1962 Tangerine Bowl

The 1962 Tangerine Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 22, 1962 at the Tangerine Bowl stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Miami Redskins (based in Oxford, Ohio and now the Miami RedHawks) with a record of 8–1–1 played the Houston Cougars with a record of 6–4. Houston won the game, by a score of 49–21.

1962 Tangerine Bowl
Miami Redskins Houston Cougars (8–1–1) (6–4) Mid-American Conference Independent 21 49 Head coach:  John Pont Head coach:  Bill Yeoman
1 2 3 4 Total Miami 7 0 7 7 21 Houston 7 28 7 7 49
Date	December 22, 1962
Season	1962
Stadium	Tangerine Bowl
Location	Orlando, Florida
MVP	Billy Roland, Houston^[1]
Attendance	7500^[2]
Tangerine Bowl  < 1961  1963 >

Background

In his 7th (and final) season at Miami, Pont led the Redskins to their first bowl game since 1951. After serving as an assistant coach for eight seasons at Michigan State, Yeoman had been hired to coach Houston in 1962. He led them to their first bowl game since 1952.

Game summary

• Miami – Myers 9 yard touchdown pass from Ernie Kellerman (Jenckskick), 9:08 remaining in the 1st quarter
• Houston – Joe Lopasky 3 yard touchdown run (McMillan kick), 2:14 remaining in the 1st quarter
• Houston – Bobby Brezina 1 yard touchdown run (McMillan kick), 11:40 remaining in the 2nd quarter
• Houston – Bobby Brezina 44 yard touchdown pass from Roland (McMillan kick), 5:51 remaining in the 2nd quarter
• Houston – Joe Lopasky 70 punt yard touchdown return (McMillan kick), 3:58 remaining in the 2nd quarter
• Houston – Bill McMillan 4 yard touchdown pass from Billy Roland (McMillan kick), 0:18 remaining in the 2nd quarter
• Miami – Ernie Kellerman 1 yard touchdown run (Jenckskick), 4:50 remaining in the 3rd quarter
• Houston – Joe Lopasky 4 yard touchdown run (McMillan kick), 1:14 remaining in the 3rd quarter
• Miami – Neumeier 11 yard touchdown run (Jenckskick), 12:14 remaining in the 4th quarter
• Houston – Joe Lopasky 14 yard touchdown pass from Billy Roland (McMillan kick), 6:15 remaining in the 4th quarter

Billy Roland threw 11-of-17 for 199 yards and 3 touchdowns, and Joe Lopasky caught 3 passes for 81 yards while scoring four touchdowns, with Roland being named MVP of the game.^[1][3]

Aftermath

Pont left for Yale after the game ended. Miami (despite winning the MAC in 1965) would not be in a bowl game until 1973. Houston would soon utilize the Veer offense near the end of the decade, particularly in their next bowl game in 1969.

Statistics

Statistics	Houston	Miami
First downs	18	17
Passing yards	206	265
Rushing yards	207	54
Total yards	413	319
Passes intercepted	1	2
Penalties–yards	7–83	7–65
Punts–average	3–41.3	5–38.8
Fumbles lost	0	0

References

1. Bassine, Bob (December 23, 1962). "Houston Coaches Get Victory Bath". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 10, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
2. Bassine, Bob (December 23, 1962). "Cougars Rip Miami, 49-21". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 10, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
3. "History: Bowl Recaps". (PDF). Houston, Texas: University of Houston Department of Athletics. 2010. p. 86. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2015.