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The Bacardi Bowl - Havana, Cuba
Posted on 12/22/16 at 8:58 pm
Posted on 12/22/16 at 8:58 pm
Here is your history lesson for the day -
There have been two separate bowl games that were played in Cuba. The earlier one was The Bacardi Bowl that was sporadically played and usually matched a southern team against a college in Cuba. The latter bowl was the Cigar Bowl that was played between two American universities. The following schools played in the Bacardi Bowl -
LSU, Florida, Auburn, Tulane, Ole Miss, Miss St, Southern Miss, and Villanova
Bacardi Bowl
There have been two separate bowl games that were played in Cuba. The earlier one was The Bacardi Bowl that was sporadically played and usually matched a southern team against a college in Cuba. The latter bowl was the Cigar Bowl that was played between two American universities. The following schools played in the Bacardi Bowl -
LSU, Florida, Auburn, Tulane, Ole Miss, Miss St, Southern Miss, and Villanova
Bacardi Bowl
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Posted on 12/22/16 at 9:08 pm to Ramblin Wreck
FL forfeited to Cuba Athletic in 1912. Hmmm....
Posted on 12/22/16 at 9:08 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Beats the hell out of the Idaho Bowl i just watched on BSU's smurf turf. Geez what an eyes sore, but I digress. Bacardi and cigars would be a hell of a step up from potatoes.
This post was edited on 12/22/16 at 9:45 pm
Posted on 12/22/16 at 9:09 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Wtf Ole Miss. You lost to something called the Cuban Athletic Club? Wow!
This post was edited on 12/22/16 at 10:01 pm
Posted on 12/22/16 at 9:10 pm to Ramblin Wreck
This bowl loved them some Mississippi teams.
Posted on 12/22/16 at 9:11 pm to AUBorn
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FL forfeited to Cuba Athletic in 1912. Hmmm....
Holy shite!
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1912: Florida vs. Cuban Athletic Club Edit
The 1912 Bacardi Bowl was scheduled as a two-game series in Havana featuring the Florida Gators against squads from two Cuban athletic clubs.[4] It was Florida's first experience with postseason football.
The first game was held on Christmas Day, and the Gators defeated the Vedado Athletic Club 28–0.[3] The second game, which pitted the Gators against the Cuban Athletic Club of Havana, was never finished. Florida head coach George E. Pyle realized during the first quarter that the game was being officiated using college football's pre-1906 rules, and while discussing this issue with the officials, he discovered that the head referee was the former coach of his opponent.[5] Feeling that playing under those conditions was neither fair nor safe, Pyle pulled his team off the field and was promptly arrested for violating a Cuban law prohibiting a game's suspension after spectators' money had been collected.[6] A trial was scheduled and Pyle was released on bail that evening, at which point he and the Gators quickly boarded a steamship for Tampa, an escape which caused the coach to be branded a "fugitive from justice" by Cuban authorities.[5]
Bacardi Bowl officials declared that Florida had forfeited the game and listed it as a 1-0 win for the Cuban Athletic Club, while the University of Florida declared the contest a 1-0 forfeit win for the Gators.[5] In later years, the incomplete game was dropped from the university's official football record, and the win over Vedado Athletic Club is not included among the program's official bowl game appearances.[3]
This post was edited on 12/22/16 at 9:12 pm
Posted on 12/22/16 at 9:11 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Those 1907 Cajuns raw dogged the university of Havana
Posted on 12/22/16 at 9:18 pm to CajunTiger_225
Although not played in Cuba or in a Bowl game it appears Bama once sent their JV(or whatever B team means) to play a team from Havana.
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November 9, 1946 Alabama "B" Team 53 University of Havana 18 Dothan, Alabama[8]
This post was edited on 12/22/16 at 9:20 pm
Posted on 12/22/16 at 9:24 pm to viceman
Does anyone remember the Purple Passion Bowl
It was played at the Creole Trailer Park stadium in Shreveport.
It was played at the Creole Trailer Park stadium in Shreveport.
Posted on 12/22/16 at 10:22 pm to viceman
That is priceless information
Posted on 12/22/16 at 10:25 pm to viceman
That's great
Posted on 12/23/16 at 12:22 am to msudawg1200
quote:Doesn't everyone?
loved them some Mississippi teams.
Posted on 12/23/16 at 12:46 am to AUBorn
Posted on 12/23/16 at 1:16 am to AUBorn
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FL forfeited to Cuba Athletic in 1912. Hmmm....
Posted on 12/23/16 at 1:54 am to Ramblin Wreck
Those games were so much better back when the Mafia controlled the place.
Posted on 12/23/16 at 1:59 am to AUBorn
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FL forfeited to Cuba Athletic in 1912.
Florida finally has something that is long established and consistent throughout their football history.
UofForfeit may you reign on
Posted on 12/23/16 at 2:16 am to Ramblin Wreck
Poured some Bacardi into a bowl to drink it.
It went poorly.
I expect the same for the bowl.
It went poorly.
I expect the same for the bowl.
Posted on 12/23/16 at 6:18 am to Ramblin Wreck
For years, I've found the history of this bowl interesting.
It's not mentioned in the Bowl Records of the teams; must not be recognized by the NCAA.
It's not mentioned in the Bowl Records of the teams; must not be recognized by the NCAA.
Posted on 12/23/16 at 7:48 am to viceman
Documented proof that Florida has been a pussy team for over 100 years
Posted on 2/8/18 at 1:21 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Ole Miss lost to the commie Cuban team
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