Tropical Bowl
The Tropical Bowl was a college football bowl game played at Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. The game was played between 1951 and 1953 between historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The first game in 1951 was organized by Jacksonville businessmen after the 1951 Florida A&M Rattlers football team neglected to play a game in Jacksonville.[1]
An all-star game by the same name was created in 2016 and also takes place in Florida.[2]
Game results
| Date | Winner | Loser | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1, 1951 | Morris Brown | 21 | Alcorn A&M | 0 | [3] |
| December 13, 1952 | Bethune–Cookman | 54 | Albany State | 0 | [4] |
| December 12, 1953 | Virginia Union | 13 | Bethune–Cookman | 0 | [5] |
References
- "Tropical Bowl Game". Tampa Bay Times. December 1, 1951. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- Dean, Zach (January 12, 2019). "B-CU's Trenton Bridges, Stetson's Zane Smith to play in Tropical Bowl". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- "M'Brown Wolverines Sink Alcorn, 21-0: Purple Wolverines Win Tropical Classic Tilt". Alabama Tribune. December 7, 1951. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bethune-Cookman Wins". Tallahassee Democrat. December 14, 1952. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bethune-Cookman Defeated 13-0 in Tropical Bowl". Fort Myers News-Press. December 13, 1953. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
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