College football game1960 Tangerine Bowl
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Tennessee Tech 0 0 0 0
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The Citadel 7 0 13 7
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Date December 30, 1960 Season 1960 Stadium Tangerine Bowl Location Orlando, Florida MVP Jerry Nettles, The Citadel Attendance 13,000
The 1960 Tangerine Bowl (December) was an American college football bowl game played on December 30, 1960 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
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
TTU
Citadel
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3:08
19
71
Citadel
Bill Allen 6-yard touchdown reception from Jerry Nettles, Bill Gilgo kick good
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7
3
13:56
2
Citadel
Tommy Edwards 56-yard touchdown run, Bill Gilgo kick blocked
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13
3
7:20
7
71
Citadel
Bill Gilgo 16-yard touchdown reception from Jerry Nettles, Bill Gilgo kick good
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20
4
7:33
9
23
Citadel
Sid Mitchell 1-yard touchdown run, Bill Gilgo kick good
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27
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
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References
^ Bassine, Bob (December 31, 1960). "The Citadel Takes 27-0 Win In 15th Tangerine Bowl Game" . Orlando Sentinel
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There were games in January and December of 1958, 1960, and 2016. As a result, there were no games in 1959, 1986 or 2017.
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