1962 Tangerine Bowl


The 1962 Tangerine Bowl was an American college football bowl game played after the 1962 season, on December 22 at the Tangerine Bowl stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Miami Redskins with a record of 8–1–1 played the Houston Cougars with a record of 6–4. Houston won the game, by a score of 49–21.

Background

In his 7th season at Miami, Pont led the Redskins to their first bowl game since 1951. After serving as an assistant coach for eight seasons at Michigan State, Yeoman had been hired to coach Houston in 1962. He led them to their first bowl game since 1952.

Game summary

Billy Roland threw 11-of-17 for 199 yards and 3 touchdowns, and Joe Lopasky caught 3 passes for 81 yards while scoring four touchdowns, with Roland being named MVP of the game.

Aftermath

Pont left for Yale after the game ended. Miami would not be in a bowl game until 1973. Houston would soon utilize the Veer offense near the end of the decade, particularly in their next bowl game in 1969.

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