Bicentennial Bowl

The Bicentennial Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played after the 1975 and 1976 regular seasons.[1] Each game was held at a different venue; the first game in Little Rock, Arkansas, and the second game in Richmond, Virginia. The bowl's name came from the United States Bicentennial. Results are listed in NCAA records, but the games were not considered NCAA-sanctioned bowls.[1]

Bicentennial Bowl (defunct)
StadiumWar Memorial Stadium (1975)
City Stadium (1976)
LocationLittle Rock, Arkansas (1975)
Richmond, Virginia (1976)
Operated1975–1976

The 1975 game matched teams from the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference and Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference, and was considered an NAIA "special event."[2] The 1976 game matched teams from the Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.[3]

Game results

SeasonDateWinnerLoserVenueAtt. (est.)
1975November 29, 1975Henderson State27East Central (OK)14War Memorial Stadium[2]Little Rock, Arkansas2,000[1]
1976December 11, 1976South Carolina State26Norfolk State10City Stadium[4]Richmond, Virginia7,500[1]

MVPs

1975: Willie Guient (TE, East Central) and Johnny Gross (DT, Henderson State)[5]
1976: Ricky Anderson (FB, South Carolina State) and Jerry Curry (RG, Norfolk State)[4]

Notes

See also

References

  1. "BOWL/ALL STAR GAME RECORDS" (PDF). NCAA. 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. "Little Rock to Host Bicentennial Bowl". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 15, 1975. Retrieved April 8, 2017 via newspapers.com.
  3. "South Carolina State Takes Berth In Bicentennial Bowl". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. AP. November 16, 1976. Retrieved April 8, 2017 via newspapers.com.
  4. Hirsch, Alan (December 12, 1976). "S.C. State, Anderson Topple Spartans, 26-10". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Retrieved April 8, 2017 via newspapers.com.
  5. "Henderson Gains Bicentennial Win". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. AP. November 30, 1975. Retrieved April 8, 2017 via newspapers.com.
  6. "Ouachita Passes Up Bicentennial Bowl". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. AP. November 25, 1975. Retrieved April 8, 2017 via newspapers.com.
  7. "Charlotte Bowl Game May Become Permanent". York Daily Record. York, Pennsylvania. UPI. August 31, 1976. Retrieved April 8, 2017 via newspapers.com.
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