1967_Tangerine_Bowl
1967 Tangerine Bowl
College football game
The 1967 Tangerine Bowl was an NCAA College Division game following the 1967 season, between West Chester and Tennessee–Martin.[3] The most valuable players were defensive end Gordon Lambert and quarterback Errol Hook, both of Tennessee–Martin.[1]
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| Date | December 16, 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Tangerine Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Orlando, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Errol Hook, Tennessee–Martin (offensive)[1] Gordon Lambert, Tennessee–Martin (defensive)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 5500[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 Bowl (also played on December 16), along with the Grantland Rice and Camellia bowls (both played on December 9).
Tennessee–Martin's Lambert, and West Chester quarterback Jim Haynie, were selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL Draft. Tennessee–Martin defensive end Julian Nunamaker was selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL Draft. Multiple members of the Tennessee–Martin team – including Lambert, Hook, Nunamaker, quarterback Allan Cox, kicker Lee Mayo, left tackle Gary Doble, and head coach Bob Carroll – are inductees of the university's hall of fame.[4] West Chester quarterback Jim Haynie, offensive end Don Wilkinson, running back Paul Dunkleberger, and head coach Bob Mitten are inductees of their university's hall of fame.[5]
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| Statistics[2] | West Chester | Tennessee–Martin |
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| First downs | 14 | 20 |
| Rushing yards | 17 | 145 |
| Passes attempted | 35 | 32 |
| Passes completed | 18 | 12 |
| Passes intercepted by | 2 | 1 |
| Passing yards | 169 | 169 |
| Yards penalized | 96 | 88 |
| Punts–average | 10–35 | 7–42 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Return Yardage | 300 | 87 |
- "Gatorade No, Lemonade Si". Orlando Sentinel. December 17, 1967. Retrieved March 2, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- "Tennessee Martin Wins Tangerine Bowl Battle". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. AP. December 17, 1967. Retrieved March 2, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- "Tennessee-Martin Game by Game Results". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- "Hall of Fame". utm.edu. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- "Hall of Fame". wcupagoldenrams.com. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- Buchalter, Bill (December 17, 1967). "Tangerine Bowl Proves A Tennessee Waltz". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 2, 2017 – via newspapers.com.