Elks Bowl

The Elks Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played after the 1953 and 1954 regular seasons.[1] There was also an earlier playing of the game, at the junior varsity level, in 1952.[2] Each game was held at a different venue in North Carolina. The bowl's name came from the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, a fraternal order, with proceeds from the game going to their charitable works.[3] Like some other postseason match-ups of the era, such as the Grape Bowl, Glass Bowl, and Optimist Bowl, results are listed in NCAA records, but the games were not considered NCAA-sanctioned bowls.[1]

## Game results

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Season | Date | Winner | Loser | Venue | Attendance | References

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1952 | October 24, 1952 | North Carolina† | 13 | Wake Forest† | 7 | Memorial Stadium – Burlington, North Carolina | 1,600 | [4]
1953 | January 2, 1954 | Morris Harvey | 12 | East Carolina | 0 | College Stadium – Greenville, North Carolina | 4,500–5,500 | [5][6][1]
1954 | December 11, 1954 | Newberry | 20 | Appalachian State | 13 | Riddick Stadium – Raleigh, North Carolina | 400 | [3][7][8]

† The 1952 game was played between junior varsity teams.

## Notes

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* Morris Harvey halfback Jimmy Carr was selected as most valuable player of the January 1954 game.[9]
* For the December 1954 game, Wofford had been invited to face Appalachian State, but were unable to accept due to other commitments; Newberry was then invited and accepted.[10]

## See also

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* List of college bowl games

## References

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1. ^ a b c "BOWL/ALL STAR GAME RECORDS" (PDF). NCAA. 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
2. ^ "Carolina, Wake Forest Jayvees Clash Here Friday Night". The Daily Times-News. Burlington, North Carolina. October 20, 1952. Retrieved April 2, 2017 - via newspapers.com.
3. ^ a b "Apps Play 2nd Bowl Game Saturday". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. AP. December 5, 1954. Retrieved April 2, 2017 - via newspapers.com.
4. ^ Minor, Richard (October 25, 1952). "Carolina Scores 13–7 Win Over Wake Forest In Elks Bowl". The Daily Times-News. Burlington, North Carolina. Retrieved April 2, 2017 - via newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Elks Bowl, New In State, Gets Charter Papers". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. AP. December 19, 1953. Retrieved April 2, 2017 - via newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Morris Harvey upsets ECC in Elks Bowl, 12–0". The Charlotte Observer. January 3, 1954. Retrieved March 6, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Newberry defeats Appalachian, 20–13, in chilly Elks Bowl game". The News and Observer. December 12, 1954. Retrieved December 10, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Newberry Tops Apps In Elks Bowl". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. AP. December 12, 1954. Retrieved April 2, 2017 - via newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Morris Harvey Upsets East Carolina 12–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. AP. January 3, 1954. Retrieved April 2, 2017 - via newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Newberry, Apps In Elks Bowl". The Robesonian. Lumberton, North Carolina. AP. November 18, 1954. Retrieved April 2, 2017 - via newspapers.com.