The 1955 Tangerine Bowl was an American college football bowl game played after the 1954 season, on January 1, 1955, at the Tangerine Bowl stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Omaha Indians (today's Omaha Mavericks, who no longer have a football team) defeated the Eastern Kentucky Maroons (now the Eastern Kentucky Colonels) by a score of 7–6. ^[3]

Game summary

Omaha scored on a 30-yard pass play in the first quarter, with Bill Englehardt both throwing the touchdown pass and then kicking the extra point. Eastern Kentucky answered with a touchdown in the second quarter, but the extra point was missed, leaving the score 7–6 at halftime. After a scoreless second half, the missed extra point proved to be the difference in the game. Englehardt was named the game's MVP.

Scoring summary

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Statistics

References

Further reading

• Grace, Erin (April 13, 2014). "Years later, Omaha U's 1955 Tangerine Bowl triumph still sweet". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
• "A look back at 1955 Tangerine Bowl featuring Omaha University". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved March 5, 2017 – via starherald.com. (video)

External links

• 1955 Tangerine Bowl Digital Collection from the University of Nebraska Omaha Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library