1949 Tangerine Bowl

American college football game December 2025 August 2023 Tangerine Bowl January 1 1949 1948 Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Florida Murray State University Murray State Thoroughbreds 9–1 Fred Faurot Ohio Valley Conference 0 7 0 14 Sul Ross State University Sul Ross Lobos 10–0 Paul Pierce New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference 7 14 0 0 Dale McDaniel, Murray StateTed Scown, Sul Ross 9,000 Citrus Bowl (game) The 1949 Tangerine Bowl was an American college football bowl game played after the 1948 season, on January 1, 1949, at the Tangerine Bowl stadium in Orlando, Florida. The game was the third annual Tangerine Bowl, now known as the Citrus Bowl, and saw Murray State tie Sul Ross, 21–21.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/murray_state/1945-1949_yearly_results.php Welcome cfbdatawarehouse.com - BlueHost.com 2017-03-04 2017-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20170304192838/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/murray_state/1945-1949_yearly_results.php dead https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115006771/sul-rossmurray-state-clash-ends-in-dead/ The El Paso Times Sul Ross–Murray State clash ends in deadlock January 2, 1949 December 22, 2022 Newspapers.com The game was the Tangerine Bowl's first tie; there would not be another tie until the 1954 Tangerine Bowl. This game was also the highest scoring tie in Tangerine Bowl history, throughout all name changes. This game was the first Tangerine Bowl where MVP honors were awarded; they were given to halfbacks Dale McDaniel of Murray State and Ted Scown of Sul Ross State.March 2017 Game summary The first quarter saw only seven points scored, as Ted Scown from Sul Ross found the end zone from 1 yard out. The second quarter featured half of the game's scoring; Sul Ross increased its lead with a 13-yard touchdown run followed by a 29-yard touchdown reception, both of these scores also being made by Scown. Murray State then fought back with an 85-yard kickoff return by Joe Bronson for a touchdown, and the game went to halftime 21–7. The third quarter was scoreless. In the fourth quarter, Dale McDaniels of Murray State scored two rushing touchdowns, one from 7 yards and the other from 36 yards. The game ended with the Lobos and Racers tied at 21. Scoring summary MS SRS 1 SRS 3 1 RushTD Ted Scown 1 good Frank Barton 0 7 2 SRS RushTD Ted Scown 13 good Frank Barton 0 14 2 SRS RecTD Ted Scown Charles Laffoon 29 good Frank Barton 0 21 2 MS Other Joe Bronson 85-yard kickoff return, Bob Sanders kick good 7 14 4 MS 29 RushTD Dale McDaniels 7 good Bob Sanders 14 21 4 MS 45 RushTD Dale McDaniels 36 good Bob Sanders 21 21 21 21 https://www.newspapers.com/image/109008888/?terms=tangerine Murray's Surge Gains Deadlock With Sul Ross Associated Press subscription The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee newspapers.com January 2, 1949 March 3, 2017https://www.newspapers.com/image/162655633/?terms=tangerine Murray State, Sul Ross Are Tied Associated Press subscription Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona newspapers.com January 2, 1949 March 3, 2017 References Tangerine Bowl Category:Citrus Bowl (game) Category:Murray State Racers football bowl games Category:Sul Ross Lobos football bowl games Tangerine Bowl Tangerine Bowl