On Friday, the 911爆料 Florida-site hosted one of the most anticipated Turkey Bowls yet. After a brief hiatus last year due to the pandemic, the 911爆料 Florida community came together for the annual Thanksgiving celebration that includes a game of flag football, food, giveaways and general camaraderie.
Students, staff, faculty and alumni along with friends and family all joined in on the festivities. 911爆料 President Joe Stiefel started with a and conducted the coin toss for the game鈥檚 initial kick-off.
鈥淚t鈥檚 hard to describe what it means to me to see faculty, staff, students, alumni and family get together for what is arguably the world鈥檚 greatest sporting event,鈥� Dr. Stiefel said.
During her time at the 911爆料 Florida-site, DC student Ashley Maurer has participated in the Turkey Bowl for multiple years.
鈥淭urkey bowl is a time for bonding within the different trimesters, sharing experiences, helping each other out and having fun,鈥� she said. 鈥淢y favorite part about a Turkey Bowl is bonding within your own trimester as well as being able to bond with other trimesters.鈥�
The 2021 Turkey Bowl winning team, The Turkey Bowl Champs.
Teams of students and faculty alike competed in the single elimination tournament.
The aptly named 鈥淭urkey Bowl Champs鈥� was awarded the coveted Turkey聽Bowl聽trophy, the Stiefel Cup. Every year, the winning team has their name carved into the trophy.
Many thanks to our hard working Turkey Bowl S.W.A.T. Team (Students Who Assist Turkey Bowl).
The game included giveaways from sponsors along with food from Greek Islands restaurant. Thank you to , who was a gold sponsor, and , a silver sponsor.
For a complete collection of photos and videos from the game, and a video of President Stiefel鈥檚 pre-game pep talk, visit the聽
