1964 Tangerine Bowl

American college football game December 2025 August 2023 Tangerine Bowl December 12 1964 1964 NCAA College Division East Carolina College East Carolina Pirates 8–1 Clarence Stasavich Independent 0 0 6 8 TB Bill Cline (East Carolina) University of Massachusetts Amherst UMass Redmen 8–1 Vic Fusia Yankee Conference 0 7 6 0 bg Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Florida 8,000 Citrus Bowl (game) The 1964 Tangerine Bowl was an American college football bowl game between the East Carolina Pirates and the UMass Redmen, played in Orlando, Florida.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p28sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wcsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5579%2C2419465 Spartanburg Herald-Journal South Carolina Associated Press East Carolina wins Tangerine Bowl 14-13 December 13, 1964 D-2http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1964/12/13/page/67/article/its-e-carolina-in-tangerine-bowl-14-to-13 Chicago Tribune UPI It's E. Carolina in Tangerine Bowl, 14 to 13 December 13, 1964 3, section 2 Background From 1964 through 1967, the Tangerine Bowl was one of four postseason games in the NCAA College Division, the Atlantic regional final. The 1964 game had the Redmen of the Yankee Conference and the independent Pirates. The other three regional finals in the College Division were the Pecan, Grantland Rice, and Camellia bowls, also played on December 12.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KzlWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vegDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6765%2C4179542 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Bobcats win Camellia Bowl 28-7 December 13, 1964 1, sports Game summary The game ultimately was decided by special teams. The Redmen scored twice on Jerry Whelchel touchdown passes. However, on the second extra point, Whelchel's kick went wide, and the lead was 13–0. The Pirates then came up with a touchdown on a George Richardson run to narrow the lead. But when they tried to make the deficit smaller, the 2-point conversion attempt failed, leaving it at 13–6. In the fourth quarter, the Pirates went on a 90-yard drive, culminating in a 9-yard run by tailback Bill Cline. Rather than going for the tie, they went for the win; the 2-point conversion succeeded on a pass from Cline to Dave Bumgarner, giving the Pirates the lead and ultimately the win.http://www.ecupirates.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/120510aad.html 1964 Tangerine Bowl - East Carolina 14, Massachusetts 13 July 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20101222125329/http://www.ecupirates.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/120510aad.html December 22, 2010 dead Cline was named the game's MVP.note note Aftermath East Carolina also played in the 1965 Tangerine Bowl and then moved to the University Division in 1966, and have since played in multiple bowl games at the Division I (now FBS) level. Massachusetts played in the Boardwalk Bowl in 1972; the team moved to the new Division I-AA (now FCS) in 1978, and then to FBS in 2012. Statistics Statistics Massachusetts East Carolina First downs 6 8 Yards rushing 135 153 Yards passing 153 192 Total yards 288 345Interceptions 2 1 Notes note note Some websites state Massachusetts quarterback Jerry Whelchel was the game's MVP,http://www.waylandhof.org/whelchel.html Jerry Whelchel however contemporary newspaper accounts only recognize Cline.https://www.newspapers.com/image/52992154/?terms=tangerine Cline Leads East Carolina To Bowl Win AP subscription The Daily Times-News Burlington, North Carolina newspapers.com December 14, 1964 March 3, 2017 The UMass website states Whelchel was his team's MVP ("UMass' MVP") for the game.http://www.umassathletics.com/news/2005/6/28/UMass_Inducts_2005_Hall_Of_Fame_Class.aspx UMass Inducts 2005 Hall of Fame Class References Tangerine Bowl Category:Citrus Bowl (game) Category:East Carolina Pirates football bowl games Category:UMass Minutemen football bowl games Tangerine Bowl Tangerine Bowl