The Refrigerator Bowl was a

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

bowl game played annually from 1948 until 1956 in Evansville, Indiana. The game was named for the local

refrigerator A refrigerator, colloquially fridge, is a commercial and home appliance consisting of a thermally insulated compartment and a heat pump (mechanical, electronic or chemical) that transfers heat from its inside to its external environment so th ...

production. With 3,800 units a day being manufactured, Evansville at the time was known as the "refrigerator capital of the United States".

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{{Evansville, Indiana Defunct college football bowls Sports in Evansville, Indiana 1948 establishments in Indiana 1956 disestablishments in Indiana Recurring sporting events established in 1948 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1956