Ice Bowl (Alaska)
Encyclopedia
The Ice Bowl was a college football
game held in Fairbanks, Alaska
between 1948 and 1952 and contested by the University of Alaska Fairbanks
football team and a team from the Ladd Air Force Base.
The game took place in the first week of January, around the same time as the major bowl game
s in the Continental United States.
The series featured two tie games and a win apiece for each team before being discontinued in 1952, as interest in football at UAF began to decline in the early 50's, with the school devoting its athletic resources to more "northern" sports such as ice hockey
and skiing
.
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
game held in Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks is a home rule city in and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and second largest in the state behind Anchorage...
between 1948 and 1952 and contested by the University of Alaska Fairbanks
University of Alaska Fairbanks
The University of Alaska Fairbanks, located in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, is the flagship campus of the University of Alaska System, and is abbreviated as Alaska or UAF....
football team and a team from the Ladd Air Force Base.
The game took place in the first week of January, around the same time as the major bowl game
Bowl game
In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating...
s in the Continental United States.
The series featured two tie games and a win apiece for each team before being discontinued in 1952, as interest in football at UAF began to decline in the early 50's, with the school devoting its athletic resources to more "northern" sports such as ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
and skiing
Skiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
.
Game Results
- 1/1/49 Alaska 0, Ladd AFB 0
- 1/2/50 Alaska 3, Ladd AFB 0
- 1/1/51 Alaska 0, Ladd AFB 0
- 12/30/52 Ladd AFB 47, Alaska 0