1947 Tangerine Bowl

American college football game December 2025 August 2023 Tangerine Bowl January 1 1947 1946 Greater Orlando Stadiumhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/143570148/?terms=tangerine Maryville, Catawba Tangle at Orlando AP subscription The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee newspapers.com December 2, 1946 March 8, 2017 Orlando, Florida Catawba College Catawba Indians 9–2 Gordon Kirkland North StateIntercollegiate Conference 0 18 7 6 Maryville College Maryville Scots 9–0 Lombe Honaker 0 0 0 6 9,000 yes Citrus Bowl (game) The 1947 Tangerine Bowl was an American college football bowl game played after the 1946 season, on January 1, 1947, at Greater Orlando Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The game was the inaugural playing of the Tangerine Bowl, now known as the Citrus Bowl, and saw the Catawba Indians defeat the Maryville Scots, 31–6. Game summary thumb|left|Program cover for 1947 game The first quarter of the game saw no scoring, while the second quarter saw Catawba find the end zone three times (11-yard pass, 6-yard rush, and a 35-yard interception return), though all three extra point attempts failed and the game went to halftime 18–0 Catawba. Catawba found the end zone again in the third quarter, on a 10-yard rush. The third quarter ended 25–0. The fourth quarter saw Catawba find the end zone one last time, on a 20-yard pass. Maryville scored for the first time in the game. Both extra point attempts failed, and the game finished 31–6 to Catawba. References Tangerine Bowl Category:Citrus Bowl (game) Category:Catawba Indians football bowl games Category:Maryville Scots football bowl games Tangerine Bowl Tangerine Bowl