Pecan Bowl

Pecan Bowl (defunct)
Stadium	Memorial Stadium (1968–1970) Shotwell Stadium (1964–1967)
Location	Arlington, Texas (1968–1970) Abilene, Texas (1964–1967) Orangeburg, SC (1946–1947)
Operated	1964–1970 1946–1947

The Pecan Bowl was the name of some December college football bowl games played in two different eras. In 1946 and 1947, the game was contested between historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). From 1964 through 1970, the game was a regional final within the NCAA's College Division.

The first games known as the Pecan Bowl were played in 1946 and 1947, with both games hosted (and won) by the South Carolina State Bulldogs.

The second set of games known as the Pecan Bowl were played in Texas from 1964 through 1970. The bowl was one of four regional finals in the College Division (which became Division II and Division III in 1973); it was not classified as a major bowl. The Pecan Bowl was the regional final for the Midwest region, bounded on the east by the Mississippi River and on the west by the states of Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. The other three regional finals were the Tangerine (later Boardwalk), Grantland Rice, and Camellia bowls.

These Pecan Bowl games were originally played at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene, and after four years moved to Arlington's Memorial Stadium for the last three editions. The bowl name had been selected through a public contest in 1964, and was considered appropriate as Abilene is in the Texas pecan belt.

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