The 1970 Tangerine Bowl was held on December 28, 1970, at the Tangerine Bowl stadium in Orlando, Florida. The game pitted the #15 AP-ranked Toledo Rockets against the William & Mary Indians (now the Tribe), and ended with a 40–12 victory for the Rockets. This was the 25th playing of the Tangerine Bowl, a former name of what is now called the Citrus Bowl.
Game summary
Although William & Mary scored first and last in the game, Toledo scored six touchdowns in-between, to win by a 28-point margin. Toledo quarterback Chuck Ealey was named outstanding offensive player, while Vince Hubler of William & Mary was named outstanding defensive player.[4]
Statistics
| Statistics[1] |
Toledo |
William & Mary
|
| First downs |
26 |
15
|
| Rushing yards |
326 |
139
|
| Passes attempted |
20 |
22
|
| Passes completed |
12 |
13
|
| Passes intercepted |
0 |
2
|
| Passing yards |
128 |
127
|
| Yards penalized |
100 |
66
|
| Punts–average |
2–38 |
7–38
|
| Fumbles lost |
3 |
0
|
Scoring summary
| Scoring summary
|
| Quarter
|
Time
|
Drive
|
Team
|
Scoring information
|
Score
|
| Plays
|
Yards
|
TOP
|
W&M
|
TOL
|
| 1
|
0:54
|
6
|
39
|
|
W&M
|
Todd Bushnell 10-yard touchdown run, Bill Geiger kick wide
|
6
|
0
|
| 2
|
12:04
|
|
|
|
TOL
|
Charles Cole 1-yard touchdown run, Thomas Duncan kick good
|
6
|
7
|
| 3
|
|
|
|
|
TOL
|
Tony Harris 15-yard touchdown run, Thomas Duncan kick good
|
6
|
14
|
| 3
|
2:47
|
11
|
86
|
|
TOL
|
Joe Schwartz 9-yard touchdown run, Thomas Duncan kick blocked by Bill Uzzell
|
6
|
20
|
| 4
|
|
|
|
|
TOL
|
Don Fair 3-yard touchdown reception from Chuck Ealey, Thomas Duncan kick good
|
6
|
27
|
| 4
|
|
|
|
|
TOL
|
Chuck Ealey 3-yard touchdown run, Thomas Duncan kick no good
|
6
|
33
|
| 4
|
|
|
|
|
TOL
|
Interception returned 52 yards for touchdown by John Niezgoda, Thomas Duncan kick good
|
6
|
40
|
| 4
|
1:37
|
|
|
|
W&M
|
Steve Regan 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed
|
12
|
40
|
| "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.
|
12
|
40
|
|
[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Clark, Bill (December 29, 1970). "T-Bowl Is Wholly Toledo, 40-12". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 11, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Buchalter, Bill (December 29, 1971). "A Most Valuable Finish For Rockets' Ealey, Long". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 11, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Wilkening, David (December 29, 1970). "T-Bowl Fan For 25 Years Recalls Teams In Past". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 11, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Buchalter, Bill (December 30, 1970). "Toledo: Rockets Finally Stopped When Orlando Police Claim Goal Post Prize". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 18, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
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Formerly known as the Tangerine / Florida Citrus / Capital One Bowl |
| History & conference tie-ins | |
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| Tangerine Bowl | |
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| Florida Citrus Bowl | |
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| Capital One Bowl | |
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| Citrus Bowl | |
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- There were games in January and December of 1958, 1960, and 2016. As a result, there were no games in 1959, 1986 or 2017.
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