1969 Tangerine Bowl

(7–4)

(10–0)

Head coach:
Homer Smith

Head coach:
Frank Lauterbur

AP	Coaches
20	NR

	1	2	3	4	Total
Davidson	13	0	20	0	33
Toledo	21	14	14	7	56

Date

December 26, 1969

Season

1969

Stadium

Citrus Bowl

Location

Orlando, Florida

MVP

Chuck Ealey (QB; Toledo)

Favorite

Toledo

The 1969 Tangerine Bowl was held on December 26, 1969, at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The Toledo Rockets of the Mid-American Conference defeated the Davidson Wildcats of the Southern Conference by a score of 56–33. The Tangerine Bowl is a former name of what is now called the Citrus Bowl.

Heading into the game, the University of Toledo finished their regular season slate with a first-ever perfect 10–0–0 record. The Rockets also held a #20 Associated Press (AP) national ranking—their first ever appearance in a national poll. The 1969 Toledo Rockets football team was led by All-American defensive tackle Mel Long and quarterback Chuck Ealey.

Davidson College, meanwhile, qualified as Southern Conference champions for the first time ever. They finished their regular season with a 7–4–0 record. The 1969 Tangerine Bowl is still Davidson's only postseason bowl appearance.

In the game, the Rockets accumulated 324 yards of total offense and scored 42 points in the first half alone. Quarterback Chuck Ealey was voted the game's most valuable player. Ealey ran nine times for 83 yards and threw for 147 yards and three touchdowns on 10-of-13 passing. Don Fair caught four passed for 78 yards while Charles Cole ran 22 times for 152 yards. Toledo finished the season with a #20 national ranking in the final AP Poll.

References

1969 Tangerine Bowl. Davidson Wildcats football media guide, p. 21. Retrieved on 27 November 2009.
AP Poll Archive. appollarchive.com. Retrieved on 27 November 2009.

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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.

Toledo Rockets bowl games

1969 Tangerine Bowl 1970 Tangerine Bowl 1971 Tangerine Bowl 1981 California Bowl 1984 California Bowl 1995 Las Vegas Bowl 2001 Motor City Bowl 2002 Motor City Bowl 2004 Motor City Bowl 2005 GMAC Bowl 2010 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 2011 Military Bowl 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl 2015 GoDaddy Bowl 2015 Boca Raton Bowl 2016 Camellia Bowl

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