1968 Tangerine Bowl

American college football game December 2025 August 2023 1968 Tangerine Bowl 1968 Richmond Spiders University of Richmond Ohio Bobcats Ohio University 7–3 Southern Conference 10–0 MAC Frank Jones Bill Hess 15 18 7 21 14 7 7 14 13 8 December 27 Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Florida Buster O'Brien, Richmond (back)Walker Gillette, Richmond (lineman)https://www.newspapers.com/image/224324330/?terms=outstanding \We Didn't Expect Anything Like This -- Richmond's Jones Ed Hayes subscription Orlando Sentinel newspapers.com December 28, 1968 March 11, 2017 Ohio 16,114https://www.newspapers.com/image/224324187/?terms=tangerine Wow! Richmond Claims Offensive Explosion, 49-42 Jim MacDonald subscription Orlando Sentinel newspapers.com December 28, 1968 March 11, 2017 Citrus Bowl (game) The 1968 Tangerine Bowl was held on December 27, 1968, at the Tangerine Bowl stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Richmond Spiders of the Southern Conference defeated the Ohio Bobcats of the Mid-American Conference by a score of 49–42. The Tangerine Bowl is the former name of what is now called the Citrus Bowl. Heading into the game, Ohio University finished their regular season slate with a perfect 10–0–0 record. The Bobcats also held a #15 Associated Press (AP) national ranking. The 1968 Ohio Bobcats football team had one of the most potent offenses the nation and was spearheaded by quarterback Cleve Bryant. Ohio was one of only three NCAA programs to finish their regular season with an unbeaten and untied record. The University of Richmond entered with an 8–3–0 record. They were Southern Conference champions after having finished 6–0–0 in conference play. They were decided underdogs against Ohio and the national media did not give them much of a chance to compete, let alone win the game. The upset-minded Spiders did just that, however, winning their first-ever postseason bowl game 49–42. It would ultimately be Richmond's only bowl victory (they lost in their only other bowl appearance, the 1971 Tangerine Bowl). After the loss, the Bobcats finished #20 in the final AP Poll. UR OU 1 10:51 OU RecTD Todd Snyder Cleve Bryant 49 good William Pataki 0 7 1 2:51 UR RecTD Jim Livesay Buster O'Brien 24 good Mike Dussault 7 7 2 12:59 UR RushTD Buster O'Brien 31 good Mike Dussault 14 7 2 10:37 OU RushTD Cleve Bryant 7 good William Pataki 14 14 2 8:39 UR RushTD Joe Kellum 1 good Mike Dussault 21 14 2 4:50 UR Buster O'Brien RecTD Walker Gillette 5 good Mike Dussault 28 14 2 0:33 OU RecTD Todd Snyder Cleve Bryant 3 good William Pataki 28 21 3 10:22 OU RecTD Todd Snyder Cleve Bryant 45 good William Pataki 28 28 3 4:06 UR RushTD Joe Kellum 4 good Mike Dussault 35 28 3 1:30 UR RecTD Jim Crenshaw Buster O'Brien 12 good Mike Dussault 42 28 3 OU RushTD Dave LeVeck Buster O'Brien 2 run failed 42 34 4 5:29 UR RecTD Jim Livesay Buster O'Brien 15 good Mike Dussault 49 34 4 1:33 OU RecTD Bob Houmard Cleve Bryant 3 run good 49 42 49 42 Post-game quotes "It is the biggest thing I have ever been associated with. I know it is the biggest athletic victory for the University of Richmond." –Frank Jones, Richmond head coach "I've played football a long time, but this is the greatest. It's been something we've been working for since spring practice." –Buster O'Brien, Richmond quarterbackhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/rich/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/08-fbguide-history.pdf History & Records University of Richmond 2008 November 26, 2009 November 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112091709/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/rich/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/08-fbguide-history.pdf dead References Tangerine Bowl Category:Citrus Bowl (game) Category:Ohio Bobcats football bowl games Category:Richmond Spiders football bowl games Tangerine Bowl Tangerine Bowl