1921 San Diego East-West Christmas Classic

August 2023 San Diego East-West Christmas Classic December 26 1921 1921 Arizona Wildcats 7–1 Pop McKale 0 0 0 0 Centre Praying Colonels 9–0 Charley Moran 12 6 7 13 yes bg Balboa Stadium San Diego, California The 1921 San Diego East-West Christmas Classic was a college football postseason bowl game between the Centre Praying Colonels and the Arizona Wildcats. The Colonels beat the Wildcats 38-0 in the first ever Christmas Classic. Background Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champion Centre was undefeated going into this game. Their upset over Harvard is considered one of the greatest upsets in college history. Arizona was in their first bowl game, led by Harold "Nosey" McClellan and his 124 points doing the scoring.http://www.arizonawildcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=30700&ATCLID=208236846#football Arizona Sports History - The University of Arizona Official Athletic Site Arizonawildcats.com July 26, 2015 Game summary Red Roberts scored the first touchdown five minutes into the match. Bo McMillin went over the right tackle for another score. Centre led 18-0 at the half as Arizona was held to no first downs in two quarters of play. Arizona made an attempt to drive towards a score, but Centre intercepted an Arizona pass to keep the side scoreless. Centre's potent attack and relentless defense stifled the Wildcats. Herb Covington scored on a punt return and a sweep to seal the victory.Centre Overwhelms Arizona on Muddy Field, 38 to 0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5500414/arizona_daily_star/ June 6, 2016 Newspapers.com December 27, 1921 9 Arizona Daily Star Aftermath This was Centre's final bowl win. It played in the 1922 Dixie Classic a week later, but lost to Texas A&M in the game that started the latter's 12th Man tradition. Arizona would have to wait until 1949 to make another bowl game and 1986 to win one. References San Diego East-West Christmas Classic Category:Arizona Wildcats football bowl games Category:Centre Colonels football bowl games San Diego East-West Category:December 1921 sports events in the United States Category:1920s in San Diego