1960 Orange Bowl
The 1961 Orange Bowl was the 26th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Friday, January 1. Part of the 1959–60 bowl game season, the fifth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) shut out the #18 Missouri Tigers of the Big Eight Conference, 14–0.[2][3][4]
Teams
Missouri
Missouri was the runner-up in the Big Eight Conference, selected to play in this game over Oklahoma due to the conference's new (and short-lived) rule against consecutive bowl appearances;[5] the Sooners had won the previous two Orange Bowls. The Tigers had four losses in the regular season.
Georgia
Georgia was champion of the Southeastern Conference for the first time in eleven years, and made their first bowl appearance since 1950. Their only loss was in early October at South Carolina.
Game summary
Georgia quarterback Fran Tarkenton threw a 29-yard pass to Bill McKenny to give the Bulldogs a 7–0 lead in the first. In the second quarter, he scrambled and threw a touchdown pass of 33 yards to Aaron Box to make it 14–0 at halftime, and the second half was scoreless.[4] The Missouri offense outgained the Bulldogs in yards, but could not reach the end zone due to three interceptions. Tarkenton threw nine-of-16 passes for 131 yards.[2][3][4][6]
Aftermath
The Bulldogs have yet to return to the Orange Bowl, but Missouri won the next year. Georgia's next major bowl was seven years later, when they won the Cotton Bowl.
This was the only meeting between the two programs until Missouri joined the SEC in 2012 and was slotted in the Eastern Division.
Statistics
Statistics Georgia Missouri First Downs 14 17 Rushing Yards 88 80 Passing Yards 128 180 Total Offense 216 260 Interceptions 2 3 Punts–Average 7–46.9 6–38.7 Fumbles–Lost 1–0 3–0 Penalties–Yards 7–44 7–72
References
- ^ Martin, Whitney (January 1, 1960). "Aerials may key contest". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. p. 11.
- ^ a b c Martin, Whitney (January 2, 1960). "Two pass plays difference as Georgia tops Missouri". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. p. 6.
- ^ a b "Georgia wins, 14-0, on defense, passes". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 2, 1960. p. 6.
- ^ a b c d "Passes help Georgia win Orange Bowl 14-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1960. p. 5.
- ^ "Titles, bowls are Saturday's honors". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 20, 1959. p. 16.
- ^ http://game.orangebowl.org/orange-bowl-history/the-history-of-the-orange-bowl/1960s/1960/