1949 Tangerine Bowl

Murray State Racers	Sul Ross State Lobos
(9–1)	(10–0)
21	21
Head coach: Fred Faurot	Head coach: Paul Pierce

	1	2	3	4	Total
Murray State	0	7	7	7	21
Sul Ross State	7	14	0	0	21

Date

January 1, 1949

Season

1948

Stadium

Tangerine Bowl

Location

Orlando, Florida

MVP

Dale McDaniels, Murray State
Ted Scown, Sul Ross State

Attendance

9,000

The 1949 Tangerine Bowl an American college football bowl game played on January 1, 1949 at the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The game was the third annual Tangerine Bowl, now known as the Citrus Bowl, and saw Murray State tie Sul Ross State, 21–21. The game was the Tangerine Bowl's first tie; there would not be another tie until the 1954 Tangerine Bowl, which ended 7–7. This game was also the highest scoring tie in Tangerine Bowl history, throughout all name changes. This game was the first Tangerine Bowl where MVP honors were awarded. They were given Dale McDaniels of Murray State and Ted Scown of Sul Ross State.

Game summary

The first quarter saw only seven points scored: the Lobos from Sul Ross State found the end zone from 1 yard out.

The second quarter featured half of the game's scoring; Sul Ross State increased its lead to 14 with a 5-yard pass and then to 21 with a 12-yard run. The Racers fought back and the game went to halftime 21–7 after an 85-yard kickoff return touchdown.

The third quarter saw Murray State score their second touchdown of the game: a 7-yard rush. The game was 21–14 after the third quarter.

Murray State extended their scoring run with a 2-yard rush - this tied the game at 21–21 and was the only scoring in the fourth quarter. The game ended with the Lobos and Racers tied at 21.

References

Tangerine / Florida Citrus / Capital One / Citrus Bowl

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Notes	There was a Citrus Bowl in January and December in 1958, 1960 and 2016. There was no Citrus Bowl in 1959.

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