History of Football Games

inside the

Atlantic City Convention Hall
(Boardwalk Hall)

First full-size indoor football field

10/25/1930 Washington & Jefferson 7 - Lafayette 0
11/8/1930 Temple 34 - Miami (Florida) 0 (night)

11/21/1931 Davis & Elkins 7 - Quantico Marines 0
11/23/1931 Frankford Legion 41 - Atlantic City Olympics 0 [pro game]

11/4/1932 Davis & Elkins 33 - Seton Hall 6 (night) 5,000
11/11/1932 Delaware 7 - Pennsylvania Military College 6
11/12/1932 Lincoln College v. West Virginia State ?

11/11/1933 Penn Military College 25 - Delaware 0
11/30/1933 Howard 13 - Lincoln 7 (n) 8,000

11/10/1934 Penn Military College 12 - Delaware 0
11/29/1934 West Virginia 14 - Washington & Jefferson 12
12/1/1934 New York Military Academy 7 - Admiral Farragut Academy 0 (n)

11/9/1935 Penn Military College 7 - Delaware 6
11/28/1935 Lincoln 14 - Howard 7

11/7/1936 Delaware 6 - Penn Military College 0 (n)
11/11/1936 Penn Military College 6 - La Salle 2 (n) 8,000

11/6/1937 Penn Military College 3 - Delaware 0 (n)

11/5/1938 Penn Military College 32 - Delaware 2 (n) 15,000

11/11/1939 Penn Military College 20 - Delaware 0 (n) 12,000

11/9/1940 Delaware 14 - Penn Military College 7 (n) site?

   Boardwalk Bowl:
12/2/1961 Pennsylvania Military College 35 - King's Point Merchant Marine Academy 14 (n) 9,300 [“Little Army-Navy Game”]
12/3/1961 Franklin Miners (EFC) 47 - Hammonton Bakers (Ind) 14

   Boardwalk Bowl:
12/1/1962 Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy 9 - 0 Penn Military College 7,000
   Doubleheader:
12/16/1962 Baltimore Broncos (Pa.-Md. Lg) 25 - Camden Wildcats (Ind) 6
   Atlantic Coast Football League Championship :
12/16/1962 Paterson Miners 17 - Providence Steamroller 14 (2 O.T.) 2,267

11/14/1963 Newark Bears (ACFL) 24 - Hammonton (NJ) Bakers (Ind) 0
11/24/1963 Hammonton Bakers 14 - Tinicum Outriders 6 3,000 [Outriders in Delaware Valley FL; Bakers independent]
11/23/1963 Montclair State v. Indiana (Pa.), Postponed due to J.F.K. Assassination (n)
11/28/1963 Montclair State v. Indiana (Pa.) ? (n)
   Boardwalk Bowl:
11/30/1963 Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy 27 - Penn Military College 13

9/5/1964   Philadelphia Rockets 19, Hammonton Bakers 7 [both EFL]
   Boardwalk Bowl:
11/28/1964 Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy 20 - Penn Military College 16 5,600
   Liberty Bowl:
12/19/1964 Utah 32 - West Virginia 6

1964 Liberty Bowl, Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 12/19/1964, as seen from behind the Utah cheerleaders.

   Boardwalk Bowl:
11/27/1965 Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy 22 - Penn Military College 12 8,000

   Boardwalk Bowl:
11/26/1966 King's Point Merchant Marine Academy 46 - Pennsylvania Military Colleges 7 9,200

   Boardwalk Bowl:
11/25/1967 King's Point Merchant Marine Academy 39 - Pennsylvania Military Colleges 6 (n) 10,000

   Boardwalk Bowl (club):
11/23/1968 Fordham v Marquette canceled (night)
   Boardwalk Bowl (club):
11/23/1968 Fordham 49 - Catholic U. 22 (night) [club teams]
11/30/1968 Coast Guard Academy 40 - Penn Military College 14 {night}    Post Bowl (junior game):
12/14/1968 Philadelphia Little Quakers v Massapequa Long Island All-Stars
   Boardwalk Bowl (NCAA Atlantic Coast Championship):
12/14/1968 Delaware 31 - Indiana (Pa.) 24 9,849

11/8/1969 Penn Military College v Wilkes
11/22/1969 St. Peter's 22 - Georgetown 20
12/7/1969 Philadelphia Little Quakers 58 - Crestwood Colts 6
   Boardwalk Bowl:
12/13/1969 Delaware 31 - North Carolina Central 13 10,585

11/21/1970 Lebanon Valley 16 - Penn Military College 13
   Knute Rockne Bowl (Division III East Championship):
11/28/1970 Montclair State 7 - Hampden-Sydney 6 2,720
   Boardwalk Bowl:
12/12/1970 Delaware 38 - Morgan State 23 10,078

   Knute Rockne Bowl:
11/26/1971 Bridgeport 17 - Hampden-Sydney 12 (night)
   Boardwalk Bowl:
12/11/1971 Delaware 72 - C.W. Post 22 10,614

   Knute Rockne Bowl:
11/24/1972 Bridgeport 27 - Slippery Rock State 22 (night)
   Boardwalk Bowl:
12/9/1972 Massachusetts 35 - Cal Davis 12 2,857

   Thanksgiving Bowl:
11/24/1973 Widener 49 - Fordham 20 (night) 3,500
   Boardwalk Bowl/College Division Quarter-Final Playoffs:
12/1/1973 Grambling State 17 - Delaware 8 12,043

   South Jersey Group 4 High School Championship:
12/6/1974 Brick Township HS 21 - Camden HS 20 (night) 5,200
   North Jersey Group 4, Section 1 Championship:
12/7/1974 Bergenfield 36 - Paterson Kennedy 0 (night)
   North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 Championship:
12/7/1974 Morristown 30 - Bloomfield 10 (night)
   South Jersey Group 3 Championship:
12/7/1974 Sterling HS 15 - Woodrow Wilson 12 (night)
   Central New Jersey Interscholastic Group 2 Championship:
12/8/1974 Middlesex HS 24 - Hillsborough HS 6 (night)
   North Jersey Section 1, Group 3 Championship:
12/8/1974 Ramapo 46 - Dumont 14 (night)

11/30/1984 Temple 35 - Toledo (night) 5,586

   National Indoor Football League (NIFL)•Eastern Division•Atlantic Conference:
4/10/2004 Atlantic City CardSharks 77 - Greenville Riverhawks 37 (night)
5/8/2004 Atlantic City CardSharks 57 - Staten Island Xtreme (night)
5/23/2004 Lexington Horsemen 67 - Atlantic City CardSharks 66 (night)
5/29/2004 Atlantic City CardSharks 33 - Ohio Valley Greyhounds 31 (night)
6/5/2004 Atlantic City CardSharks 31 - Evansville Blue Cats 27 (might)
6/12/2004 Atlantic City CardSharks 41 - Fort Wayne Freedom 27 (night)
6/26/2004 Atlantic City CardSharks 39 - Staten Island Xtreme 6 (night)

   Boardwalk Bowl:
5/30/2015 Philadelphia Soul 51 - Las Vegas Outlaws 51 [Arena Football League (AFL)]

6/11/2016 Philadelphia Soul v. Los Angeles Kiss [AFL] (canceled•moved to Sun National Bank Center, Trenton)

History of Football Games

inside the

Atlantic City Convention Hall (Boardwalk Hall)

Atlantic City Convention Hall
(Boardwalk Hall)