1968 Gator Bowl

American college football game December 2025 August 2023 Gator Bowl December 28 1968 1968 Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida University of Missouri Missouri Tigers 7–3 16 17 Dan Devine Big Eight 7 7 0 21 University of Alabama Alabama Crimson Tide 8–2 12 12 Bear Bryant SEC 0 7 0 3 Terry McMillan, (QB, Missouri) & Mike Hall (LB, Alabama)https://www.taxslayerbowl.com/1968-2/ 1968 2017-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20180101030139/https://www.taxslayerbowl.com/1968-2/ 2018-01-01 dead E.D. Cavette (SEC;split crew: SEC, Big Eight) 68,011 The 1968 Gator Bowl, part of the 1968 bowl game season, took place on December 28, 1968, at the Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. The competing teams were the Missouri Tigers, representing the Big Eight Conference, and the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game featured two eventual College Football Hall of Fame coaches, Dan Devine at Missouri and Bear Bryant at Alabama. College Football Hall of Fame http://www.collegefootball.org/ English 2011-02-03 Missouri won the game, 35–10. Teams Missouri 1968 Missouri Tigers football team Missouri finished the regular season with a record of 7–3, with losses to Kentucky, Oklahoma and Kansas. Following the team's loss against Oklahoma, Missouri accepted an invitation to play in the Gator Bowl on November 18. The appearance marked the third for Missouri in the Gator Bowl, and the school's 11th overall bowl game.College Football Data Warehouse: Missouri bowl games http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/missouri/bowl_history.php English 2011-02-01 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110525210800/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/missouri/bowl_history.php 2011-05-25 Alabama 1968 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 1968 Alabama squad finished the regular season with an 8–2 record, with its two losses coming by a combined three points to Ole Miss and Tennessee. Following the team's victory over Miami, Alabama accepted an invitation to play in the Gator Bowl on November 20.It's Gator Bowl, Missouri for Crimson Tide https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VgMdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NZsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7276%2C4156302 Charles Land The Tuscaloosa News 8 November 20, 1968 January 28, 2011 The appearance marked the first for Alabama in the Gator Bowl, and the school's 22nd overall bowl game. College Football Data Warehouse: Alabama bowl games http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/bowl_history.php English 2011-02-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20111014045656/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/bowl_history.php 2011-10-14 dead Game summary The Missouri Tigers scored first, with a Terry McMillan 4-yard touchdown run to complete an eleven-play, 71-yard drive to take a 7–0 lead.Missouri does the showing, 35–10 Charles Land The Tuscaloosa News 11 December 29, 1968The Gator Bowl 1968: AP recap http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Gator_1968.htm 2011-02-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20120129101954/http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Gator_1968.htm 2012-01-29 dead In the second quarter, Alabama scored their only touchdown of the game after Donnie Sutton intercepted a McMillan pass and returned it 38 yards for a touchdown to tie the game at 7–7. Missouri retook the lead late in the second when McMillan scored from five yards out to give the Tigers a 14–7 lead at the half. After a scoreless third quarter, the Crimson Tide scored their final points of the game on a 28-yard field goal by Mike Dean to cut the Missouri lead to 14–10. Missouri responded with three touchdowns to put the game out of reach. The first score was set up after Roger Wehrli intercepted a Neb Hayden pass and returned it to the Bama 21 yard line. Four plays later, McMillan scored his third touchdown of the game on a two-yard run. Greg Cook scored next on a 35-yard touchdown run and Dennis Poppe had the final points after returning a Scott Hunter pass 47 yards for a touchdown. For the game, Missouri completed zero passes, but they rushed for 402 yards and they outgained the Crimson Tide 402 yards to 132.https://www.taxslayergatorbowl.com/game-history/1960s-game-history 1960's Game History taxslayergatorbowl.com January 1, 2019 The 25-point loss was the worst for Alabama in its 22 bowl game history, and the 35 points Missouri scored were the most Alabama had ever surrendered in a bowl game. Missouri Alabama expand 1 11 71 Missouri RushTD Terry McMillan 4 good Bill Sangster 7 0 2 Alabama IntTD Donnie Sutton 38 good Mike Dean 7 7 2 3:03 57 Missouri RushTD Terry McMillan 5 good Bill Sangster 14 7 4 Alabama FG 28 Mike Dean 14 10 4 4 21 Missouri RushTD Terry McMillan 2 good Bill Sangster 21 10 4 1 35 Missouri RushTD Greg Cook 35 good Bill Sangster 28 10 4 Missouri IntTD Dennis Poppe 47 good Bill Sangster 35 10 35 10 References Category:1968–69 NCAA football bowl games 1968 1968 1968 Category:20th century in Jacksonville, Florida Category:1968 in sports in Florida Category:December 1968 sports events in the United States