The game was one of four regional finals in the College Division, the predecessor of Division II; the other three postseason games were the Pecan, Grantland Rice, and Camellia bowls, also played on December 10.
^ abcNaylor, Robert L. (December 11, 1966). "BEARS BEAT RAMS, 14-6 IN FLORIDA". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 1, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ ab"Morgan State Wins Tangerine Bowl Game 14-6". The News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. Associated Press. December 11, 1966. Retrieved March 1, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^"Hall of Fame". wcupagoldenrams.com. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
Further readingedit
Freeman, David (December 16, 2015). "50 Years Later Morgan State Returns To Orlando". morganstatebears.com. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
Schmuck, Peter (December 25, 2015). "1966 Morgan State bowl team that broke barriers to be honored". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
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1966, tangerine, bowl, ncaa, college, division, game, following, 1966, season, between, west, chester, golden, rams, morgan, state, bears, morgan, state, linebacker, willie, lanier, named, game, most, valuable, player, west, chester, golden, rams, morgan, stat. The 1966 Tangerine Bowl was an NCAA College Division game following the 1966 season between the West Chester Golden Rams and the Morgan State Bears Morgan State linebacker Willie Lanier was named the game s most valuable player 1 1966 Tangerine BowlWest Chester Golden Rams Morgan State Bears 8 2 8 0 Pennsylvania State CollegesFootball Conference Central IntercollegiateAthletic Association6 14Head coach Bob Mitten Head coach Earl Banks1234 TotalWest Chester 0006 6Morgan State 0707 14DateDecember 10 1966Season1966StadiumTangerine BowlLocationOrlando FloridaMVPWillie Lanier 1 Attendance7138 2 Tangerine Bowl lt 1965 1967 gt Contents 1 Background 2 Notable participants 3 Scoring summary 4 References 5 Further readingBackground editThe game was one of four regional finals in the College Division the predecessor of Division II the other three postseason games were the Pecan Grantland Rice and Camellia bowls also played on December 10 Notable participants editMorgan State players who subsequently had NFL careers include Lanier defensive back Bob Wade quarterback and kicker later defensive back Daryl Johnson wide receiver Alvin Mitchell and linebacker later running back Jeff Queen Wade also went on to be head basketball coach for the Maryland Terrapins James Phillips played in the NFL and went on to become head football and wrestling coach at Morgan State Lanier and head coach Earl Banks are inductees of the College Football Hall of Fame Lanier is an inductee of the Pro Football Hall of Fame West Chester quarterback Jim Haynie offensive end Don Wilkinson and head coach Bob Mitten are inductees of their university s hall of fame 3 Scoring summary editScoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP WC MS2 4 31 17 80 MS Roland Savage 1 yard touchdown run Daryl Johnson kick good 0 74 3 33 MS Interception returned 11 yards for touchdown by Jeff Queen Daryl Johnson kick good 0 144 0 31 13 72 WC Don Wilkinson 11 yard touchdown reception from Jim Haynie 2 point pass failed 6 14 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 6 14 2 1 References edit a b c Naylor Robert L December 11 1966 BEARS BEAT RAMS 14 6 IN FLORIDA The Baltimore Sun Retrieved March 1 2017 via newspapers com a b Morgan State Wins Tangerine Bowl Game 14 6 The News Press Fort Myers Florida Associated Press December 11 1966 Retrieved March 1 2017 via newspapers com Hall of Fame wcupagoldenrams com Retrieved March 2 2017 Further reading editFreeman David December 16 2015 50 Years Later Morgan State Returns To Orlando morganstatebears com Retrieved March 1 2017 Schmuck Peter December 25 2015 1966 Morgan State bowl team that broke barriers to be honored The Baltimore Sun Retrieved March 1 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1966 Tangerine Bowl amp oldid 1170781291, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
