Dixie Bowl

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The Dixie Bowl was a New Year's Day college football bowl game held at Legion Field in Birmingham. The game was only held twice, following the 1947 and 1948 seasons, after which it was discontinued. Both games featured teams from the Southern Conference and the Southwest Conference, with the SWC representative winning each one.

Dixie Bowl I

  • January 1, 1948: Arkansas defeated William & Mary 21-19 in front of a crowd of 15,000.

Dixie Bowl II

  • January 1, 1949: Baylor defeated Wake Forest 20-7 in front of a crowd of 21,000.

See also

References

  • Dixie Bowl. (May 14, 2012). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed October 23, 2012.
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