1960 Tangerine Bowl (December)

1960 Tangerine Bowl

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles	The Citadel Bulldogs
(8–2)	(7–2–1)
0	27
Head coach: Wilburn Tucker	Head coach: Eddie Teague

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tennessee Tech	0	0	0	0	0
The Citadel	7	0	13	7	27

Date

December 30, 1960

Season

1960

Stadium

Citrus Bowl

Location

Orlando, Florida

MVP

Jerry Nettles, The Citadel

The 1960 Tangerine Bowl was held on December 30, 1960, at the Citrus Bowl 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. The Tangerine Bowl is a former name of what is now called the Citrus Bowl.

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 would be the sole 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. This appearance was their last appearance in the Citrus Bowl. They have appeared in only one bowl since this game: the 1972 Grantland Rice Bowl, which they also lost.

Neither team was ranked before or after the game.

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	TTU	Citadel
1			69	10:00	The Citadel	Bill Allen 7-yard touchdown reception from Jerry Nettles, Bill Gilgo kick good	0	7
3					The Citadel	Tommy Edwards 56-yard touchdown run, Bill Gilgo kick failed	0	13
3					The Citadel	Bill Gilgo 7-yard touchdown reception from Jerry Nettles, Bill Gilgo kick good	0	20
4					The Citadel	Sid Mitchel 1-yard touchdown run, Bill Gilgo kick good	0	20
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							0	27

References

The Citadel Bulldogs 2011 Football Media Guide. The Citadel. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
2010 Tennessee Tech Football Media Guide. Tennessee Tech. Retrieved 20 November 2011.

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Notes	There was a Citrus Bowl in January and December in 1958, 1960 and 2016. There was no Citrus Bowl in 1959.

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