1955 Tangerine Bowl

The 1955 Tangerine Bowl was an American college football bowl game played after the 1954 season, on January 1, 1955, at the Tangerine Bowl stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Omaha Indians (today's Omaha Mavericks, who no longer have a football team) defeated the Eastern Kentucky Maroons (now the Eastern Kentucky Colonels) by a score of 7–6.[3]

1955 Tangerine Bowl
Eastern Kentucky Maroons Omaha Indians
(8–0–1) (9–0)
Ohio Valley Conference Central Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference
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Head coach: 
Glenn Presnell		 Head coach: 
Lloyd Cardwell
1234 Total
Eastern Kentucky 0600 6
Omaha 7000 7
DateJanuary 1, 1955
Season1954
StadiumTangerine Bowl
LocationOrlando, Florida
MVPBill Englehardt[1][2]
Attendance12,759[1][2]

Game summary

Omaha scored on a 30-yard pass play in the first quarter, with Bill Englehardt both throwing the touchdown pass and then kicking the extra point. Eastern Kentucky answered with a touchdown in the second quarter, but the extra point was missed, leaving the score 7–6 at halftime. After a scoreless second half, the missed extra point proved to be the difference in the game. Englehardt was named the game's MVP.

Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP EKSC Omaha
1 5:23 6 45 Omaha Rudy Rotella 30-yard touchdown reception from Bill Englehardt, Bill Englehardt kick good 0 7
2 3:19 12 48 EKSC Paul Greene 10-yard touchdown reception from Bobby Lenderman, Ernie Rigrish kick wide right 6 7
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 6 7

[1][2]

Statistics
Program cover for 1955 game
Statistics[1]EKSCOmaha
First Downs1212
Rushing Yards133103
Passes Attempted1923
Passes Completed77
Passes Intercepted by10
Passing Yards65105
Yards Penalized4530
Punts-Average5-305-29.2
Fumbles Lost31

References
  1. Howard, Bob (January 2, 1955). "Engelhardt Stars For Indians, Named Most Valuable Player". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 5, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  2. Carrico, Johnny (January 2, 1955). "Eastern Defeated 7 to 6 In Tangerine Bowl". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. Retrieved March 5, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  3. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/e/eastern_kentucky/1950-1954_yearly_results.php

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