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College football game
The 1963 Tangerine Bowl was an NCAA College Division game following the 1963 season, between the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers [3] and the Coast Guard Bears .[4] Western Kentucky quarterback Sharon Miller was named the game's most valuable player.[5]
Notable participants
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 .[6] Lindsey, Burt, and head coach Nick Denes are inductees of the university's athletic hall of fame.[7]
Coast Guard head coach Otto Graham is an inductee of both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame .
Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
WK
CG
2
7:23
6
32
WK
Sharon Miller 12-yard touchdown run, Sam Clark kick good
7
0
2
5:00
WK
John Mutchler 20-yard touchdown reception from Sharon Miller, Sam Clark kick good
14
0
3
3
67
WK
Stan Napper 57-yard touchdown reception from Sharon Miller, Sam Clark kick blocked by Roger Roberts
20
0
4
13:59
1
14
WK
Jim Burt 14-yard touchdown run, Sam Clark kick good
27
0
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
27
0
[2] [5] [8]
Statistics
Program cover for 1963 game
Statistics[5]
Western Kentucky
Coast Guard
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
^ 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.
^ http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/w/western_kentucky/1960-1964_yearly_results.php
^ http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/coast_guard/1960-1964_yearly_results.php
^ a b c Newell, Bill (December 29, 1963). "Western Kentucky Beats Coast Guard" . Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut . Retrieved March 2, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ http://www.usdtoreros.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dale_lindsey_348466.html
^ "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
History & conference tie-ins Tangerine Bowl Florida Citrus Bowl Capital One Bowl Citrus Bowl
There were games in January and December of 1958, 1960, and 2016. As a result, there were no games in 1959, 1986 or 2017.