1960 Gator Bowl (January)

American college football game December 2025 August 2023 1960 Gator Bowl 1959 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Arkansas Razorbacks 6–4 SEC 8–2 SWC Bobby Dodd Frank Broyles 9 9 7 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 January 2 Gator Bowl Jacksonville, Florida Arkansas: Jim Mooty Georgia Tech: Maxie Baughan Burns McKinney (SWC;split crew: SWC, SEC) 45,104 196,851 1958 1960 (Dec) CBS Ray Scotthttps://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-tv-best-bets-o/126198041/ TV: Best Bets on the Nets Fort Worth Star-Telegram 15 January 2, 1960 June 10, 2023 newspapers.com The 1960 Gator Bowl was a college football bowl game between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Southwest Conference (SWC) co-champion Arkansas Razorbacks. Arkansas defeated Georgia Tech, 14–7, in front of 45,104 spectators."Attendance Recap." Attendance. https://archive.today/20120905195631/http://www.gatorbowl.com/media_history_ar.html 2012-09-05 The official site of the Gator Bowl. Retrieved on February 1, 2009 There were two players named Most Valuable Player: Jim Mooty of Arkansas and Maxie Baughan of Georgia Tech."MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS WINNING TEAM." Site. https://archive.today/20121206025738/http://www.gatorbowl.com/media_history_mvpw.html 2012-12-06 The official site of the Gator Bowl. Retrieved on February 1, 2009"MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS LOSING TEAM." Site.February 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes The official site of the Gator Bowl. Retrieved on February 1, 2009 Setting 1959 Arkansas Razorbacks football team The 1960 Gator Bowl featured Georgia Tech, led by Bobby Dodd, against his protege Frank Broyles, who coached Arkansas, and was a former GT alumnus. Georgia Tech was 11–2 in bowl games entering the contest. http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/acc/georgia_tech/bowl_history.php Georgia Tech Bowl History College Football Data Warehouse February 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090129074542/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/acc/georgia_tech/bowl_history.php 2009-01-29 dead Georgia Tech started 4–0, but struggled the rest of the year, losing to Auburn, Duke, and Georgia at home, and Alabama in Birmingham. Arkansas finished their SWC schedule 5–1, losing only to #3 Texas, and winning a share of the conference championship. The Hogs also lost to #6 Ole Miss at Crump Stadium in a non-conference match-up. The Yellow Jackets and Razorbacks had one common opponent, the SMU Mustangs. Georgia Tech defeated SMU 16–12, and Arkansas beat the Mustangs, 17–14. Game summary Georgia Tech began the game by controlling the ball for over eleven minutes, but missed a field goal from the Arkansas 8-yard line. However, it took only two plays on Tech's second drive to hit pay dirt as Georgia Tech quarterback Marvin Tibbetts scrambled 51 yards for a touchdown, giving the Yellowjackets a 7-0 lead. Joe Paul Alberty scored from one yard out on the ensuing Razorback possession to tie the game at 7. In the second half, Hogs rushers Lance Alworth and Jim Mooty took over, working in tandem to go 78 yards with Mooty finishing the drive with a 19 yard score, putting Arkansas ahead 14-7. Neither team would score in the fourth quarter, and the Razorbacks would win their first Gator Bowl, 14-7, over the Ramblin' Wreck. Arkansas' record in the postseason improved to 2–1–2, with Tech dropping to 11–3. Two members were later inducted into the Gator Bowl Hall of Fame, Maxie Baughan, a center and linebacker named an All-American during 1959 from Georgia Tech, and Frank Broyles, the head coach of Arkansas."Hall of Fame Inductees." Site. https://archive.today/20130124090423/http://www.gatorbowl.com/media_history_hof.html 2013-01-24 The official site of the Gator Bowl. Retrieved on February 1, 2009 GT ARK collapsed 1 GT 55 RushTD Marvin Tibbetts 51 good Floyd Faucette 7 0 2 ARK 62 RushTD Joe Paul Alberty 1 good Freddy Akers 7 7 3 ARK 78 RushTD Jim Mooty 19 good Freddy Akers 7 14 7 14 References Gator Bowl Category:Gator Bowl Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football bowl games Category:Arkansas Razorbacks football bowl games Category:20th century in Jacksonville, Florida Gator Bowl (January) Gator Bowl