1950 Salad Bowl

1950 Salad Bowl
1950 Salad Bowl
Xavier Musketeers	Arizona State Sun Devils
(9–1)	(7–2)
33	21
Head coach: ; Ed Kluska	Head coach: ; Ed Doherty
Date	January 2, 1950
Season	1949
Stadium	Montgomery Stadium
Location	Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance	20,000
Salad Bowl
< 1949	1951 >

The 1950 Salad Bowl was a college football bowl game played between Xavier University and Arizona State College at Montgomery Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona. Xavier entered the game with a 9–1 record, best in the state of Ohio, and favored over 7–2 Arizona State, which had the best record in Arizona.^[1] Xavier defeated Arizona State 33-21 before 20,000 fans, then the most fans who had ever watched a football game (of any level) in the state of Arizona.^[2] This marked Xavier's first and only appearance in a post-season bowl game.

^ "Xavier Favored In Salad Bowl". Morning Journal. December 27, 1949. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
^ "Salad Bowl Tilt Won by Xavier". Pittsburgh Press. January 3, 1950. Retrieved December 30, 2009.

[1] "Xavier Favored In Salad Bowl". Morning Journal. December 27, 1949. Retrieved December 30, 2009.

[2] "Salad Bowl Tilt Won by Xavier". Pittsburgh Press. January 3, 1950. Retrieved December 30, 2009.

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