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UD vs WSU in Cigar Bowl 1965

You have heard of the Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Cotton Bowl and Super Bowl-but did you know there was a Cigar Bowl? Yep, there was the first (and only?) Cigar Bowl between the University of Detroit and Wayne State University held March 18 & 19, 1965 (Thursday at WSU and Friday at UD). It was sponsored by the R.G. Dun Cigar Co. with a $200 prize awarded to the winning university’s student loan or scholarship fund. Co-sponsors were the UD...