1966 Gator Bowl

American college football game December 2025 January 2019 Gator Bowl December 31 1966 1966 Tennessee Volunteers 7-3 Doug Dickey SEC NR 14 3 15 0 0 Syracuse Orangemen 8-2 Ben Schwartzwalder Independent NR 16 0 0 6 6 Dewey Warren (QB, Tennessee) & Floyd Little (HB, Syracuse)https://www.taxslayerbowl.com/1966-2/ 1966 December 31, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20180101030345/https://www.taxslayerbowl.com/1966-2/ January 1, 2018 dead mdy-all bg Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida Pat McHugh (SEC; (split crew: SEC, ECAC) 60,312 ABC Chris SchenkelBud WilkinsonBill Flemming 1965 (Dec) The 1966 Gator Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Tennessee Volunteers and the Syracuse Orangemen. Background The Volunteers had finished fifth in the Southeastern Conference, with an 11–10 loss to #3 Alabama being especially damaging. Nevertheless, they were invited to their second straight bowl appearance, the first time they had made consecutive bowls since 1956–57. This was the first Gator Bowl for either team. As for the Orangemen, they were making their fourth bowl appearance in the decade. Game summary Gary Wright kicked two 38 yard field goals to make it 6–0, and Dewey Warren threw touchdown passes to Austin Denney and Richmond Flowers to make it 18–0 at halftime. On the first drive of the second half, Larry Csonka scored on an 8-yard touchdown plunge to make it 18–6 (after a failed conversion play). With only 46 seconds left in the game, Floyd Little made it 18–12 on a 3-yard touchdown plunge (with another failed conversion play), but it wasn't enough. Little (216 on 29 carries) and Csonka (114 on 18 carries) combined for 330 yards rushing in losing efforts. Warren 17-of-29 for 244 yards.1966 Gator Bowl – Syracuse University Athletics Aftermath The Vols returned to the Gator Bowl three years later. The Orangemen did not play in a bowl game again for 13 years. They returned to the Gator Bowl 30 years later. Statistics Statistics Tennessee SyracuseFirst downs 14 20Rushing yards 85 348Passing yards 244 16Total yards 329 364Passes intercepted 1 3 Punts–average 3/43 2/39.5Fumbles–lost 2–2 3–1Penalties–yards 4–44 7–79 References External links 1966 Gator Bowl Highlights from the Syracuse University Archives Audiovisual Collection Gator Bowl Category:Gator Bowl Category:Tennessee Volunteers football bowl games Category:Syracuse Orange football bowl games Category:December 1966 sports events in the United States Gator Bowl