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The Pythian Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played from 1949 through 1951.[1] In 1952, the game was played under the name of Lions Bowl.[2] The game was played each year in December in Salisbury, North Carolina, at Shuford Stadium[3] on the grounds of Catawba College. The bowl's original name came from the Knights of Pythias, a fraternal organization, with proceeds from the game going to a local orphanage.[3] The 1952 game was named after Lions Clubs International, with game proceeds again being used for charitable works. 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]
| Season | Bowl Name | Date | Winner | Loser | Attendance | References | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Pythian Bowl | December 10, 1949 | Appalachian State | 21 | Catawba | 7 | 2,000 | [4][5] |
| 1950 | Pythian Bowl | December 9, 1950 | West Liberty | 28 | Appalachian State | 26 | 4,500 | [6][7] |
| 1951 | Pythian Bowl | December 8, 1951 | Lenoir Rhyne | 13 | California (PA) | 7 | 4,500 | [8][9] |
| 1952 | Lions Bowl | December 13, 1952 | Clarion | 13 | East Carolina | 6 | 2,700 | [10] |
- NCAA records list the date of the first Pythian Bowl as "11-26-1949",[1] which is inconsistent with contemporary newspaper reports.[3][4]
- The 1949 game was listed as the "Olympian Bowl" in some newspapers.[11][1]
- For the 1952 game, West Chester had been invited and accepted, however the school later withdrew its acceptance due to the bowl not being sanctioned by the NCAA; Clarion was then invited and replaced West Chester.[12]
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