Boot Hill Bowl

The Boot Hill Bowl was a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics post-season college football bowl game, played in Dodge City, Kansas from 1970 to 1980.

Game results

Historical highlights

1971 game

On December 4, 1971, the Dakota State College football Trojans helped make history as they were the first college football team from South Dakota to win a post-season bowl game. The Boot Hill Bowl Champion Trojans posted a record of nine wins and two losses that season and were ranked as high as number seven in the national rankings. In just his second season with the Trojans, Head Coach Lee Moran was named NAIA Football Coach of the Year.

1973 game

The 1973 game between William Penn University and Emporia State University will be remembered for the weather change during game time. The temperatures at kickoff were hovering around 70 °F, by game's end the outside air temperatures had plummeted to the lower 40 °F to upper 30 °F. The players and fans were caught completely off guard at the drastic drop in temperatures.

1974 game

The 1974 game between Washburn University and Millikin University is remembered most not for its game but for its temperature and playing conditions. The temperature was recorded at with a north wind of gusts of up to. A few Washburn players spread an analgesic ointment cream on their bodies, attempting to provide an extra layer of protection from the cold—reportedly, this did not work.