34 10 10 34 Season 1979 Champion LSU Tigers football Stadium Camping World Stadium | 10 0 Wake Forest 0 MVP QB David Woodley, LSU Date 22 December 1979 Attendance 38,666 | |
Location Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida, United States Similar 1992 Florida Citrus Bowl, 1982 Tangerine Bowl, 1985 Florida Citrus Bowl, 1997 Independence Bowl, 2014 Music City Bowl | ||
The 1979 Tangerine Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 22, 1979 at Orlando Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The game matched the LSU Tigers against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. It was the final contest of the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams. The game ended in a 34–10 victory for the Tigers.
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Palmer invites wfu alumni and friends to the 1979 tangerine bowl
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The game matched the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers had a conference record of 4–2 and the Demon Decons had a conference record of 3–2. The game was the first bowl game featuring the Tigers and the Demon Deacons, and was their third overall meeting. Pittsburgh led the series 2–0 heading into the game. The teams first meeting was in 1960, when the Tigers defeated the Demon Deacons 16–0.