College football game
1956 Tangerine Bowl |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Juniata | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Missouri Valley | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Date | January 2, 1956 |
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Season | 1955 |
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Stadium | Tangerine Bowl |
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Location | Orlando, Florida |
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MVP | Barry Drexler, Juniata[1] |
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Favorite | Missouri Valley by 7[2] |
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Attendance | 10,000[2] |
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Tangerine Bowl | < 1955 | 1957 > | |
The 1956 Tangerine Bowl was an American college football bowl game played after the 1955 season, on January 2, 1956, at the Tangerine Bowl stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Juniata Indians with a record of 8–0 faced the Missouri Valley Vikings with a record of 9–1.[3] Juniata had outscored their regular season opponents 240–32 with 4 shutouts, and had a 23-game winning streak, while Missouri Valley had outscored their opponents 207–84 with 2 shutouts.[3] The teams played to a 6–6 tie.
Game summary
All scoring took place in the first quarter, with each team scoring a touchdown via a passing play, and both teams missing their extra point attempts. Despite other scoring chances, including Juniata having two first-and-goal opportunities in the fourth quarter, the game ended in a 6–6 tie.
Scoring summary
Scoring summary |
Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Plays | Yards | TOP | JC | MVC | 1 | 10:23 | 2 | 15 | | MVC | Ken Gibler 10-yard touchdown reception from Bobbie Joe Scates, Lavon Norvell kick short | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5:14 | 11 | 67 | | JC | Barry Drexler 30-yard touchdown reception from Pat Tarquinio, Keith Birmingham kick wide | 6 | 6 | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 6 | 6 | |
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Statistics
Statistics[2] | Juniata | Missouri Valley |
First downs | 16 | 16 |
Rushing yards | 95 | 152 |
Passes attempted | 26 | 13 |
Passes completed | 15 | 7 |
Passes intercepted by | 1 | 1 |
Passing yards | 216 | 119 |
Yards penalized | 5 | 25 |
Punts–average | 3–23.3 | 5–39.4 |
Fumbles lost | 2 | 0 |
Notes
References
- ^ "DREXLER NAMED MOST VALUABLE IN BOWL GAME". Orlando Sentinel. January 3, 1956. Retrieved March 9, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Howard, Bob (January 3, 1956). "Tangerine Bowl Elevens Deadlock 6-6". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 9, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Howard, Bob (January 2, 1956). "Missouri Valley Favorite In Tangerine Bowl Tonight". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 9, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "New System Brings DePauw Grid Revival". The Indianapolis Star. Associated Press. October 21, 1957. Retrieved March 9, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "1955 Football Team". hillsdalechargers.com. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ^ Cramer, Dick (December 2, 1955). "Better Kind Of Glory". The Michigan Daily. Ann Arbor, Michigan. p. 4. Retrieved March 3, 2017 – via The Michigan Daily Digital Archives.
Tangerine / Florida Citrus / Capital One / Citrus Bowl |
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Tangerine Bowl | |
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Florida Citrus Bowl | |
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- There were games in January and December of 1958, 1960, and 2016. As a result, there were no games in 1959, 1986 or 2017.
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