College football 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.[ 4]
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 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
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^ 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.
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.