1947 Alamo Bowl
The 1947 Alamo Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game in Texas between the Hardin–Simmons Cowboys and Denver Pioneers, played in San Antonio on January 4 at Alamo Stadium. Originally scheduled for New Year's Day, freezing temperatures and icy conditions postponed the game three days.
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| Date | January 4, 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Alamo Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | San Antonio, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 3,730 | ||||||||||||||||||
After a scoreless first quarter on a windy 28 °F (−2 °C) Saturday afternoon, Hardin–Simmons shut out Denver 20–0. Poor attendance (3,730) caused the game to be a financial failure and was not scheduled again.
There is no relation between this game and the current Alamo Bowl, which began in 1993.
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