1961 Orange Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 1961 Orange Bowl File:Miami orange bowl stadium cropped.jpg The Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl. 27th Orange Bowl 1960 Missouri Tigers Navy Midshipmen 10–0 Big Eight 9–1 Independent Dan Devine Wayne Hardin 5 4 4 6 7 7 0 7 6 0 0 8 January 2 Orange Bowl Miami, Florida Missouri by 6½ points W. P. Astle (Big Eight;split crew: Big Eight, EAIFO) 72,212 CBS List of announcers of major college bowl games Ray Scott, Paul Christman The 1961 Orange Bowl was the 27th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, on Monday, January 2. Part of the 1960–61 bowl game season, the No. 5 Missouri Tigers of the Big Eight Conference defeated the No. 4 Navy Midshipmen, 21–14.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0f9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6727%2C377721 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Missouri topples Navy, 21-14 January 3, 1961 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yzJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6484%2C798746 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Tigers stop Navy Joe to win Orange Bowl, 21-14 January 3, 1961 17 New Year's Day was on a Sunday in 1961; the college bowl games were played the following day. Teams 1960 college football season Missouri 1960 Missouri Tigers football team Missouri won its first nine games; they lost to visiting Kansas,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7slRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5560%2C775952 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Missouri's power gets Orange nod January 2, 1961 44 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YxdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7eIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1432%2C3299108 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Kansas upsets Missouri for loop crown, but losers awarded bid to Orange Bowl November 20, 1960 1B but the Jayhawks used an ineligible player and later forfeited.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lcMxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=buUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6111%2C5489823 Lawrence Daily Journal-World Morey Earl Big Eight voted 5-3 to strip KU's title in Bert Coan action December 9, 1960 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PQBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6eIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7110%2C1723183 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Jayhawks lose league title December 9, 1960 2B Navy 1960 Navy Midshipmen football team Navy's only loss was in early November at Duke;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r3QRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7eIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2546%2C725598 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Duke turns tables on Navy November 20, 1960 2B the Blue Devils went on to win the Cotton Bowl. Senior halfback Joe Bellino won the Heisman Trophy. Game summary The game kicked off at 1 pm. Navy jumped to a 6–0 lead with a 98-yard fumble return for a touchdown. But Missouri answered when Norm Beal intercepted Navy's Hal Spooner, rumbling down the sideline for a 90-yard return, giving Missouri a 7–6 advantage. They then drove 80 yards for a second touchdown, and led 14–6 at halftime. Missouri's defense shut down the Midshipmen's running game, including Heisman Trophy winner Joe Bellino, forcing Navy to pass. But Missouri continued to run the ball, grinding it out for 223 rushing yards. After a scoreless third quarter, Missouri drove down 64 yards and capitalized with a 1-yard run from quarterback Ronnie Taylor. Taylor, who went 1 for 6 passing, threw for only five total yards. Down 21–6, Bellino caught a 27-yard pass from Spooner, and then made the two-point conversion, cutting the lead to 21–14. Missouri held on for the win. President-elect John F. Kennedy attended the game. Aftermath Missouri's next major bowl appearance was after the 1965 season, a win in the Sugar. Their only Orange Bowl since this one was in January 1970. This remains Navy's only Orange Bowl; their next major bowl appearance is their most recent, the Cotton following the 1963 season. This was the last telecast of the Orange Bowl by CBS for 35 years. References Orange Bowl Category:Orange Bowl Category:Missouri Tigers football bowl games Category:Navy Midshipmen football bowl games Category:January 1961 sports events in the United States Orange Bowl Category:American football competitions in Miami