31 6 18 7 Maryville 0 Date 1 January 1947 | 0 18 6 31 0 0 Stadium Camping World Stadium | |
Champion Catawba College Indians football Location Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida, United States | ||
The 1947 Tangerine Bowl was the inaugural Tangerine Bowl, and saw Catawba College defeat Maryville, 31–6.
Game summary
The first quarter of the game saw no scoring, while the second quarter saw Catawba find the end zone three times (11-yard pass, 6-yard rush, and a 35-yard interception return), though all three extra point attempts failed and the game went to halftime 18–0 Catawba.
Catawba found the end zone again in the third quarter, on a 10-yard rush. The third quarter ended 25–0.
The fourth quarter saw Catawba find the end zone one last time, on a 20-yard pass. Maryville scored for the first time in the game. Both extra point attempts failed, and the game finished 31–6 to Catawba.
References
1947 Tangerine Bowl Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA