Mineral Water Bowl
Mineral Water Bowl | |
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Excelsior Springs Mineral Water Bowl | |
Stadium | Tiger Stadium (2003–2019) |
Location | Excelsior Springs, Missouri |
Previous stadiums | Roosevelt Field |
Operated | 1948–1951, 1954–1975, 1992–2019 |
Conference tie-ins | NSIC (2000–2019) At-large (2018–2019) |
Previous conference tie-ins | MIAA (2000–2017) |
Sponsors | |
Quarterback Club of Excelsior Springs |
The Mineral Water Bowl was an annual American NCAA Division II college football bowl game held in Excelsior Springs, Missouri at Tiger Stadium. Throughout its long history (1948 to 2019), the game was sponsored by the Quarterback Club, a civic organization in Excelsior Springs. At the time of its demise, it was one of four Division II sanctioned bowl games, along with the Live United Texarkana Bowl, the Heritage Bowl, and the America's Crossroads Bowl.
History
The first Mineral Water Bowl was played on Thanksgiving Day in 1948.
An attempt to continue the bowl in 1952 as a small-college contest failed after Northeast Missouri State (today
After a gap of seventeen years, the bowl was revived as a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) postseason game, held annually on the first Saturday in December starting in 1992.[5] In the 1996 contest, Blinn (TX) defeated Coffeyville (KS) for the NJCAA championship. The junior college bowl typically featured top-ranked teams, and the Kansas community college league--closest to the game site geographically--provided teams for six of the games, but after eight years the sponsors opted to make it an NCAA bowl once again, this time for teams from Division II.
Starting in 2000, representatives from the
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of all Division II postseason football games in 2020. Local organizers hoped to hold the Mineral Water Bowl in 2021,[7] but after failing to do so,[8] they finally gave up on continuing the game in 2022, citing a lack of sponsors.[9]
All-time scores
High school
Date played | Winning team | Losing team | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
November 25, 1948 | Excelsior Springs (MO) | 48 | Mexico (MO) | 18 |
November 24, 1949 | Excelsior Springs | 12 | North Kansas City (MO) | 6 |
November 23, 1950 | Raytown (MO) | 7 | Excelsior Springs | 0 |
November 22, 1951 | Harrisonville (MO) | 14 | Higginsville (MO) | 13 |
Small college
Date played | Winning team | Losing team | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
November 25, 1954 | Hastings | 20 | College of Emporia | 14 |
November 24, 1955 | Missouri Valley | 31 | Hastings |
7 |
November 22, 1956 | St. Benedict's |
14 | Northeastern State (OK) |
13 |
November 30, 1957 | William Jewell |
33 | Hastings |
14 |
November 22, 1958 | Lincoln (MO) | 21 | Emporia State | 0 |
November 28, 1959 | College of Emporia | 21 | Austin | 20 |
November 26, 1960 | Hillsdale |
17 | Iowa State Teachers | 6 |
November 25, 1961 | Northeast Missouri State |
22 | Parsons | 8 |
November 24, 1962 | Adams State | 23 | Northern Illinois | 20 |
November 30, 1963 | Northern Illinois | 21 | Southwest Missouri State |
14 |
November 28, 1964 | North Dakota State | 14 | Western State (CO) |
13 |
November 27, 1965 | North Dakota | 37 | Northern Illinois | 20 |
November 26, 1966 | Adams State |
14 | Southwest Missouri State |
8 |
November 25, 1967 | William Jewell |
14 | Doane |
14 |
November 30, 1968 | Doane | 10 | Central Missouri State |
0 |
November 29, 1969 | Saint John's (MN) | 21 | Simpson |
0 |
November 28, 1970 | Franklin IN |
40 | Wayne State (NE) |
12 |
December 4, 1971 | Bethany (KS) | 17 | Missouri Valley |
14 |
November 18, 1972 | Ottawa (KS) |
27 | Friends |
20 |
November 17, 1973 | William Jewell |
20 | St. Mary of the Plains |
9 |
November 23, 1974 | Midland | 32 | Friends |
6 |
November 22, 1975 | Missouri Western State |
44 | Graceland |
0 |
Junior college
Date played | Winning team | Losing team | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
December 5, 1992 | Garden City |
12 | Itawamba |
10 |
December 4, 1993 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M |
52 | Butler County |
50 |
December 3, 1994 | Hinds |
19 | Blinn |
17 |
December 2, 1995 | Middle Georgia |
42 | Hutchinson |
37 |
December 7, 1996 | Blinn | 43 | Coffeyville |
17 |
December 6, 1997 | Snow |
26 | Coffeyville |
22 |
December 5, 1998 | Middle Georgia |
41 | Northeast Mississippi |
3 |
December 4, 1999 | Blinn |
29 | Fort Scott |
20 |
NCAA Division II
Date played | Winning team | Losing team | Notes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 2, 2000 | Winona State (NSIC) | 43 | Missouri Western (MIAA) | 41 | 3 OT |
December 1, 2001 | Central Missouri (MIAA) | 48 | Minnesota–Duluth (NSIC) |
17 | |
December 7, 2002 | Emporia State (MIAA) | 34 | Winona State (NSIC) | 27 | OT |
December 6, 2003 | Missouri Western (MIAA) | 24 | Concordia (MN) (NSIC) |
14 | |
December 4, 2004 | Washburn (MIAA) | 36 | Northern State (NSIC) |
33 | |
December 3, 2005 | Missouri Western (MIAA) |
35 | Concordia (MN) (NSIC) |
23 | |
December 2, 2006 | Pittsburg State (MIAA) | 35 | Bemidji State (NSIC) |
27 | |
December 1, 2007 | Missouri Western (MIAA) |
20 | Wayne State (NE) (NSIC) |
13 | |
December 6, 2008 | Augustana (SD) (NSIC) | 37 | Missouri Western (MIAA) |
16 | |
December 5, 2009 | Missouri Western (MIAA) | 34 | Augustana (SD) (NSIC) | 21 | |
December 4, 2010 | Pittsburg State (MIAA) | 13 | Concordia (MN) (NSIC) |
9 | |
December 3, 2011 | Minnesota State (NSIC) | 28 | Northeastern State (Ind.)+ | 14 | |
December 1, 2012 | Winona State (NSIC) | 41 | Lindenwood (MIAA) | 21 | |
December 7, 2013 | Pittsburg State (MIAA) | 90 | Southwest Minnesota State (NSIC) |
28 | |
December 6, 2014 | Sioux Falls (NSIC) |
42 | Central Oklahoma (MIAA) | 10 | |
December 5, 2015 | Minnesota–Duluth (NSIC) |
30 | Fort Hays State (MIAA) | 22 | |
December 3, 2016 | Bemidji State (NSIC) |
36 | Washburn (MIAA) | 23 | |
December 2, 2017 | Central Missouri (MIAA) | 38 | Minnesota–Duluth (NSIC) |
28 | |
December 1, 2018 | Missouri S&T (GLVC) | 51 | Minnesota State–Moorhead (NSIC) |
16 | |
December 7, 2019 | Nebraska-Kearney (MIAA) | 50 | Winona State (NSIC) | 33 |
+ - Northeastern State, an independent already admitted to the MIAA for 2012, received the conference's bowl bid for 2011
Appearances by team
This list is for appearances in the Mineral Water Bowl during its years as a postseason NCAA Division II game (2000 through 2019).
Rank | Team | Appearances | Record |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Missouri Western | 6 | 4–2 |
2 | Winona State | 4 | 2–2 |
3 | Concordia (MN) |
3 | 0–3 |
3 | Minnesota–Duluth |
3 | 1–2 |
3 | Pittsburg State | 3 | 3–0 |
T5 | Augustana (SD) |
2 | 1–1 |
T5 | Bemidji State |
2 | 1–1 |
T5 | Central Missouri | 2 | 2–0 |
T5 | Washburn | 2 | 1–1 |
T9 | Central Oklahoma | 1 | 0–1 |
T9 | Emporia State | 1 | 1–0 |
T9 | Fort Hays State | 1 | 0–1 |
T9 | Lindenwood | 1 | 0–1 |
T9 | Minnesota State | 1 | 1–0 |
T9 | Minnesota State-Moorhead |
1 | 0–1 |
T9 | Missouri S&T | 1 | 1–0 |
T9 | Nebraska-Kearney | 1 | 1–0 |
T9 | Northeastern State | 1 | 0–1 |
T9 | Northern State |
1 | 0–1 |
T9 | Sioux Falls |
1 | 1–0 |
T9 | Southwest Minnesota State |
1 | 0–1 |
T9 | Wayne State (NE) |
1 | 0–1 |
References
- ^ "SPA High Wins the Mineral Water Bowl". Sedalia Democrat. November 26, 1948. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- Maryville Daily Forum. November 13, 1952. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Club Plans Revival of Mineral Water Bowl". Columbia Daily Tribune. October 20, 1954. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- Wichita Eagle. October 28, 1976. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- Kansas City Star. April 29, 1992. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "MIAA reaches agreement with Mineral Water Bowl". St. Joseph News-Press. January 13, 2000. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ https://www.excelsiorspringsstandard.com/sports/mineral-water-bowl-no-go-2020-return-21-possible 27 November 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2023
- ^ "The Mineral Water Bowl committee has announced that the 2021 Bowl game has been cancelled". Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ https://www.d2football.com/forum/forum/football/super-region-4/nsic/705398-mineral-water-bowl post #13, 27 October 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2023
External links
- Official website
- Warren Woodson Aeschliman, A History of the Mineral Water Bowl Game. MA Thesis, Northeast Missouri State, 1966. https://avalon.searchmobius.org/search~S11?/aaeschliman/aaeschliman/1%2C7%2C7%2CB/frameset&FF=aaeschliman+warren+woodson&1%2C1%2C/indexsort=-