| Game Name: | Tangerine Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | December 16 |
| Year Game Played: | 1967 |
| Football Season: | 1967 |
| Football Division: | NCAA College Division |
| Stadium: | Tangerine Bowl |
| City: | Orlando, Florida |
| Attendance: | 5500 |
| Mvp: | Errol Hook, Tennessee–Martin (offensive) Gordon Lambert, Tennessee–Martin (defensive) |
| Visitor School: | West Chester State College |
| Visitor Name Short: | West Chester |
| Visitor Nickname: | Golden Rams |
| Visitor Conference: | Pennsylvania State Colleges Football Conference |
| Visitor Coach: | Bob Mitten |
| Visitor Record: | 10–0 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 8 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
| Home School: | University of Tennessee at Martin |
| Home Name Short: | Tennessee–Martin |
| Home Nickname: | Volunteers |
| Home Conference: | Independent |
| Home Coach: | Bob Carroll |
| Home Record: | 9–1 |
| Home 1Q: | 9 |
| Home 2Q: | 9 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Game Link: | Citrus Bowl |
The 1967 Tangerine Bowl was an NCAA College Division game following the 1967 season, between and .[1] The most valuable players were defensive end Gordon Lambert and quarterback Errol Hook, both of Tennessee–Martin.[2]
The game was one of four regional finals in the College Division, the predecessor of Division II; the other three postseason games were the Pecan Bowl (also played on December 16), along with the Grantland Rice and Camellia bowls (both played on December 9).
Tennessee–Martin's Lambert, and West Chester quarterback Jim Haynie, were selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL Draft. Tennessee–Martin defensive end Julian Nunamaker was selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL Draft. Multiple members of the Tennessee–Martin team – including Lambert, Hook, Nunamaker, quarterback Allan Cox, kicker Lee Mayo, left tackle Gary Doble, and head coach Bob Carroll – are inductees of the university's hall of fame.[3] West Chester quarterback Jim Haynie, offensive end Don Wilkinson, running back Paul Dunkleberger, and head coach Bob Mitten are inductees of their university's hall of fame.[4]
| Statistics | West Chester | Tennessee–Martin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First downs | 14 | 20 | |
| Rushing yards | 17 | 145 | |
| Passes attempted | 35 | 32 | |
| Passes completed | 18 | 12 | |
| Passes intercepted by | 2 | 1 | |
| Passing yards | 169 | 169 | |
| Yards penalized | 96 | 88 | |
| Punts–average | 10–35 | 7–42 | |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 | |
| Return Yardage | 300 | 87 |