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Wilburn Tucker Head coach
Eddie Teague | ||
The 1960 Tangerine Bowl was held on December 30, 1960, at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The Citadel Bulldogs of the Southern Conference defeated the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles of the Ohio Valley Conference by a score of 27–0. The Tangerine Bowl is a former name of what is now called the Citrus Bowl.
Heading into the game, The Citadel finished their regular season slate with a 7–2–1 record, finishing second in the Southern Conference behind VMI. This would be the sole bowl appearance for The Citadel.
Tennessee Tech entered with an 8–2 record. They were Ohio Valley Conference champions after having finished 6–0 in conference play. This appearance was their last appearance in the Citrus Bowl. They have appeared in only one bowl since this game: the 1972 Grantland Rice Bowl, which they also lost.
Neither team was ranked before or after the game.