[1] The games were held in different venues; first in Little Rock, Arkansas, and then in Richmond, Virginia.

The Ouachita Baptist Tigers opted not to participate in the game, in hopes of playing in the 1975 NAIA postseason.

[3] MVPs: Willie Guient (TE, East Central) and Johnny Gross (DT, Henderson State)[4] The 1976 game matched teams from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

[7] MVPs: Ricky Anderson (FB, South Carolina State) and Jerry Curry (RG, Norfolk State)[8] Four additional bowl games played from 1977 to 1980 at City Stadium in Richmond were known as the Gold Bowl.

[1] Each of the five bowls played in Richmond during 1976–1980 featured teams from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).