1963 Tangerine Bowl

The 1963 Tangerine Bowl was an NCAA College Division game following the 1963 season, between the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the Coast Guard Bears. Western Kentucky quarterback Sharon Miller was named the game's most valuable player.[3]

1963 Tangerine Bowl
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Coast Guard Bears (9–0–1) (8–0) Ohio Valley Conference Independent 27 0 Head coach:  Nick Denes Head coach:  Otto Graham
1 2 3 4 Total Western Kentucky 0 14 6 7 27 Coast Guard 0 0 0 0 0
Date	December 28, 1963
Season	1963
Stadium	Tangerine Bowl
Location	Orlando, Florida
MVP	Sharon Miller[1]
Attendance	7,500[2]

Notable participants

Western Kentucky linebacker Dale Lindsey and running back Jim Burt were selected in the 1965 NFL Draft. Lindsey has subsequently coached at both the college and professional levels, and in December 2012 became the head coach of the San Diego Toreros. Lindsey, Burt, and head coach Nick Denes are inductees of the university's athletic hall of fame.[4]

Coast Guard head coach Otto Graham is an inductee of both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP WK CG 2 7:23 6 32 WK Sharon Miller 12-yard touchdown run, Sam Clark kick good 7 0 2 5:00 WK John Mutchler 20-yard touchdown reception from Sharon Miller, Sam Clark kick good 14 0 3 3 67 WK Stan Napper 57-yard touchdown reception from Sharon Miller, Sam Clark kick blocked by Roger Roberts 20 0 4 13:59 1 14 WK Jim Burt 14-yard touchdown run, Sam Clark kick good 27 0 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 27 0

[2][3][5]

Statistics

Program cover for 1963 game

Statistics[3]	Western Kentucky	Coast Guard
First Downs	7	12
Rushing Yards	144	5
Passes Attempted	16	39
Passes Completed	3	14
Passes Intercepted by	4	0
Passing Yards	80	186
Yards Penalized	120	45
Punts-Average	8-36.0	4-27.5
Fumbles Lost	4	8

References

1. Bassine, Bob (December 29, 1963). "Hilltopper Defense Does Job". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 11, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
2. "Coast Guard Bows in Tangerine Bowl, 27-0". Los Angeles Times. UPI. December 29, 1963. Retrieved March 2, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
3. Newell, Bill (December 29, 1963). "Western Kentucky Beats Coast Guard". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Retrieved March 2, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
4. "WKU Athletic Hall of Fame". wkusports.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
5. Adams, David C. (December 29, 1963). "Western Romps 27-0 In Tangerine Bowl". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. Retrieved March 2, 2017 – via newspapers.com.

Further reading

• "Coast Guard Academy to honor 50th Anniversary of 1963 Champions Football Team". Coast Guard News. September 13, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
• "Tangerine Bowl 1963". CGAAlumniAssociation. November 27, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2017 – via YouTube. (video)
• "Football Program – WKU vs US Coast Guard Academy" (PDF). WKU Archives. Retrieved March 3, 2017.