1950 Salad Bowl

March 2020 1950 Salad Bowl 1949 Xavier Musketeers Xavier University Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State University 9–1 7–2 Ed Kluska Ed Doherty 0 14 13 6 7 0 7 7 January 2 Montgomery Stadium Phoenix, Arizona 20,000 The 1950 Salad Bowl was a college football bowl game played between Xavier University and Arizona State College at Montgomery Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona. Xavier entered the game with a 9–1 record, best in the state of Ohio, and favored over 7–2 Arizona State, which had the best record in Arizona.Xavier Favored In Salad Bowl December 27, 1949 2009-12-30 Morning Journal https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=COsiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=28cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3076,6266470&dq=salad-bowl&hl=en Xavier defeated Arizona State 33-21 before 20,000 fans, then the most fans who had ever watched a football game (of any level) in the state of Arizona.Salad Bowl Tilt Won by Xavier Pittsburgh Press January 3, 1950 2009-12-30 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KzAbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XE0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5835,615311&dq=salad-bowl&hl=en This marked Xavier's first and only appearance in a post-season bowl game. Background The Phoenix Kiwanis Club, who sponsored the Salad Bowl, selected Arizona State as the home team after the Sun Devils defeated the Arizona Wildcats, 34–7. Arizona State had not beaten Arizona since 1931.Tempe Accepts Bid To Play In Salad Bowl Grid Classic Evening Courier November 14, 1949 2009-12-30 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MtEKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FFADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5831,338113&dq=salad-bowl&hl=en At the end of November the organizers invited Xavier, whose 9–1 record was best in Ohio, to face Arizona State. Other teams considered included the College of the Pacific, Wyoming and Colorado A&M.Bowl Lineup Pittsburgh Press November 28, 1949 2009-12-30 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iXgbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Xk0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1558,4734189&dq=salad-bowl&hl=enXavier To Get Just Desserts-Salad Bowl Toledo Blade November 28, 1949 2009-12-30 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t3oTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HwAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5146,5844044&dq=salad-bowl&hl=en Game summary Arizona State – White 1 pass from Coleman (Fuller kick) Xavier – Wilke touchdown (Keefe kick) Xavier – O’Brien touchdown (Keefe kick) Arizona State – Coleman 1 run (Fuller kick) Xavier – McQuade touchdown (kick failed) Xavier – Finnell touchdown (Keefe kick) Arizona State – White 5 run (Fuller kick) Xavier – Crowe 1 run (kick failed) During the game Xavier benefited from mistakes by Arizona State, including three touchdown drives which began with Arizona State turnovers.Xavier Takes Over Arizona, 33-21 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette January 3, 1950 2009-12-30 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m9gNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SGoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2240,642522&dq=salad-bowl&hl=en On the other side of the ball, Arizona State's barefoot kicker Bobby Fuller kicked all three extra points.Barefoot Place Kicker Nears Collegiate Mark Milwaukee Journal November 21, 1950 2009-12-30 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gfopAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dyMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3399,3037074&dq=salad-bowl+xavier&hl=en November 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151118175419/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gfopAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dyMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3399,3037074&dq=salad-bowl+xavier&hl=en dead The following season Fuller would make 48 of 51 attempts, a record which stood for 20 years.Beginnings, Barefoot Kickers and Shenanigans: A Look at Some of the Forgotten Lore of ASU Sebastian Bauge October 13, 2009 2009-12-30 http://statepressmagazine.com/2009/10/13/beginnings-barefoot-kickers-and-shenanigans-a-look-at-some-of-the-forgotten-lore-of-asu/ State Press Magazine February 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes The pre-game parade featured Jacque Mercer, the 1949 Miss America and a native of Litchfield Park, Arizona. Her presence came from a special connection: Robert Hannelly, who was president of both the Phoenix Kiwanis Club and Phoenix College, which Mercer attended.Dressing For Salad Bowl Morning Journal December 20, 1949 2009-12-30 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A-siAAAAIBAJ&sjid=28cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4502,5723440&dq=salad-bowl&hl=en Although a number of modern sources state that the game took place on New Year's Day, contemporary newspaper accounts confirm that the game was played, along with most bowl games that year, on January 2. No bowl games were played on January 1, 1950, because it fell on a Sunday.Playing the Salad Bowl Clay Thompson The Arizona Republic August 11, 2009 2009-12-30 https://www.azcentral.com/travel/features/articles/2009/08/11/20090811azhist0815.htmlFor Xavier, the Salad was more than just an appetizer Ryan Ernst December 22, 2002 2009-12-30 http://www.enquirer.com/xavier/2002/12/22/wwwxufoot22.html The Cincinnati Enquirerhttp://www.sundevilguides.com/football/files/assets/common/downloads/page0132.pdf Archived copy 2017-01-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20170116144352/http://www.sundevilguides.com/football/files/assets/common/downloads/page0132.pdf 2017-01-16 dead References Salad Bowl Category:Salad Bowl (game) Category:Arizona State Sun Devils football bowl games Category:Xavier Musketeers football bowl games Salad Bowl Category:January 1950 sports events in the United States