1975 Tangerine Bowl

American college football game December 2025 August 2023 Tangerine Bowl December 20 1975 1975 South Carolina Gamecocks 7–4 Jim Carlen Independent 0 0 7 0 Miami Redskins 10–1 Dick Crum MAC 16 20 7 7 3 3 Rob Carpenter, Miami (offensive)Jeff Kelly, Miami (defensive)https://www.newspapers.com/image/224905810/?terms=tangerine PANDEMONIUM! Jim MacDonald subscription Orlando Sentinel newspapers.com December 21, 1975 March 18, 2017 bg Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Florida 20,247 Citrus Bowl (game) The 1975 Tangerine Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 20, 1975, at the Tangerine Bowl stadium in Orlando, Florida. The game featured the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Miami Redskins (located in Oxford, Ohio and now nicknamed the RedHawks). Background Miami had won their third straight Mid-American Conference (MAC) title, accumulating a record of 31–1–1 over three seasons. As for South Carolina, this was their first bowl game since the 1969 Peach Bowl. Game summary Miami scored two touchdowns in the first half, for a 14–0 lead at halftime. South Carolina got no closer than 17–7 in the third quarter, with Miami adding one more field goal in the fourth quarter, for a 20–7 final score. Miami tailback Rob Carpenter rushed for 120 yards on 29 carries and was named the game's outstanding offensive player, while his teammate Jeff Kelly was named outstanding defensive player.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1975/12/21/page/63/article/miami-of-ohio-wins-3d-tangerine-bowl Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s Scoring summary MU SC 1 0:05 MU 5 42 RushTD Rob Carpenter 5 good Fred Johnson 7 0 2 9:-- MU RushTD Rob Carpenter 1 good Fred Johnson 14 0 3 1:41 MU FG 47 Fred Johnson 17 0 3 SC 73 RushTD Tom Amrein 3 good Bobby Marino 17 7 4 5:02 MU FG 33 Fred Johnson 20 7 20 7 https://www.newspapers.com/image/224905611/?terms=tangerine Tangerine Scene Again Miami's. 20-7 Steve Vaughn subscription Orlando Sentinel newspapers.com December 21, 1975 March 18, 2017 Aftermath Miami's next bowl appearance was the 1986 California Bowl, and they have not returned to the Citrus Bowl since this game. South Carolina's next bowl appearance was the 1979 Hall of Fame Classic. More than fifteen years later they returned to the Citrus Bowl, which had changed names and was the 2012 Capital One Bowl. Statistics Statisticshttp://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/bowl-history-75-tangerine.html University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site 2017-01-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20170113104715/http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/bowl-history-75-tangerine.html 2017-01-13 dead Miami South CarolinaFirst downs 19 17Rushing yards 238 56Passes attempted 13 29Passes completed 10 18Passes intercepted 1 1Passing yards 137 228Penalties–yards 5–35 3–24Punts–average 4–35.8 6–44.8Fumbles–lost0–0 1–0 References Tangerine Bowl Category:Citrus Bowl (game) Category:Miami RedHawks football bowl games Category:South Carolina Gamecocks football bowl games Tangerine Bowl Tangerine Bowl