1963 Tangerine Bowl

American college football game December 2025 August 2023 Tangerine Bowl December 28 1963 1963 NCAA College Division Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Florida 7,500 Sharon Millerhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/223888501/?terms=valuable Hilltopper Defense Does Job Bob Bassine subscription Orlando Sentinel newspapers.com December 29, 1963 March 11, 2017 Western Kentucky State College Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Ohio Valley Conference Nick Denes 9–0–1 0 14 6 7 Coast Guard Academy Coast Guard Bears Independent Otto Graham 8–0 0 0 0 0 Citrus Bowl The 1963 Tangerine Bowl was an NCAA College Division game following the 1963 season, between the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the Coast Guard Bears. Western Kentucky quarterback Sharon Miller was named the game's most valuable player. Notable participants Western Kentucky linebacker Dale Lindsey and running back Jim Burt were selected in the 1965 NFL draft. Lindsey has subsequently coached at both the college and professional levels, and in December 2012 became the head coach of the San Diego Toreros. Lindsey, Burt, and head coach Nick Denes are inductees of the university's athletic hall of fame.http://www.wkusports.com/ot/hall-of-fame-2.html WKU Athletic Hall of Fame wkusports.com March 3, 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140102080108/http://www.wkusports.com/ot/hall-of-fame-2.html January 2, 2014 Coast Guard head coach Otto Graham is an inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Scoring summary WK CG 2 7:23 WK 6 32 RushTD Sharon Miller 12 good Sam Clark 7 0 2 5:00 WK RecTD John Mutchler Sharon Miller 20 good Sam Clark 14 0 3 WK 3 67 RecTD Stan Napper Sharon Miller 57 blocked by Roger Roberts Sam Clark 20 0 4 13:59 WK 1 14 RushTD Jim Burt 14 good Sam Clark 27 0 27 0 https://www.newspapers.com/image/166064381/?terms=tangerine Coast Guard Bows in Tangerine Bowl, 27-0 UPI subscription Los Angeles Times newspapers.com December 29, 1963 March 2, 2017https://www.newspapers.com/image/237681334/?terms=tangerine Western Kentucky Beats Coast Guard Bill Newell subscription Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut newspapers.com December 29, 1963 March 2, 2017https://www.newspapers.com/image/109038413/?terms=tangerine Western Romps 27-0 In Tangerine Bowl David C. Adams subscription The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky newspapers.com December 29, 1963 March 2, 2017 Statistics thumb|right|Program cover for 1963 game Statistics Western Kentucky Coast GuardFirst downs 7 12Rushing yards144 5Passes attempted 16 39Passes completed 3 14Passes intercepted by 4 0Passing yards80 186Yards penalized 120 45Punts–average 8–36.0 4–27.5Fumbles lost 4 8 References Further reading http://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-academy-to-honor-50th-anniversary-of-1963-champions-football-team/2013/09/18/ Coast Guard Academy to honor 50th Anniversary of 1963 Champions Football Team Coast Guard News September 13, 2013 March 2, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBtkjqY76do Tangerine Bowl 1963 CGAAlumniAssociation YouTube November 27, 2013 March 2, 2017 (video) https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/43624686.pdf Football Program – WKU vs US Coast Guard Academy WKU Archives March 3, 2017 Tangerine Bowl Category:Citrus Bowl (game) Category:Coast Guard Bears football bowl games Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football bowl games Tangerine Bowl Tangerine Bowl