Bowl History
1947
Conference
Bowl Record
- Alabama Intercollegiate 0-0 Alabama Intercollegiate Athletic 0-0 Arkansas Intercollegiate 0-0 Big 10 1-0 Big Eight 0-1 Border Intercollegiate Athletic 0-1 California Collegiate Athletic 0-1 California Intercollegiate Athletic 0-0 Colonial Athletic 0-0 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic 0-0 Independent 1-0-1 Indiana Intercollegiate 0-0 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic 0-0 Lone Star 0-1 Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic 0-0 Mid-American 1-0 Middle Three 0-0 Missouri Valley 0-0 Mountain States Athletic 0-0 North State 0-0 Ohio Athletic 0-0 Pacific Coast 0-1 Southeastern 3-1-1 Southern 0-0-1 Southwest 2-1-1
Bowl History
1947
Date
Bowl
Bowl Matchup
1/1/1948 Cotton Southern Methodist 13-13 Penn State 1/1/1948 Delta Mississippi 13-9 Texas Christian 1/1/1948 Dixie Arkansas 21-19 William & Mary 1/1/1948 Gator Maryland 20-20 Georgia 1/1/1948 Harbor Hardin-Simmons 53-0 San Diego State 1/1/1948 Orange Georgia Tech 20-14 Kansas 1/1/1948 Raisin Pacific 26-14 Wichita State 1/1/1948 Rose Michigan 49-0 Southern California 1/1/1948 Salad Nevada 13-6 North Texas 1/1/1948 Sugar Texas 27-7 Alabama 1/1/1948 Sun Miami (Ohio) 13-12 Texas Tech 12/6/1947 Great Lakes Kentucky 24-14 Villanova
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.