Mineral Water Bowl
The Mineral Water Bowl is an annual American NCAA Division II college football bowl game between teams from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association hosted in Excelsior Springs, Missouri at Tiger Stadium.
History
From 1947 to 1951, it was a high school bowl game to show case the Excelsior Spring High School team; however, this ended when the Missouri High School Athletic Association disallowed non-sanctioned post-season games, and the bowl was put on hold.
In 1954, the game was revived as a small-college game. As of 1957, it was one of 11 NCAA sanctioned bowl games. The bowl game continued until 1975, when declining interest lead to the game being discontinued for a second time.
In 1992 the bowl was again revived, this time as a National Junior College Athletic Association bowl game.
After 1999, the bowl was reclassified as an NCAA bowl game once again, this time for Division II. Representatives from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association are chosen yearly for the game. The top-placing team in each conference not receiving a bid to the NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs receives an invitation to compete.
In 2009 the MIAA announced plans to also compete in the Kanza Bowl in Topeka, Kansas against teams from the Lone Star Conference. The highest ranking non-playoff team can choose to play in either game. The only other bowl in Division II is the Pioneer Bowl in North Carolina. The Dixie Rotary Bowl in Utah was suspended in 2009.[1]
All-Time Scores
High School
| Date played | Winning team | Losing team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 25, 1947 | Excelsior Springs (MO) | 48 | Mexico (MO) | 18 |
| 1949 | Excelsior Springs | 12 | North Kansas City (MO) | 6 |
| 1950 | Raytown (MO) | 7 | Excelsior Springs | 0 |
| 1951 | Harrisonville (MO) | 14 | Higginsville (MO) | 13 |
Small College
| Date played | Winning team | Losing team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 25, 1954 | Hastings (NE) | 20 | College of Emporia Football | 14 |
| November 24, 1955 | Missouri Valley | 31 | Hastings (NE) | 7 |
| November 22, 1956 | St. Benedict's | 14 | Northeastern State (OK) | 13 |
| November 30, 1957 | William Jewell | 33 | Hastings (NE) | 14 |
| November 22, 1958 | Lincoln (MO) | 21 | Emporia State | 0 |
| November 28, 1959 | College of Emporia | 21 | Austin (TX) | 20 |
| November 26, 1960 | Hillsdale | 17 | Iowa State Teachers | 6 |
| November 25, 1961 | Northeast Missouri State | 22 | Parsons | 8 |
| November 24, 1962 | Adams State | 23 | Northern Illinois | 20 |
| November 30, 1963 | Northern Illinois | 21 | Southwest Missouri State | 14 |
| November 28, 1964 | North Dakota State | 14 | Western State (CO) | 13 |
| November 27, 1965 | North Dakota | 37 | Northern Illinois | 20 |
| November 26, 1966 | Adams State | 14 | Southwest Missouri State | 8 |
| November 25, 1967 | William Jewell | 14 | Doane | 14 |
| November 30, 1968 | Doane College | 10 | Central Missouri | 0 |
| November 29, 1969 | St. John's (MN) | 21 | Simpson | 0 |
| November 28, 1970 | Franklin | 40 | Wayne State (NE) | 12 |
| December 4, 1971 | Bethany (KS) | 17 | Missouri Valley | 14 |
| November 18, 1972 | Ottawa (KS) | 27 | Friends (KS) | 20 |
| November 1, 1973 | William Jewell | 20 | St. Mary's (KS) | 9 |
| November 23, 1974 | Midland Lutheran | 32 | Friends (KS) | 6 |
| November 22, 1975 | Missouri Western State | 44 | Graceland (MO) | 0 |
Junior College
| Date played | Winning team | Losing team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 5, 1992 | Garden City (KS) | 12 | Itawamba (MS) | 10 |
| December 4, 1993 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 52 | Butler County (KS) | 50 |
| December 3, 1994 | Hinds (MS) | 19 | Blinn (TX) | 17 |
| 1995 | Middle Georgia | 42 | Hutchinson (KS) | 37 |
| 1996 | Blinn | 43 | Coffeyville (KS) | 17 |
| 1997 | Snow (UT) | 26 | Coffeyville | 22 |
| 1998 | Middle Georgia | 41 | Northeast Mississippi | 3 |
| 1999 | Blinn | 29 | Fort Scott (KS) | 20 |
NCAA Division II
| Date played | Winning team | Losing team | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2, 2000 | Winona State | 43 | Missouri Western State | 41 | 3 OT |
| December 1, 2001 | Central Missouri State | 48 | Minnesota Duluth | 17 | |
| December 7, 2002 | Emporia State | 34 | Winona State | 27 | OT |
| December 6, 2003 | Missouri Western State | 24 | Concordia, St. Paul | 14 | |
| December 4, 2004 | Washburn (KS) | 36 | Northern State | 33 | |
| December 3, 2005 | Missouri Western State | 35 | Concordia, St. Paul | 23 | |
| December 2, 2006 | Pittsburg State | 35 | Bemidji State | 27 | |
| December 1, 2007 | Missouri Western State | 20 | Wayne State (NE) | 13 | |
| December 6, 2008 | Augustana | 37 | Missouri Western State | 16 | |
| December 5, 2009 | Missouri Western State | 34 | Augustana | 21 | |
| December 4, 2010 | Pittsburg State | 13 | Concordia, St. Paul | 9 | |
| December 3, 2011 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 28 | Northeastern State University | 14 | |