1950 Tangerine Bowl

1950 Tangerine Bowl
Saint Vincent Bearcats Emory and Henry Wasps (9–0) (11–0) Smoky Mountain Conference 7 6 Head coach:  Al DeLuca Head coach:  Conley Snidow
1 2 3 4 Total Saint Vincent 0 7 0 0 7 Emory and Henry 0 6 0 0 6
Date	January 2, 1950
Season	1949
Stadium	Tangerine Bowl
Location	Orlando, Florida
MVP	Don Henigin, Saint Vincent Chick Davis, Emory and Henry
Favorite	Emory and Henry by 6 [1]
Referee	L.L. McMasters [2]
Attendance	9,500 [2]
Tangerine Bowl  ← 1949   1951 →

The 1950 Tangerine Bowl was an American college football bowl game played after the 1949 season, on January 2, 1950, at the Tangerine Bowl stadium in Orlando, Florida. The game was the fourth annual Tangerine Bowl, now known as the Citrus Bowl, and saw the Saint Vincent defeat the Emory and Henry, 7–6. Both teams had entered the bowl undefeated. ^[3] This game was the second Tangerine Bowl where MVP honors were awarded; they were given to fullback Don Henigin of Saint Vincent and quarterback Chick Davis of Emory and Henry.^{[ citation needed ]}

Game summary

The only scoring was two touchdowns in the second quarter. Saint Vincent scored first, and converted their extra point for a 7–0 lead. Emory and Henry scored a touchdown as well, but missed the extra point, leaving the score 7–6 at halftime. After a scoreless second half, the missed extra point proved to be the margin of victory.

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP StV E&H 2 5 17 StV Don Henigin 1-yard touchdown run, Jack Heimbeucher kick good 7 0 2 11 54 E&H Bob Howard 4-yard touchdown reception from Chick Davis, Bill Pippin kick no good 7 6 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 6

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Statistics

Statistics [2]	Saint Vincent	Emory and Henry
First downs	8	21
Rushing yards	134	192
Passes attempted	13	27
Passes completed	4	16
Passing yards	34	142
Punt average	37.5	33.5

References

1. "JANUARY 2 BOWL GAMES" . Nevada State Journal . Reno, Nevada. January 1, 1950. Retrieved March 8, 2017– via newspapers.com.
2. Hughes, Carl (January 3, 1950). "St. Vincent Edges Emory & Henry, 7-6" . The Pittsburgh Press . Retrieved March 8, 2017– via newspapers.com.
3. Hughes, Carl (January 1, 1950). "Evenly-Rated Foes Battle Monday Night" . The Pittsburgh Press . Retrieved March 8, 2017– via newspapers.com.
4. "St. Vincent Licks Emory and Henry" . The News-Press . Fort Myers, Florida. Associated Press. January 3, 1950. Retrieved March 8, 2017– via newspapers.com.

Further reading

• "Tangerine Bowl football returns to Saint Vincent". athletics.stvincent.edu. January 26, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
• "Tangerine Bowl memorabilia donated to St. Vincent College". triblive.com. January 27, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.