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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]

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Game results

SeasonDateWinnerLoserVenueAttendanceReferences
1952 October 24, 1952 North Carolina †13 Wake Forest †7Memorial 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.

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  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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.
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