1960 Gator Bowl (December)
The 1960 Gator Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Baylor Bears of the Southwest Conference (SWC) and the Florida Gators representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Florida defeated Baylor 13–12.[1] Both quarterbacks were the game's Most Valuable Player: Florida's Larry Libertore and Baylor's Bobby Ply.[2]
| 1960 Gator Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | December 31, 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Gator Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Florida: Larry Libertore Baylor: Bobby Ply | ||||||||||||||||||||
Game summary
Led by Vic Miranda, the Gator defense halted a 75-yard drive by Baylor on the half-yard line in the first quarter, setting the stage for two second quarter touchdowns.[3] Baylor running back Ronnie Goodwin dropped the winning 2-point try in the closing seconds. Baylor quarterback Bobby Ply set a Gator Bowl record with 13 completions.[4]
| Scoring summary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- http://www.angelfire.com/ga/GoGators/bowl1960.html
- http://www.ourdailybears.com/baylor-bears-football/2014/7/28/5943459/ode-to-the-case-baylor-football-in-the-1960s-a-new-hope
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2015-09-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/baylor-s-bowl-game-history/article_96ba4922-6ead-11e4-94d6-0f1676c87cca.html
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.