1979 Tangerine Bowl

MVP	QB David Woodley, LSU

The 1979 Tangerine Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 22, 1979 at Orlando Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The game matched the LSU Tigers against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. It was the final contest of the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams. The game ended in a 34–10 victory for the Tigers.

Teams

The game matched the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers had a conference record of 4–2 and the Demon Decons had a conference record of 3–2. The game was the first bowl game featuring the Tigers and the Demon Deacons, and was their third overall meeting. Pittsburgh led the series 2–0 heading into the game. The teams first meeting was in 1960, when the Tigers defeated the Demon Deacons 16–0.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP LSU WF 1 9:08 LSU David Woodley 13-yard touchdown run, Barthel kick good 7 0 1 4:14 LSU David Woodley 3-yard touchdown run, Barthel kick good 14 0 2 3:28 LSU Murphree 19-yard touchdown reception from David Woodley, Barthel kick good 21 0 2 2:53 LSU 37-yard field goal by Barthel 24 0 2 0:00 WF 29-yard field goal by Denfeld 24 3 3 11:45 WF Baumgardner 19-yard touchdown reception from Venuto, Harnisch kick good 24 10 4 12:17 LSU 41-yard field goal by Barthel 27 10 4 8:32 LSU Steve Ensminger 3-yard touchdown run, Barthel kick good 34 10 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 34 10

Statistics

Statistics	LSU	WF
Plays–yards	81–496	64–263
Rushes–yards	55–223	34–30
Passing yards	273	233
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	26–16–1	30–15–4