1960 Tangerine Bowl (December)

The 1960 Tangerine Bowl was held on December 30, 1960 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The Citadel Bulldogs of the Southern Conference defeated the of the Ohio Valley Conference by a score of 27–0. The Tangerine Bowl is a former name of what is now called the Capital One Bowl.

Heading into the game, The Citadel finished their regular season slate with a 7–2–1 record, finishing second in the Southern Conference behind. This would be the sole bowl appearance for The Citadel.

Tennessee Tech entered with an 8–2 record. They were Ohio Valley Conference champions after having finished 6–0 in conference play. This appearance would be the second of three all-time bowl appearances for Tennessee Tech.

Neither team was ranked before or after the game.