The Presidential Cup Game (also known as the Presidential Cup Bowl) was a postseason American college football bowl game played at Byrd Stadium in College Park, Maryland, on December 8, 1950, between the Texas A&M Aggies and the Georgia Bulldogs.
The game was A&M's first post-season appearance since a 19–14 defeat at the hands of LSU in the 1944 Orange Bowl.
Prior to the bowl game, he reported that he was attacked and beaten by a stranger near the Shamrock Hotel in Houston, where Stiteler had been scheduled to address a group of Texas A&M alumni.
The Red & Black enjoyed victories over Maryland, Mississippi State, Boston College, Florida, Auburn, and Furman; fought to ties with Saint Mary's, North Carolina, and LSU; and lost 14–7 against Alabama, and 7–0 to Georgia Tech.
"[2] Stiteler submitted his letter of resignation to the President of Texas A&M upon revealing the facts concerning "my affair in Houston.