Bowl History |
1956 |
| Conference |
Bowl Record |
| | - | | Alabama Intercollegiate Athletic | 0-0 | | Atlantic Coast | 0-1 | | Big 10 | 1-0 | | Big Eight | 1-0 | | Border Intercollegiate Athletic | 0-1 | | California Collegiate Athletic | 0-0 | | Colonial Athletic | 0-0 | | Gulf Coast | 0-0 | | Gulf States | 0-0 | | Heartland Collegiate | 0-0 | | Independent | 0-2 | | Interstate Collegiate Athletic | 0-0 | | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic | 0-0 | | Lone Star | 0-0 | | Mid-American | 0-0 | | Middle Three | 0-0 | | Missouri Valley | 0-0 | | Mountain States Athletic | 0-0 | | North State | 0-0 | | Northern California Athletic | 0-0 | | Ohio Athletic | 0-0 | | Ohio Valley | 0-0 | | Pacific Coast | 0-1 | | Southeastern | 1-1 | | Southern | 0-0 | | Southwest | 2-0 |
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Bowl History |
1956 |
| Date |
Bowl |
Bowl Matchup |
| 1/1/1957 | Orange | Colorado 27-21 Clemson | | 1/1/1957 | Rose | Iowa 35-19 Oregon State | | 1/1/1957 | Sugar | Baylor 13-7 Tennessee | | 1/1/1957 | Sun | George Washington 13-0 Texas-El Paso | | 1/1/1957 | Cotton | Texas Christian 28-27 Syracuse | | 12/29/1956 | Gator | Georgia Tech 21-14 Pittsburgh |
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Great Moments in College Football History
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.
