The Aluminum Bowl was a one-time postseason college football bowl game held in 1956 as the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) championship game.
[1] The game took place at 2 p.m. EST on December 22, 1956, at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas.
[2][4] The playing field was mud-logged and the game was a defensive ground battle, with each goal line threatened just once.
Montana State player Ron Warzeka tackled Saint Joseph's fullback Mike Murphy on the 16-yard line after a long rushing attempt.
[4] The final result was a scoreless tie, and the teams were named NAIA co-champions for the 1956 season.