1960 Orange Bowl
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| Date | January 1, 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Miami Orange Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 72,186 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Joe Boland & Paul Christman | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1960 Orange Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Missouri Tigers.
Background
Georgia was champion of the Southeastern Conference for the first time since 1948. This was their first bowl appearance since 1950. The Tigers finished 2nd in the Big Eight Conference, though they were selected to play in this game over Oklahoma due to the conference's rule against consecutive bowl appearances.
Game summary
Fran Tarkenton threw a 29 yard pass to Bill McKenny to give the Bulldogs a 7-0 lead in the first. In the second quarter, he scrambled and threw a touchdown pass of 33 yards to Aaron Box to make it 14-0. The Tiger offense outgained the Bulldogs in yards, but could not reach the end zone due to three interceptions. Tarkenton threw nine-of-16 passes for 131 yards. [1]
Aftermath
The Bulldogs have not returned to the Orange Bowl since this game. As for the Tigers, they returned the next year. Additionally, this would be the only meeting between the two schools in football until Missouri joined the SEC, and was slotted in the Eastern Division, in 2012.
Statistics
| Statistics | Georgia | Missouri |
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| First Downs | 14 | 17 |
| Rushing Yards | 88 | 80 |
| Passing Yards | 128 | 180 |
| Total Offense | 216 | 260 |
| Interceptions | 2 | 3 |
| Punts-Average | 7-46.9 | 6-38.7 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 3-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-44 | 7-72 |