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The 1950 Tangerine Bowl was an American
college football
bowl game played after the
1949 season , on January 2, 1950, at the
Tangerine Bowl stadium in
Orlando, Florida . The game was the fourth annual Tangerine Bowl, now known as the
Citrus Bowl , and saw the
Saint Vincent defeat the
Emory and Henry , 7–6. Both teams had entered the bowl undefeated.
[3] This game was the second Tangerine Bowl where MVP honors were awarded; they were given to
fullback Don Henigin of Saint Vincent and
quarterback Chick Davis of Emory and Henry.[
citation needed ]
Game summary
The only scoring was two touchdowns in the second quarter. Saint Vincent scored first, and converted their
extra point for a 7–0 lead. Emory and Henry scored a touchdown as well, but missed the extra point, leaving the score 7–6 at halftime. After a scoreless second half, the missed extra point proved to be the margin of victory.
Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
StV
E&H
2
5
17
StV
Don Henigin 1-yard touchdown run, Jack Heimbeucher kick good
7
0
2
11
54
E&H
Bob Howard 4-yard touchdown reception from Chick Davis, Bill Pippin kick no good
7
6
"TOP" =
time of possession . For other American football terms, see
Glossary of American football .
7
6
[2]
[4]
Statistics
Statistics
[2]
Saint Vincent
Emory and Henry
First downs
8
21
Rushing yards
134
192
Passes attempted
13
27
Passes completed
4
16
Passing yards
34
142
Punt average
37.5
33.5
References
^
"JANUARY 2 BOWL GAMES" .
Nevada State Journal .
Reno, Nevada . January 1, 1950. Retrieved March 8, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^
a
b
c
d Hughes, Carl (January 3, 1950).
"St. Vincent Edges Emory & Henry, 7-6" .
The Pittsburgh Press . Retrieved March 8, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ Hughes, Carl (January 1, 1950).
"Evenly-Rated Foes Battle Monday Night" .
The Pittsburgh Press . Retrieved March 8, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^
"St. Vincent Licks Emory and Henry" .
The News-Press .
Fort Myers, Florida . Associated Press. January 3, 1950. Retrieved March 8, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
Further reading
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.
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