Game Name: | Tangerine Bowl |
Date Game Played: | December 28 |
Year Game Played: | 1970 |
Football Season: | 1970 |
Stadium: | Tangerine Bowl |
City: | Orlando, Florida |
Visitor School: | The College of William & Mary |
Visitor Name Short: | William & Mary |
Visitor Nickname: | Indians |
Visitor Record: | 5–6 |
Visitor Coach: | Lou Holtz |
Visitor Conference: | Southern Conference |
Visitor 1Q: | 6 |
Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
Visitor 4Q: | 6 |
Home School: | University of Toledo |
Home Name Short: | Toledo |
Home Nickname: | Rockets |
Home Record: | 11–0 |
Home Rank Ap: | 15 |
Home Rank Coaches: | 17 |
Home Coach: | Frank Lauterbur |
Home Conference: | MAC |
Home 1Q: | 0 |
Home 2Q: | 7 |
Home 3Q: | 13 |
Home 4Q: | 20 |
Mvp: | Chuck Ealey, Toledo (offensive) Vince Hubler, William & Mary (defensive) |
Referee: | Tom Dooley[1] |
Odds: | Toledo by 14 |
Attendance: | 15,664[2] |
Game Link: | Citrus Bowl (game) |
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.
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.[3]
Statistics | style= | Toledo ! | style= | William & Mary |
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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 |