1962 Gator Bowl

(6–4)

(9–1)

Head coach:
Ray Graves

Head coach:
Rip Engle

AP	Coaches
9	9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida	3	7	0	7	17
Penn State	0	7	0	0	7

Date

December 30, 1962

Season

Stadium

Location

MVP

Tommy Shannon, Florida

Attendance

50,286

The 1962 Gator Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten Conference and the Gators of the University of Florida representing the SEC. Florida upset Penn State 17–7.^[1]^[2] To inspire the underdog Gators against a northern foe, the Confederate Battle Flag was worn on their helmets.^[3]

Game summary

Gator quarterback Tom Shannon was Most Valuable Player.^[4]

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	FLA	PSU
1		3	-4		FLA	43-yard field goal by Bobby Lyle	3	0
2		10	24		FLA	Larry Dupree 7-yard touchdown reception from Tom Shannon, Jimmy Hall kick good	10	0
2		17	76		PSU	Pete Liske 1-yard touchdown run, Ron Coates kick good	10	7
4		6	51		FLA	Hagood Clarke 18-yard touchdown reception from Tom Shannon, Jimmy Hall kick good	17	7
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							17	7

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History & conference tie-ins	History Broadcasters Big Ten Conference Southeastern Conference

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Notes	There was a Gator Bowl in January and December in 1954, 1960, 1965, 1971, 1989, and 1991.

Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.

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