1948 Salad Bowl was a postseason American college football bowl game between the Nevada Wolfpack and the North Texas State Eagles at Montgomery Stadium in Phoenix , Arizona , on January 1 , 1948 . The game marked the first bowl game for each school . It was the 1st edition of the annual Salad Bowl . North Texas represented the Lone Star Conference in the contest , while Nevada competed as an Independent . In a defensive struggle , Nevada would earn their first bowl win with a 13 &ndash; 6 victory
Independent
NCAA Division I FBS independent schools
1948 Salad Bowl