1960 Tangerine Bowl (December)
1960 Tangerine Bowl |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Total |
Tennessee Tech |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
The Citadel |
7 | 0 | 13 | 7 |
27 |
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Date |
December 30, 1960 |
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Season |
1960 |
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Stadium |
Tangerine Bowl |
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Location |
Orlando, Florida |
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MVP |
Jerry Nettles, The Citadel[1] |
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Attendance |
13,000[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,[2] 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.[3] 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 |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
TTU |
Citadel |
1 |
3:08 |
19 |
71 |
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Citadel |
Bill Allen 6-yard touchdown reception from Jerry Nettles, Bill Gilgo kick good |
0 |
7
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3 |
13:56 |
2 |
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Citadel |
Tommy Edwards 56-yard touchdown run, Bill Gilgo kick blocked |
0 |
13
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3 |
7:20 |
7 |
71 |
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Citadel |
Bill Gilgo 16-yard touchdown reception from Jerry Nettles, Bill Gilgo kick good |
0 |
20
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4 |
7:33 |
9 |
23 |
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Citadel |
Sid Mitchell 1-yard touchdown run, Bill Gilgo kick good |
0 |
27
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
0 |
27 |
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[1]
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Tangerine Bowl | |
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Florida Citrus Bowl | |
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Capital One Bowl | |
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Citrus Bowl | |
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Notes | There was a game in January and December of 1958, 1960, and 2016. There was no game in 1959 or 1986. |
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