The 1949 Tangerine Bowl was an American college football bowl game played after the 1948 season, on January 1, 1949, at the Tangerine Bowl stadium in Orlando, Florida. The game was the third annual Tangerine Bowl, now known as the Citrus Bowl, and saw Murray State tie Sul Ross, 21–21.^[2][3] The game was the Tangerine Bowl's first tie; there would not be another tie until the 1954 Tangerine Bowl. This game was also the highest scoring tie in Tangerine Bowl history, throughout all name changes. This game was the first Tangerine Bowl where MVP honors were awarded; they were given to halfbacks Dale McDaniel of Murray State and Ted Scown of Sul Ross State.^{[citation needed]}

The first quarter saw only seven points scored, as Ted Scown from Sul Ross found the end zone from 1 yard out. The second quarter featured half of the game's scoring; Sul Ross increased its lead with a 13-yard touchdown run followed by a 29-yard touchdown reception, both of these scores also being made by Scown. Murray State then fought back with an 85-yard kickoff return by Joe Bronson for a touchdown, and the game went to halftime 21–7. The third quarter was scoreless. In the fourth quarter, Dale McDaniels of Murray State scored two rushing touchdowns, one from 7 yards and the other from 36 yards. The game ended with the Lobos and Racers tied at 21.

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