1949 Salad Bowl

August 2023 March 2018 Salad Bowl January 1 1949 1948 Montgomery Stadium Phoenix, Arizona Drake University Drake Bulldogs 6–3 Albert Kawal 7 7 0 0 University of Arizona Arizona Wildcats 6–3 Mike Casteel 0 7 6 0 Floyd Miller (Drake) Marching Bands 17,500 The 1949 Salad Bowl was a college football bowl game played between Drake Bulldogs and Arizona Wildcats at Montgomery Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona. The game marked the second bowl game for each school. Drake had previously played in the 1946 Raisin Bowl, while Arizona was featured in the 1921 San Diego E-W Christmas Classic. The game was sponsored by Phoenix Kiwanis Club. The Wildcats out-gained Drake in total yards 355-206; however, the Bulldogs capitalized from three costly Arizona turnovers during the contest. Game summary Drake's Frank Metzger scored on a 1-yard run to give the Bulldogs an early 7–0 lead. The second quarter would see the Bulldogs go up 14–0 thanks to a Floyd Miller 20-yard interception return. An Ed Walgast 15-yard run would cut the lead to 14–7 at half. Late in the third quarter, Charlie Hall returned a punt 79-yards for a touchdown, but the ensuing extra point by one of the nation's top kickers Tackett hit the upright, preserving a 14–13 lead. Neither team would score in the four quarter. With time running out Arizona fumbled at the Drake 11-yard line on a potential game-winning drive, allowing Drake to capture a 14–13 victory.http://www.arizonawildcats.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ariz/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2009MiscellaneousInformation University of Arizona Wildcats Official Athletic Site January 2, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101228231645/http://www.arizonawildcats.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ariz/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2009MiscellaneousInformation December 28, 2010 dead The victory improved Drake's bowl record to 2–0. Arizona fell to 0–2 in bowl games. Scoring summary First quarter Drake- Frank Metzger 1 yard touchdown run (Steere kick) Second quarter Drake- Floyd Miller 20-yard interception return (Steere kick) Arizona- Ed Wolgast 15 yard touchdown run (Tackett kick) Third quarter Arizona- Ed Wolgast 6 yard touchdown run (failed PAT) Fourth quarter None Statistics Statistics Drake ArizonaFirst downs 9 15Rushing yards 119 278Passing yards 30 31Total offense 149 309Interceptions 1 2Punts–average 9–41.3 4–40.3Fumbles–lost 2–2 2–1Penalties–yards 3–25 4–40 Individual statistics Rushing Drake: Baer - 11 carries for 36 yards Drake: Rooker - 12 carries for 38 yards Drake: Tarazewich 3 rushes for 14 yards Arizona: Wolgast - 22 rushes for 133 yards Arizona: Carillo 7 rushes for 22 yards Arizona: Hall 15 rushes for 37 yards Arizona: Carpenter 6 rushes for 37 yards Arizona: Hodges 2 rushes for 49 yards Passing Drake: Handke 3-of-4 for 30 yards Arizona: Wolgast 4-of-15 for 31 yards Receiving Drake: Bienemann 2 catches for 10 yards Drake: Bunting 1 catches for 20 yards Arizona: Petersen - 1 catch for 7 yards Arizona: Woodburn - 1 catch for 9 yards Arizona: Ackerman - 1 catch for 11 yards Arizona: Spillsbury - 1 catch for 4 yards References Salad Bowl Category:Salad Bowl (game) Category:Arizona Wildcats football bowl games Category:Drake Bulldogs football bowl games Salad Bowl Category:January 1949 sports events in the United States