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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|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
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| 1st || January 1, 1942 || '''[[Langston University|Langston]]''' || '''13''' || [[Morris Brown College|Morris Brown]] || 0
| 1st || 1 January 1942 || '''[[Langston University|Langston]]''' || '''13''' || [[Morris Brown College|Morris Brown]] || 0
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| 2nd || January 1, 1943 || '''[[Texas College]]''' || '''13''' || [[Tuskegee University|Tuskegee]] || 0
| 2nd || 1 January 1943 || '''[[Texas College]]''' || '''13''' || [[Tuskegee University|Tuskegee]] || 0
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| 3rd || January 1, 1944 || '''Tuskegee''' || '''12''' || [[Clark Atlanta University|Clark Atlanta]] || 7
| 3rd || 1 January 1944 || '''Tuskegee''' || '''12''' || [[Clark Atlanta University|Clark Atlanta]] || 7
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| 4th || January 1, 1945 || '''[[Tennessee State University|Tennessee State]]''' || '''12''' || Tuskegee || 7
| 4th || 1 January 1945 || '''[[Tennessee State University|Tennessee State]]''' || '''12''' || Tuskegee || 7
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| 5th || January 1, 1946 || '''Tennessee State''' || '''33''' || Texas College || 6
| 5th || 1 January 1946 || '''Tennessee State''' || '''33''' || Texas College || 6
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| 6th || January 1, 1947 || '''Tennessee State''' || '''32''' || [[Simmons College of Kentucky|Louisville Municipal College]] || 0
| 6th || 1 January 1947 || '''Tennessee State''' || '''32''' || [[Simmons College of Kentucky|Louisville Municipal College]] || 0
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| 7th || January 1, 1948 || '''[[Central State University|Central State]]''' || '''27''' || [[Grambling State Tigers|Grambling]] || 21
| 7th || 1 January 1948 || '''[[Central State University|Central State]]''' || '''27''' || [[Grambling State Tigers|Grambling]] || 21
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| 8th || January 1, 1949 || '''[[Kentucky State University|Kentucky State]]''' || '''23''' || [[North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University|North Carolina A&T]] || 13
| 8th || 1 January 1949 || '''[[Kentucky State University|Kentucky State]]''' || '''23''' || [[North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University|North Carolina A&T]] || 13
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| 9th || January 1, 1952 || '''[[Bethune-Cookman University|Bethune-Cookman]]''' || '''27''' || Texas College || 13
| 9th || 1 January 1952 || '''[[Bethune-Cookman University|Bethune-Cookman]]''' || '''27''' || Texas College || 13
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Revision as of 01:48, 10 April 2014

The Vulcan Bowl was a college football bowl game played at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The game was played between 1942 and 1949 and again in 1952 on New Year's Day between historically black colleges. The game was one of the longer lasting bowls for HBCUs established in the 1940s.[1]

Game results

Annual Date Played Winning Team Losing Team
1st 1 January 1942 Langston 13 Morris Brown 0
2nd 1 January 1943 Texas College 13 Tuskegee 0
3rd 1 January 1944 Tuskegee 12 Clark Atlanta 7
4th 1 January 1945 Tennessee State 12 Tuskegee 7
5th 1 January 1946 Tennessee State 33 Texas College 6
6th 1 January 1947 Tennessee State 32 Louisville Municipal College 0
7th 1 January 1948 Central State 27 Grambling 21
8th 1 January 1949 Kentucky State 23 North Carolina A&T 13
9th 1 January 1952 Bethune-Cookman 27 Texas College 13
Results Source: Vulcan Bowl, at the College Football Data Warehouse

References

  1. ^ Roger B., Saylor (May 2000). "Black College Football" (PDF). College Football Historical Society Newsletter. p. 6.
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