1948 Tangerine Bowl

American college football game December 2025 August 2023 Tangerine Bowl January 1 1948 1947 Catawba College Catawba Indians 10–1 Gordon Kirkland North StateIntercollegiate Conference 0 0 0 7 Marshall University Marshall Thundering Herd 9–2 Cam Henderson Independent 0 0 0 0 bg Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Florida 9,000 Catawba by 13https://www.newspapers.com/image/148081904/?terms=tangerine Nevada is Rated 13-Point Favorite subscription Reno Gazette-Journal Reno, Nevada newspapers.com December 25, 1947 March 8, 2017 Tangerine Bowl (1947–1982) The 1948 Tangerine Bowl was an American college football bowl game played after the 1947 season, on January 1, 1948, at the Tangerine Bowl stadium in Orlando, Florida. The game was the second annual Tangerine Bowl, now known as the Citrus Bowl, and featured the Catawba Indians against the Marshall Thundering Herd.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/catawba/1945-1949_yearly_results.php Welcome cfbdatawarehouse.com - BlueHost.com 2017-03-08 2017-03-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20170308224359/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/catawba/1945-1949_yearly_results.php dead http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/marshall/1945-1949_yearly_results.php Welcome cfbdatawarehouse.com - BlueHost.com 2017-03-08 2017-12-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20171201081212/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/marshall/1945-1949_yearly_results.php dead Background Catawba had appeared in the first Tangerine Bowl and beat Maryville College 31–6. This season, they were invited back to the bowl with a 10–1 record after having only one loss (to VMI) early in the season, and entered the game with an 8-game winning streak. They participated in the North State Intercollegiate Conference. Marshall was an Independent who was 9–2 on the year in Cam Henderson's tenth season as coach. Game summary Indians’ fullback Lee Spears scored on a one-yard carry late in the fourth quarter to win the game. Despite outgaining Catawba in yards, 109–54, Marshall turned the ball over three times, which cost them the game. End Don Gibson for Marshall was named MVP of the game.http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mars/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/fballmediaguide https://web.archive.org/web/20051212145727/http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mars/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/fballmediaguide dead December 12, 2005 CBS Sports - News, Live Scores, Schedules, Fantasy Games, Video and more Scoring summary MC CC 4 4:30 CC 12 45 RushTD Lee Spears 1 good Lamar Dorton 0 7 0 7 https://www.newspapers.com/image/210661187/?terms=tangerine Catawba Captures 7-0 Tangerine Bowl Win AP subscription The Times Shreveport, Louisiana newspapers.com January 2, 1948 March 8, 2017 Aftermath Marshall joined the Ohio Valley Conference the following year, and would not win a bowl game until the 1998 Motor City Bowl. Catawba was the first Tangerine Bowl participant to have a shutout win, and the first to win consecutive bowls. Their head coach Gordon Kirkland retired after the game; Catawba has not yet played in another bowl game. References Tangerine Bowl Category:Citrus Bowl (game) Category:Catawba Indians football bowl games Category:Marshall Thundering Herd football bowl games Tangerine Bowl Tangerine Bowl