1960 Tangerine Bowl (January)

American college football game December 2025 August 2023 Tangerine Bowl January 1 1960 1959 NCAA College Division Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Florida Middle Tennessee State College Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 9–0–1 Charles M. Murphy Ohio Valley Conference 7 7 0 7 Presbyterian College Presbyterian Blue Hose 9–1 Frank Jones South Carolina Little Three 0 6 6 0 Bob Waters, Presbyterianhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/223197505/?terms=outstanding Tangerine Bowl Tilt Called Day's Finest Bob Bassine subscription Orlando Sentinel newspapers.com January 3, 1960 March 10, 2017 12,500 1958 (Dec) 1960 (Dec) Citrus Bowl (game) The 1960 Tangerine Bowl (January) was an American college football bowl game played on January 1, 1960, at the Tangerine Bowl stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders defeated the 1959 Presbyterian Blue Hose Presbyterian Blue Hose by a score of 21–12. It was the first of two Tangerine Bowls played in calendar year 1960. Statistics Statistics Middle Tennessee PresbyterianFirst downs 10 15Rushing yards240 129Passing yards0 197Yards penalized 47 40Punts–average 1–34.4 8–30.0Fumbles lost 0 1 Scoring summary MTSC PC 1 MTSC Other Bucky Pitts 53-yard punt return, kick good 7 0 2 MTSC RushTD Ray Purvis 5 good 14 0 2 PC RecTD Bobby Pate Bob Waters 11 no good 14 6 3 PC RecTD Bobby Pate Bob Waters 43 attempt failed 14 12 4 MTSC RushTD Bucky Pitts 20 good 21 12 21 12 2011 Middle Tennessee Football Information Guide pg 182 Accessed 20 November 2011 References Tangerine Bowl Category:1959 NAIA football season Category:Citrus Bowl (game) Category:Presbyterian Blue Hose football bowl games Category:Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football bowl games Category:1960 in sports in Florida Tangerine Bowl