View source for Dixie Bowl

{{short description|Defunct American college football bowl game}}
{{Distinguish|Dixie Classic (bowl game)}}
{{Infobox college football bowl game
|location  = [[Birmingham, Alabama]]
|stadium   = [[Legion Field]]
|defunct   = yes
|name      = Dixie Bowl
|years     = 1948–1949
}}
The '''Dixie Bowl''' was a post-season [[college football]] [[bowl game]] held [[New Year's Day]] at [[Legion Field]] in [[Birmingham, Alabama]].<ref>Foldesy, Jody. "Bowls burgeon as big business", ''The Washington Times''. December 21, 1997. Page A1.</ref> The game was only held twice, following the 1947 and 1948 seasons, after which it was discontinued.

Both games featured teams from the [[Southern Conference]] and the [[Southwest Conference]] (SWC), with the SWC representative winning both.

==Game results==
{| class="wikitable"
!Date !! colspan="2"| Winner !! colspan="2" | Loser || Attendance !! Reference
|-
| [[1948 Dixie Bowl|January 1, 1948]] || '''[[1947 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]]''' || '''21''' || #14 [[1947 William & Mary Indians football team|William & Mary]] || 19 || 20,000 || <ref>{{cite news|title=Arkansas drives for late score to nip W&M, 21–19|newspaper=Richmond Times Dispatch|date=January 2, 1948|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100240702/arkansas-drives-for-late-score-to-nip-w/|accessdate=April 22, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dixie Bowl aftermath|newspaper=The Birmingham News|date=January 2, 1948|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100240762/dixie-bowl-aftermath/|accessdate=April 22, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[1949 Dixie Bowl|January 1, 1949]] || '''[[1948 Baylor Bears football team|Baylor]]''' || '''20''' || #20 [[1948 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team|Wake Forest]] || 7 || 21,000 || <ref>{{cite news|title=Baylor Bears stop Deacons|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|date=January 2, 1949|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100240854/baylor-bears-stop-deacons/|accessdate=April 22, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Baylor grabs 20–7 victory over Deacons|newspaper=The Birmingham News|date=January 2, 1949|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100240916/baylor-grabs-207-victory-over-deacons/|accessdate=April 22, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|}

==Game summaries==

===1948 Dixie Bowl===
{{Linescore Amfootball
| Road = '''Razorbacks'''
|R1=0|R2=14|R3=0|R4=7
| Home = #14 Indians
|H1=7|H2=6|H3=6|H4=0
}}

[[1947 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]] and No. 14 [[1947 William & Mary Indians football team|William & Mary]] squared off in the inaugural Dixie Bowl on January 1, [[1947 college football season|1948]]. The game was played in front of 22,000 at [[Legion Field]] in [[Birmingham, Alabama]]. Arkansas took a 14–13 lead into halftime. The Tribe scored six in the third quarter to take a 19–14 lead. Arkansas would score the game-winning touchdown on a 7-yard run to win the game 21–19.

===1949 Dixie Bowl===
{{Linescore Amfootball
| Road = '''Bears'''
|R1=6|R2=14|R3=0|R4=0
| Home = #20 Demon Deacons
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=7|H4=0
}}

The second (and final) Dixie Bowl was between the [[1948 Baylor Bears football team|Baylor Bears]] and the No. 20 [[1948 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team|Wake Forest Demon Deacons]] in front of 20,000 in [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]. Baylor opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 1-yard run, but missed the extra point attempt, giving them a 6–0 lead. A 1-yard run and a 12-yard pass in the second quarter made it 20–0 at halftime. Baylor's defense allowed one touchdown in the third quarter to win the game 20–7. The game was a bit lopsided despite Wake Forest winning the yardage battle 277–212.

==See also==
* [[List of college bowl games]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Dixie Bowl| ]]
[[Category:Defunct college football bowls]]
[[Category:American football competitions in Birmingham, Alabama]]
[[Category:1948 establishments in Alabama]]
[[Category:1949 disestablishments in Alabama]]


{{Alabama-sport-stub}}
{{collegefootball-bowl-stub}}