1956 Tangerine Bowl

American college football game December 2025 August 2023 Tangerine Bowl January 2 1956 1955 Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Florida Juniata College Juniata Indians 8–0 Robert C. Hicks Independent 6 0 0 0 Missouri Valley College Missouri Valley Vikings 9–1 Volney Ashford Missouri College Athletic Union 6 0 0 0 Barry Drexler, Juniatahttps://www.newspapers.com/image/237247665/?terms=valuable DREXLER NAMED MOST VALUABLE IN BOWL GAME subscription Orlando Sentinel newspapers.com January 3, 1956 March 9, 2017 Missouri Valley by 7 10,000 Citrus Bowl (game) The 1956 Tangerine Bowl was an American college football bowl game played after the 1955 season, on January 2, 1956, at the Tangerine Bowl stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Juniata Indians with a record of 8–0 faced the Missouri Valley Vikings with a record of 9–1. Juniata had outscored their regular season opponents 240–32 with 4 shutouts, and had a 23-game winning streak, while Missouri Valley had outscored their opponents 207–84 with 2 shutouts.https://www.newspapers.com/image/237246691/?terms=tangerine Missouri Valley Favorite In Tangerine Bowl Tonight Bob Howard subscription Orlando Sentinel newspapers.com January 2, 1956 March 9, 2017 The teams played to a 6–6 tie. The undefeated 1955 Hillsdale College football team refused an invitation to this bowl when organizers insisted that Hillsdale's four African-American players would not be allowed to play in the game.http://www.hillsdalechargers.com/athletics/HOF/1955fballteam 1955 Football Team hillsdalechargers.com March 3, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20141019111120/http://www.hillsdalechargers.com/athletics/HOF/1955fballteam October 19, 2014 Wayback Machinehttps://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071756394/446 Better Kind Of Glory Dick Cramer The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan The Michigan Daily Digital Archives December 2, 1955 4 March 3, 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180424213542/https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071756394/446 April 24, 2018 Game summary All scoring took place in the first quarter, with each team scoring a touchdown via a passing play, and both teams missing their extra point attempts. Despite other scoring chances, including Juniata having two first-and-goal opportunities in the fourth quarter, the game ended in a 6–6 tie. Scoring summary JC MVC 1 10:23 MVC 2 15 RecTD Ken Gibler Bobbie Joe Scates 10 short Lavon Norvell 0 6 1 5:14 JC 11 67 RecTD Barry Drexler Pat Tarquinio 30 wide Keith Birmingham 6 6 6 6 https://www.newspapers.com/image/237247479/?terms=tangerine Tangerine Bowl Elevens Deadlock 6-6 Bob Howard subscription Orlando Sentinel newspapers.com January 3, 1956 March 9, 2017 Statistics Statistics Juniata Missouri ValleyFirst downs 16 16Rushing yards95 152Passes attempted 26 13Passes completed 15 7Passes intercepted by 1 1Passing yards216 119Yards penalized 5 25Punts–average 3–23.3 5–39.4Fumbles lost 2 0 Notes Juniata head coach Robert C. Hicks was unrelated to Bob Hicks who was the head coach at Indiana in 1957.https://www.newspapers.com/image/105585851/?terms=juniata New System Brings DePauw Grid Revival Associated Press subscription The Indianapolis Star newspapers.com October 21, 1957 March 9, 2017 Robert C. Hicks later coached at DePauw and Wagner. Missouri Valley head coach Volney Ashford is an inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame. References Tangerine Bowl Category:Citrus Bowl (game) Category:Juniata Eagles football Category:Missouri Valley Vikings football Tangerine Bowl Tangerine Bowl