1958 Tangerine Bowl (December)

American college football game December 2025 August 2023 Tangerine Bowl December 27 1958 1958 NCAA College Division East Texas State College East Texas State Lions 9–1 Jules V. Sikes Lone Star Conference 0 12 0 14 Sam McCord, East Texas State Missouri Valley College Missouri Valley Vikings 8–0 Volney Ashford Missouri College Athletic Union 0 7 0 0 bg Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Florida 1958 (Jan) 1960 (Jan) 4000https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26810018/mackey_big_man_in_solid_east_texas_win/ Mackey 'Big' Man In Solid East Texas Win Karl Wickstrom 29 Orlando Sentinel newspapers.com December 28, 1958 March 12, 2017 Citrus Bowl The 1958 Tangerine Bowl (December) was an American college football bowl game played on December 27, 1958 at the Tangerine Bowl stadium in Orlando, Florida. The game pitted the Missouri Valley Vikings and the East Texas State Lions (now East Texas A&M University). This was the first time the bowl was played before New Year's Day, as organizers wanted to "attract television coverage in the future".https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26810047/tangerine_classic_set_december_27/ TANGERINE CLASSIC SET DECEMBER 27 AP 40 Fort Lauderdale News Fort Lauderdale, Florida newspapers.com September 8, 1958 March 24, 2017 The December game date made this the second of two Tangerine Bowls played in calendar year 1958. Background The University at Buffalo's first bowl bid was to this game. The Tangerine Bowl Commission hoped that the Orlando High School Athletic Association (OHSAA), which operated the stadium, would waive its rule that prohibited integrated sporting events. When it refused, the team unanimously voted to skip the bowl because its two black players (halfback Willie Evans and end Mike Wilson) would not have been allowed on the field.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11050955/tangerine_bowl_1958/ Race Bias Makes Lemon Of Tangerine Bowl Bid 33 New York Age New York City newspapers.com December 6, 1958 March 3, 2017https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26810201/east_texas_state_in_tangerine_bowl/ East Texas State in Tangerine Bowl AP 18 The Gazette and Daily York, Pennsylvania newspapers.com December 2, 1958 March 12, 2017 Missouri Valley entered the game with an 8–0 record, and had previously played to a tie in the 1956 Tangerine Bowl. East Texas State entered the game with a 9–1 record, and had recorded two wins and a tie in three prior Tangerine Bowl appearances. Game summary In wet conditions, the teams played a scoreless first quarter. In the second quarter, East Texas scored first but missed the extra point, allowing Missouri Valley to take a 7–6 lead when they scored a touchdown and converted their extra point. East Texas scored another touchdown, but again missed the extra point, and had a 12–7 lead at halftime. After a scoreless third quarter, East Texas scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, successfully making one two-point conversion, to win by a final score of 26–7. Scoring summary MVC ETSC 2 ETSC 13 89 RushTD Joe Harbour 2 wide Jim Reed 0 6 2 MVC 13 73 RushTD Mel Rogers 1 good Ray Mosey 7 6 2 ETSC 93 Other Ray Berry recovered offensive fumble in the end zone, kick failed 7 12 4 ETSC 7 41 RecTD Dan Malone Sam McCord 3 pass good (Norman Roberts from Sam McCord) 7 20 4 ETSC IntTD Tony Mandina 53 pass failed 7 26 7 26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26810117/east_texas_defeats_missouri_valley_267/ East Texas Defeats Missouri Valley, 26-7 Alan Whitmarsh 1D Orlando Sentinel newspapers.com December 28, 1958 March 12, 2017 Aftermath East Texas would not play again in the postseason until 1972, when they won the NAIA Football National Championship. They then joined NCAA Division II, and have subsequently made several playoff appearances there. Missouri Valley's next postseason appearance would be the Mineral Water Bowl in 1971. They have subsequently appeared several times in the NAIA's postseason playoffs. The University at Buffalo would not appear in a bowl game until the 2009 International Bowl. References Further reading https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/sports/ncaafootball/16buffalo.html When Buffalo Declined the 1958 Tangerine Bowl to Protest Racism Associated Press The New York Times nytimes.com November 15, 2008 March 12, 2017 Tangerine Bowl Tangerine Bowl Category:Citrus Bowl (game) Category:Missouri Valley Vikings football Category:East Texas A&M Lions football bowl games Category:1958 in sports in Florida Tangerine Bowl