1950 Senior Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 Senior Bowl 1st Senior Bowl 1950_Senior_Bowl_program_cover.jpg Official program cover January 7 1950 1949 Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida Senior Bowl#Game results North Yankees Bo McMillin(Detroit Lions) 7 6 0 0 Senior Bowl#Game results South Rebels Steve Owen(New York Giants) 0 7 7 8 Travis Tidwell (QB, Auburn) T. G. Kain (SEC) 20,000 yes The 1950 Senior Bowl was a college football exhibition game featuring players from the 1949 college football season and prospects in the 1950 NFL draft. The inaugural edition of the Senior Bowl was played on January 7, 1950, at Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63072301/doak-walker-charlie-justice-meet-today/ Doak Walker, Charlie Justice Meet Today in Jacksonville's All-Star Senior Bowl Grid Tilt AP Oneonta Star Oneonta, New York 10 January 7, 1950 November 11, 2020 newspapers.com The teams were coached by personnel from the National Football League (NFL); Bo McMillin of the Detroit Lions for the North, and Steve Owen of the New York Giants for the South.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63071919/all-stars-clash-in-jax-today/ All-Stars Clash In Jax Today AP The News-Press Fort Myers, Florida 8 January 7, 1950 November 11, 2020 newspapers.com The game was broadcast on the Mutual Radio Network. After the North took an early 13–0 lead, the South came from behind for a 22–13 victory. South quarterback Travis Tidwell of Auburn completed 13 of 19 passes for 246 yards and was named game MVP. The day after the game, it was announced that eight players from the Southwestern Conference (SWC) who had participated in the game would lose their scholarships; although each had completed their college sports career, they had not yet completed their college studies. The SWC schools ended the players' scholarships because they had accepted payment for appearing in the Senior Bowl, with each of the 26 players on the winning team receiving $475 and each of the 24 players on the losing team receiving $343,https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63075825/winners-get-475-losers-343-in-senior/ Winners Get $475, Losers $343 In Senior Bowl Tilt The Miami News 1-D January 8, 1950 November 12, 2020 newspapers.com coming from 60 percent of the ticket sales. While the players accepted payment knowing that their scholarships could be ended, Senior Bowl organizer Jimmy Pearre pointed out that the colleges "have made millions off these players".https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63075748/eight-players-lose-athletic-scholarships/ Eight Players Lose Athletic Scholarships UP The Honolulu Advertiser 11 January 9, 1950 November 12, 2020 newspapers.com The players and their college teams were: Arkansas: Theron Robertshttps://247sports.com/Team/Arkansas-Razorbacks-Football-166/DraftPicks/?year=1948 1948 Arkansas Razorbacks Draft 247Sports.com November 12, 2020 Baylor: J. D. Ison,https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sheboyganpress/obituary.aspx?n=j-d-ison&pid=172370421&fhid=14153 J.d. Ison legacy.com November 12, 2020 Rupert Wrighthttps://www.legacy.com/obituaries/caller/obituary.aspx?n=rupert-wright&pid=189554423 Rupert Wright Jr. legacy.com November 12, 2020 SMU: Jack Halliday, Dick McKissack, Doak Walker Texas: Ray Borneman,https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/ray-borneman-1.html Ray Borneman College Stats sports-reference.com November 12, 2020 Paul Campbell This would prove to be the only edition of the Senior Bowl played in Jacksonville, as the game moved to Mobile, Alabama, in 1951 and has remained there since. In 1994, Gator Bowl Stadium was closed and demolished; it was replaced with Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in 1995. Game summary background:#1D1F36; color:white; a #c21b35 2px; text-align:center; uncollapsed #fff #eee 1950 Senior Bowl Saturday, January 7, 1950 2:30 p.m. ESThttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/63071484/todays-radio-program/ Today's Radio Program Orlando Evening Star 2 January 6, 1950 November 11, 2020 newspapers.com North 7 6 0 0 South 0 7 7 8 Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida 20,000 Thomas G. "Shaky" Kain Source:https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63067569/travis-tidwell-outshines-field-as-south/ Travis Tidwell Outshines Field As South Wins Senior Bowl 22-13 Bill Leslie UP Johnson City Press-Chronicle Johnson City, Tennessee 11 January 8, 1950 November 11, 2020 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/63071147/travis-tidwell-sparks-rebels-to-22-13/ Travis Tidwell Sparks Rebels To 22-13 Victory In Senior Bowl F. T. MacNeely AP Daily Press Newport News, Virginia 1C January 8, 1950 November 11, 2020 newspapers.com First Quarter NORTH – Lynn Chandnois (Michigan State) 4-yard run, Doak Walker (SMU) kick good; NORTH 7–0 Second Quarter NORTH – Jim Owens (Oklahoma) 46-yard pass from Eddie LeBaron (Pacific), Walker kick blocked; NORTH 13–0 SOUTH – Herb Rich (Vanderbilt) 55-yard pass from Travis Tidwell (Auburn), Dick Sheffield (Tulane) kick good; NORTH 13–7 Third Quarter SOUTH – Red O'Quinn (Wake Forest) 13-yard pass from Tidwell, Sheffield kick good; SOUTH 14–13 Fourth Quarter SOUTH – Eddie Price (Tulane) 1-yard run, Sheffield kick no good; SOUTH 20–13 SOUTH – LeBaron punt blocked by Jim Duncan (Wake Forest) for a safety; SOUTH 22–13 References Further reading https://onthisdayinsports.blogspot.com/2014/01/january-7-1950-first-ever-senior-bowl.html January 7, 1950: The First Ever Senior Bowl Is Played On This Day In Sports January 7, 2014 November 12, 2020 Senior Bowl Category:Senior Bowl Senior Bowl Senior Bowl