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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
[ 1]
^ 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.
Formerly known as the Tangerine / Florida Citrus / Capital One Bowl
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.