1960 Tangerine Bowl (December)

1960 Tangerine Bowl
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles The Citadel Bulldogs (8–2) (7–2–1) 0 27 Head coach:  Wilburn Tucker Head coach:  Eddie Teague 1 2 3 4 Total Tennessee Technological University 0 0 0 0 0 The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina 7 0 13 7 27
Date	December 30, 1960
Season	1960
Stadium	Citrus Bowl
Location	Orlando, Florida
MVP	Jerry Nettles, The Citadel
Tangerine Bowl  < 1960 (Jan) 1961 >

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 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 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 VMI. 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.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring Information Score Plays Yards TOP TTU Citadel 1 69 10:00 The Citadel Bill Allen 7-yard touchdown reception from Jerry Nettles, Bill Gilgo kick good 0 7 3 The Citadel Tommy Edwards 56-yard touchdown run, Bill Gilgo kick failed 0 13 3 The Citadel Bill Gilgo 7-yard touchdown reception from Jerry Nettles, Bill Gilgo kick good 0 20 4 The Citadel Sid Mitchel 1-yard touchdown run, Bill Gilgo kick good 0 20 "TOP" = Time of Possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 27

References

• The Citadel Bulldogs 2011 Football Media Guide. The Citadel. http://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/title/10811. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
• 2010 Tennessee Tech Football Media Guide. Tennessee Tech. http://issuu.com/tennessee_tech_athletics/docs/fb_guide_2010_final. Retrieved 20 November 2011.