1960 Tangerine Bowl (December)

American college football game December 2025 August 2023 Tangerine Bowl December 30 1960 1960 NCAA College Division Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Florida Tennessee Technological University Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 8–2 Wilburn Tucker Ohio Valley Conference 0 0 0 0 The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina The Citadel Bulldogs 7–2–1 Eddie Teague Southern Conference 7 0 13 7 Jerry Nettles, The Citadel 13,000https://www.newspapers.com/image/223393668/?terms=tangerine The Citadel Takes 27-0 Win In 15th Tangerine Bowl Game Bob Bassine subscription Orlando Sentinel newspapers.com December 31, 1960 March 11, 2017 Citrus Bowl (game) 1960 (Jan) The 1960 Tangerine Bowl (December) was an American college football bowl game played on December 30, 1960 at the Tangerine Bowl stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Citadel Bulldogs of the Southern Conference defeated the 1960 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles of the Ohio Valley Conference by a score of 27–0. It was the second of two Tangerine Bowls played in the calendar year 1960. 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 has been The Citadel's only bowl appearance. Tennessee Tech entered with an 8–2 record. They were Ohio Valley Conference champions after having finished 6–0 in conference play. They have appeared in only one bowl game since the 1972 Grantland Rice Bowl, which they also lost. Neither team was ranked before or after the game. Scoring summary TTU Citadel 1 3:08 Citadel 19 71 RecTD Bill Allen Jerry Nettles 6 good Bill Gilgo 0 7 3 13:56 Citadel 2 RushTD Tommy Edwards 56 blocked Bill Gilgo 0 13 3 7:20 Citadel 7 71 RecTD Bill Gilgo Jerry Nettles 16 good Bill Gilgo 0 20 4 7:33 Citadel 9 23 RushTD Sid Mitchell 1 good Bill Gilgo 0 27 0 27 References Tangerine Bowl Category:Citrus Bowl (game) Category:The Citadel Bulldogs football bowl games Category:Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football bowl games Tangerine Bowl Category:1960 in sports in Florida