Mineral Water Bowl

The Mineral Water Bowl is an annual American NCAA Division II college football bowl game between teams from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and an at large opponent hosted in Excelsior Springs, Missouri at Tiger Stadium.

Mineral Water Bowl
Excelsior Springs Mineral Water Bowl
StadiumTiger Stadium (2003–present)
LocationExcelsior Springs, Missouri
Previous stadiumsRoosevelt Field
Operated1947–1951, 1954–1975,
1992–present
Conference tie-insNSIC (2000–present)
At-large (2018–present)
Previous conference tie-insMIAA (2000–2017)
2018 matchup
Minnesota State–Moorhead vs. Missouri S&T (Missouri S&T 51–16)
2019 matchup
Winona State vs. Nebraska-Kearney (December 7)

History

Roosevelt Field at Excelsior Springs High School which was home to the bowl until the school moved in 2003. The stadium is on the banks of the Fishing River near downtown Excelsior Springs blocks from the Hall of Waters Historic District and Elms Hotel
Tiger Stadium at the new Excelsior Springs High School on the edge of Excelsior Springs

From 1948 to 1951, the Mineral Water Bowl was a high school bowl game to showcase the Excelsior Springs High School team against another Missouri high school squad in the school's Thanksgiving contest. The Missouri High School Athletic Association never officially sanctioned the contest and forbade Excelsior Springs from playing in the game after 1950 (why Excelsior Springs was singled out while the association continued to sanction other Thanksgiving football games in the state such as the still active Kirkwood vs. Webster Groves was never explained), and after the 1951 contest featuring two different schools, the high school Mineral Water Bowl was no more.

In 1954, the game was revived as a small-college game. As of 1957, it was one of 11 NCAA sanctioned bowl games. The bowl game continued until 1975, when declining interest lead to the game being discontinued for a second time.

In 1992 the bowl was again revived, this time as a National Junior College Athletic Association bowl game.

After 1999, the bowl was reclassified as an NCAA bowl game, this time for Division II. Representatives from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference are chosen yearly for the game. The top-placing team in each conference not receiving a bid to the NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs receives an invitation to compete.

In 2009 the MIAA announced plans to also compete in the Kanza Bowl in Topeka, Kansas against teams from the Lone Star Conference. Due to financial difficulties and lack of finding a core sponsor, the Kanza Bowl was cancelled for the 2013 season.[1] The Live United Texarkana Bowl, the Heritage Bowl, and the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl are the only other NCAA Division II bowl games at this time. The Pioneer Bowl in North Carolina was suspended following the 2012 game. The Dixie Rotary Bowl in Utah was suspended in 2009.[2]

All-time scores

High school

Date playedWinning teamLosing team
November 25, 1947Excelsior Springs (MO)48Mexico (MO)18
1949Excelsior Springs12North Kansas City (MO)6
1950Raytown (MO)7Excelsior Springs0
1951Harrisonville (MO)14Higginsville (MO)13

Small college

Date playedWinning teamLosing team
November 25, 1954Hastings (NE)20College of Emporia14
November 24, 1955Missouri Valley31Hastings (NE)7
November 22, 1956St. Benedict's14Northeastern State (OK)13
November 30, 1957William Jewell33Hastings (NE)14
November 22, 1958Lincoln (MO)21Emporia State0
November 28, 1959College of Emporia21Austin (TX)20
November 26, 1960Hillsdale17Iowa State Teachers6
November 25, 1961Northeast Missouri State22Parsons8
November 24, 1962Adams State23Northern Illinois20
November 30, 1963Northern Illinois21Southwest Missouri State14
November 28, 1964North Dakota State14Western State (CO)13
November 27, 1965North Dakota37Northern Illinois20
November 26, 1966Adams State14Southwest Missouri State8
November 25, 1967William Jewell14Doane14
November 30, 1968Doane10Central Missouri0
November 29, 1969St. John's (MN)21Simpson0
November 28, 1970Franklin40Wayne State (NE)12
December 4, 1971Bethany (KS)17Missouri Valley14
November 18, 1972Ottawa (KS)27Friends (KS)20
November 1, 1973William Jewell20St. Mary's (KS)9
November 23, 1974Midland Lutheran32Friends (KS)6
November 22, 1975Missouri Western State44Graceland (IA)0

Junior college

Date playedWinning teamLosing team
December 5, 1992Garden City (KS)12Itawamba (MS)10
December 4, 1993Northeastern Oklahoma A&M52El Dorado (KS)50
December 3, 1994Hinds (MS)19Blinn (TX)17
1995Middle Georgia42Hutchinson (KS)37
1996Blinn (TX)43Coffeyville (KS)17
1997Snow (UT)26Coffeyville (KS)22
1998Middle Georgia41Northeast Mississippi3
1999Blinn (TX)29Fort Scott (KS)20

NCAA Division II

Date playedWinning teamLosing teamNotes
December 2, 2000Winona State43Missouri Western413 OT
December 1, 2001Central Missouri State48Minnesota–Duluth17
December 7, 2002Emporia State34Winona State27OT
December 6, 2003Missouri Western24Concordia (MN)14
December 4, 2004Washburn36Northern State33
December 3, 2005Missouri Western35Concordia (MN)23
December 2, 2006Pittsburg State35Bemidji State27
December 1, 2007Missouri Western20Wayne State (NE)13
December 6, 2008Augustana (SD)37Missouri Western16
December 5, 2009Missouri Western34Augustana (SD)21
December 4, 2010Pittsburg State13Concordia (MN)9
December 3, 2011Minnesota State28Northeastern State14
December 1, 2012Winona State41Lindenwood17
December 7, 2013Pittsburg State90Southwest Minnesota State28
December 6, 2014Sioux Falls42Central Oklahoma10
December 5, 2015Minnesota–Duluth30Fort Hays State22
December 3, 2016Bemidji State36Washburn23
December 2, 2017Central Missouri38Minnesota–Duluth28
December 1, 2018Missouri S&T51Minnesota State–Moorhead16
December 7, 2019Nebraska-Kearney50Winona State33

Appearances by team

This list is for appearances in the Mineral Water Bowl since the 2000 edition, when the bowl became a postseason NCAA Division II game.

Rank Team Appearances Record
1Missouri Western64–2
2Winona State42–2
3Concordia (MN)30–3
3Minnesota–Duluth31–2
3Pittsburg State33–0
T5Augustana (SD)21–1
T5Bemidji State21–1
T5Central Missouri21–1
T5Washburn21–1
T9Central Oklahoma10–1
T9Emporia State11–0
T9Fort Hays State10–1
T9Lindenwood10–1
T9Minnesota State11–0
T9Nebraska-Kearney11–0
T9Northeastern State10–1
T9Northern State10–1
T9Sioux Falls11–0
T9Southwest Minnesota State10–1
T9Wayne State (NE)10–1

References

  1. Kanza Bowl Cancelled 2013 season Retrieved August 24, 2013
  2. "D2Football.com -". www.d2football.com. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
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