1965 Tangerine Bowl

American college football game December 2025 August 2023 Tangerine Bowl December 11 1965 1965 NCAA College Division East Carolina Pirates 8–1 Clarence Stasavich Southern Conference 0 10 14 7 Dave Alexander Maine Black Bears 8–1 Harold Westerman Yankee Conference 0 0 0 0 bg Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Florida 8,350 Citrus Bowl (game) The 1965 Tangerine Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the Maine Black Bears and the East Carolina Pirates.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B_dbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S1QNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1226%2C4194435 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Associated Press East Carolina whips Maine 31-0, in Tangerine Bowl December 12, 1965 D1 Background The Pirates were champion of the Southern Conference in their first year of play after years of independence. The Black Bears were the champion of the Yankee Conference since 1961.http://www.goblackbears.com/black_bear_club/1965team 1965 Football Team Remains Standard Bearers for Black Bear Program - Maine 2015-07-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20150722132128/http://www.goblackbears.com/black_bear_club/1965team 2015-07-22 dead The game was one of four regional finals in the College Division, the predecessor of Division II; the other three postseason games were the Pecan, Grantland Rice, and Camellia bowls, also played on December 11. Game summary Dick DeVarney went down early in the game with both a leg injury and a separated shoulder, hurting the chances of the Black Bears.http://archive.bangordailynews.com/2004/10/19/maines-msu-win-revives-memories-huard-devarney-made-black-bears-1965-football-season-1-for-the-ages/ Maine's MSU win revives memories Huard, DeVarney made Black Bears' 1965 football season 1 for the ages Pete Kriz gave the Pirates a lead on a 24-yard field goal in the second quarter. George Richardson threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Jim Abernathy to increase the lead to 10 before halftime. The Pirates piled on in the third quarter with a touchdown run by fullback Dave Alexander, and a touchdown pass from him to Churchill Grimes (after an interception), which made it 24–0. Finally, Alexander ran for a 55-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to put an exclamation point on the game and give the Pirates their third consecutive bowl victory. Alexander was named the game's MVP.https://www.newspapers.com/image/3059227/?terms=tangerine Pirates Land Bowl Victory UPI subscription Statesville Record & Landmark Statesville, North Carolina newspapers.com December 13, 1965 March 3, 2017 It was East Carolina's second straight victory in the Tangerine Bowl, the College Division's Eastern regional final, and the Pirates' third straight 9–1 season.http://www.ecupirates.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/120510aae.html Archived copy 2015-07-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20101222124929/http://www.ecupirates.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/120510aae.html 2010-12-22 dead Aftermath East Carolina moved up to the University Division for the next season but the Pirates did not play in a bowl game until 1978, in the Independence Bowl. The Black Bears did not win another conference title until 1974, sharing it with UMass. When the College Division was retired after the 1972 season, Maine went to Division II in 1973 and moved up to Division I FCS when it started in 1978 as Division I-AA. Statistics Statistics Maine ECU First downs 9 18 Yards rushing 66 171 Yards passing 86 184 Total yards 152 355Punts-Average 8-38 5-40Fumbles lost 2 3Interceptions 4 1Penalty yards 50 59 References Tangerine Bowl Category:Citrus Bowl (game) Category:East Carolina Pirates football bowl games Category:Maine Black Bears football bowl games Tangerine Bowl Tangerine Bowl