1963 Tangerine Bowl
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College football game
| 1963 Tangerine Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
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(9–0–1)
(8–0)
Ohio Valley Conference
Independent
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| Date | December 28, 1963 | |||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1963 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Tangerine Bowl | |||||||||||||||||
| Location | Orlando, Florida | |||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Sharon Miller[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 7,500[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1963 Tangerine Bowl was an NCAA College Division game following the 1963 season, between the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the Coast Guard Bears. Western Kentucky quarterback Sharon Miller was named the game's most valuable player.[3]
Notable participants
[edit ]Western Kentucky linebacker Dale Lindsey and running back Jim Burt were selected in the 1965 NFL draft. Lindsey has subsequently coached at both the college and professional levels, and in December 2012 became the head coach of the San Diego Toreros. Lindsey, Burt, and head coach Nick Denes are inductees of the university's athletic hall of fame.[4]
Coast Guard head coach Otto Graham is an inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Scoring summary
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Statistics
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| Statistics[3] | Western Kentucky | Coast Guard |
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| First downs | 7 | 12 |
| Rushing yards | 144 | 5 |
| Passes attempted | 16 | 39 |
| Passes completed | 3 | 14 |
| Passes intercepted by | 4 | 0 |
| Passing yards | 80 | 186 |
| Yards penalized | 120 | 45 |
| Punts–average | 8–36.0 | 4–27.5 |
| Fumbles lost | 4 | 8 |
References
[edit ]- ^ Bassine, Bob (December 29, 1963). "Hilltopper Defense Does Job" . Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved March 11, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Coast Guard Bows in Tangerine Bowl, 27-0" . Los Angeles Times . UPI. December 29, 1963. Retrieved March 2, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Newell, Bill (December 29, 1963). "Western Kentucky Beats Coast Guard" . Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut . Retrieved March 2, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "WKU Athletic Hall of Fame". wkusports.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ^ Adams, David C. (December 29, 1963). "Western Romps 27-0 In Tangerine Bowl" . The Courier-Journal . Louisville, Kentucky . Retrieved March 2, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
Further reading
[edit ]- "Coast Guard Academy to honor 50th Anniversary of 1963 Champions Football Team". Coast Guard News. September 13, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- "Tangerine Bowl 1963". CGAAlumniAssociation. November 27, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2017 – via YouTube. (video)
- "Football Program – WKU vs US Coast Guard Academy" (PDF). WKU Archives. Retrieved March 3, 2017.