=Kentucky State Thorobreds win in Vulcan Bowl, 23–13|newspaper=Lexington Herald-Leader|date=January 2, 1949|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79526017/kentucky-state-thorobreds-win-in-vulcan/|accessdate=June 13, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| 9th || 1 January 1952 || '''[[Bethune-Cookman University|Bethune-Cookman]]''' || '''27''' || Texas College || 13
|-
| January 1, 1952 || '''{{cfb link|year=1951|team=Bethune–Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune–Cookman}}''' || '''27''' || [[1951 Texas College Steers football team|Texas College]] || 13 || <ref name="1952steel"/>
|}
|}

:'''Results Source:''' [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/bowls/bowl_results.php?bowlid=317 Vulcan Bowl, at the College Football Data Warehouse]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Sports in Birmingham, Alabama]]
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[[Category:College football bowls in Alabama]]
[[Category:1941 establishments in Alabama]]
[[Category:1952 disestablishments in Alabama]]
[[Category:Black college football]]

Latest revision as of 04:32, 16 December 2024

The Vulcan Bowl was a college football bowl game played at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The game was played on New Year's Day between 1941 and 1949 and again in 1952, between historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The game was one of the longer-lasting bowls for HBCUs established in the 1940s.[1] The first game in the series was called the Steel Bowl, and the bowl game served as an early era black college football national championship game by matching the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion against the best team from the other HBCU conferences.[2] The final contest was also called the Steel Bowl and was played at Legion Field.[3]

Game results

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Date Winner Loser Ref.
January 1, 1941 Morris Brown 19 Wilberforce 3 [4]
January 1, 1942 Langston 13 Morris Brown 0 [5]
January 1, 1943 Texas College 13 Tuskegee 0 [6]
January 1, 1944 Tuskegee 12 Clark (GA) 7 [7]
January 1, 1945 Tennessee A&I 13 Tuskegee 0 [8]
January 1, 1946 Tennessee A&I 33 Texas College 6 [9]
January 1, 1947 Tennessee A&I 32 Louisville Municipal 0 [10]
January 1, 1948 Wilberforce State 27 Grambling 21 [11]
January 1, 1949 Kentucky State 23 North Carolina A&T 13 [12]
January 1, 1952 Bethune–Cookman 27 Texas College 13 [3]

References

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  1. ^ Roger B., Saylor (May 2000). "Black College Football" (PDF). College Football Historical Society Newsletter. p. 6.
  2. ^ "Vulcan Bowl Game Set". Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News (p. 11). 7 November 1941.
  3. ^ a b "Daytona team Steel Bowl winner". The Birmingham News. 2 January 1952. Retrieved 13 June 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ John Rodgers (11 January 1941). "Morris Brown Tops Wilberforce In Thrilling Steel Bowl Game". Durham Carolina Times (p. 5).
  5. ^ "Langston wins Vulcan Bowl game, 13 To 0". The Birmingham News. 2 January 1942. p. 23. Retrieved 13 June 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas College rally wins Vulcan Bowl battle, 13–10 over Tuskegee Institute". Tyler Morning Telegraph. 2 January 1943. Retrieved 13 June 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tigers make breaks, beat Clark, 12 to 7". The Birmingham News. 2 January 1944. Retrieved 13 June 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tennessee State rips Tuskegee". The Tennessean. 2 January 1945. Retrieved 13 June 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Texas negros lose Vulcan Bowl crown". The Austin American. 2 January 1946. Retrieved 13 June 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tennessee State wallops Louisville in Vulcan Bowl". The Tennessean. 2 January 1947. Retrieved 13 June 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wilberforce cops Vulcan Bowl fray". The Lima News. 2 January 1948. Retrieved 13 June 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Kentucky State Thorobreds win in Vulcan Bowl, 23–13". Lexington Herald-Leader. 2 January 1949. Retrieved 13 June 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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