Aluminum Bowl

Aluminum Bowl (defunct)
1956 NAIA Championship Game
Stadium	War Memorial Stadium
Location	Little Rock, Arkansas
Operated	1956

The Aluminum Bowl was a one-time postseason college football bowl game held in 1956 as the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) championship game. It featured the Montana State University-Bozeman and St. Joseph's College. Montana State had finished the season with a perfect 8–0 record, including the first "Brawl of the Wild" victory in Missoula over Montana since 1902.^[1]

The game took place at 2 p.m. EST on December 22, 1956 at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas.^[2]^[3] It was televised on CBS and 5,000 fans attended in person.^[2]^[4] The playing field was mud-logged and the game was a defensive ground battle, with each goal line threatened just once. Montana State player Ron Warzeka tackled Saint Joseph's fullback Mike Murphy on the 16-yard line after a long rushing attempt. Later, Warzeka missed a field goal attempt. The Bobcats attempted only two passes, with one intercepted and the other falling incomplete. The Pumas attempted only one pass, and it was also incomplete. Montana State gained 225 rushing yards on 45 carries, and Saint Joseph's gained 153 yards on 49 carries.^[4] The final result was a scoreless tie, and the teams were named NAIA co-champions for the 1956 season.^[3]

Results

Date	Year	Site	Team		Team
December 22	1956	Little Rock, Arkansas	Montana State	0	St. Joseph's (Indiana)	0

References

↑ Brawl of the Wild Games 54–57, The Missoulian, retrieved February 10, 2009.
1 2 Coming Events Dec. 21 Through Jan. 4, Sports Illustrated, December 24, 1956, retrieved February 10, 2009.
1 2 Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Records Book, National Collegiate Athletic Association, p. 367–368, 2007.
1 2 Football Post-Season Book, Montana State University, p. 8, 2006.

Montana State Bobcats football

Venues	Gatton Field (1930–1971) Van Winkle Stadium (1972) Reno H. Sales Stadium (1973–1997) Bobcat Stadium (1998–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 1947 1956 1964 1966 1976 Brawl of the Wild (Montana)

Culture & lore	Spirit of the West Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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National championship seasons in bold

Saint Joseph's Pumas bowl games

1956 Aluminum Bowl

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