The scoring opened with a Lamar Tech touchdown on a 52-yard rush by quarterback Win Herbert, and that play proved to be the only scoring in the first quarter, which ended 7–0. The second quarter's only scoring came when Middle Tennessee fumbled the ball in their own end zone and Lamar Tech recovered to lead 14–0 at halftime. Middle Tennessee finally found the end zone in the third quarter, scoring on a 32-yard pass but failing the two-point conversion to make it 14–6 at the end of the third quarter. Lamar Tech later extended their lead to 21–6 after a 3-yard pass for a touchdown. The last score of the game came from Middle Tennessee, who scored a touchdown plus a two-point conversion to end the game 21–14.
At the end of the game, Lamar Tech had two more first downs, 73 more rushing yards, and 66 more total yards. However, Middle Tennessee out-passed Lamar by 6 yards. Lamar Tech halfback Ralph Stone was named the game's most valuable player.[1][2]
Referencesedit
^ abcBassine, Bob (December 30, 1961). "Lamar Scores Early To Win Tangerine Bowl". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 11, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^"Lamar Tech Wins 21 to 14 Over Mid-Tennessee in Tangerine Bowl". The News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. Associated Press. December 30, 1961. Retrieved March 11, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
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1961, tangerine, bowl, held, december, 1961, tangerine, bowl, stadium, orlando, florida, lamar, tech, cardinals, defeated, middle, tennessee, blue, raiders, score, lamar, tech, cardinals, middle, tennessee, blue, raiders, lone, star, conference, ohio, valley, . The 1961 Tangerine Bowl was held on December 29 1961 at the Tangerine Bowl stadium in Orlando Florida The Lamar Tech Cardinals defeated the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders by a score of 21 14 1961 Tangerine BowlLamar Tech Cardinals Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 7 2 1 7 3 Lone Star Conference Ohio Valley Conference21 14Head coach James B Higgins Head coach Charles M Murphy1234 TotalLamar Tech 7707 21Middle Tennessee 0068 14DateDecember 29 1961Season1961StadiumTangerine BowlLocationOrlando FloridaMVPRalph Stone Lamar 1 Attendance6 000 1 Tangerine Bowl lt 1960 Dec 1962 gt The scoring opened with a Lamar Tech touchdown on a 52 yard rush by quarterback Win Herbert and that play proved to be the only scoring in the first quarter which ended 7 0 The second quarter s only scoring came when Middle Tennessee fumbled the ball in their own end zone and Lamar Tech recovered to lead 14 0 at halftime Middle Tennessee finally found the end zone in the third quarter scoring on a 32 yard pass but failing the two point conversion to make it 14 6 at the end of the third quarter Lamar Tech later extended their lead to 21 6 after a 3 yard pass for a touchdown The last score of the game came from Middle Tennessee who scored a touchdown plus a two point conversion to end the game 21 14 At the end of the game Lamar Tech had two more first downs 73 more rushing yards and 66 more total yards However Middle Tennessee out passed Lamar by 6 yards Lamar Tech halfback Ralph Stone was named the game s most valuable player 1 2 References edit a b c Bassine Bob December 30 1961 Lamar Scores Early To Win Tangerine Bowl Orlando Sentinel Retrieved March 11 2017 via newspapers com Lamar Tech Wins 21 to 14 Over Mid Tennessee in Tangerine Bowl The News Press Fort Myers Florida Associated Press December 30 1961 Retrieved March 11 2017 via newspapers com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1961 Tangerine Bowl amp oldid 1170772530, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
