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 defeated the Eastern Kentucky Maroons by a score of 7–6.

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

Statistics

StatisticsEKSCOmaha
First Downs1212
Rushing Yards133103
Passes Attempted1923
Passes Completed77
Passes Intercepted by10
Passing Yards65105
Yards Penalized4530
Punts-Average5-305-29.2
Fumbles Lost31