1960 Tangerine Bowl (December)

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1960 Tangerine Bowl
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The Citadel7013727
DateDecember 30, 1960
Season 1960
Stadium Tangerine Bowl
Location Orlando, Florida
MVPJerry Nettles, The Citadel [1]
Attendance13,000 [1]
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The 1960 Tangerine Bowl (December) was an American college football bowl game played following the 1960 season, on December 30, at the Tangerine Bowl stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Citadel Bulldogs of the Southern Conference defeated the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles of the Ohio Valley Conference by a score of 27–0. It was the second of two Tangerine Bowls played in calendar year 1960.

Heading into the game, The Citadel finished their regular season slate with a 7–2–1 record, finishing second in the Southern Conference behind VMI. This has been the only bowl appearance for The Citadel.

Tennessee Tech entered with an 8–2 record. They were Ohio Valley Conference champions after having finished 6–0 in conference play. They have appeared in only one bowl game since; the 1972 Grantland Rice Bowl, which they also lost.

Neither team was ranked before or after the game.

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP TTUCitadel
13:081971CitadelBill Allen 6-yard touchdown reception from Jerry Nettles, Bill Gilgo kick good07
313:562CitadelTommy Edwards 56-yard touchdown run, Bill Gilgo kick blocked013
37:20771CitadelBill Gilgo 16-yard touchdown reception from Jerry Nettles, Bill Gilgo kick good020
47:33923CitadelSid Mitchell 1-yard touchdown run, Bill Gilgo kick good027
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.027

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Bassine, Bob (December 31, 1960). "The Citadel Takes 27-0 Win In 15th Tangerine Bowl Game" . Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved March 11, 2017 via newspapers.com.