1950 Tangerine Bowl

1950 Tangerine Bowl
1950 Tangerine Bowl
Saint Vincent Bearcats	Emory and Henry Wasps
(9–0)	(11–0)
	Smoky Mountain Conference
7	6
Head coach: ; Al DeLuca	Head coach: ; Conley Snidow
Date	January 2, 1950
Season	1949
Stadium	Tangerine Bowl
Location	Orlando, Florida
MVP	Don Henigin, Saint Vincent; Chick Davis, Emory and Henry
Favorite	Emory and Henry by 6
Referee	L.L. McMasters
Attendance	9,500
Tangerine Bowl
< 1949	1951 >

The 1950 Tangerine Bowl was an American college football bowl game played after the 1949 season, on January 2, 1950, at the Tangerine Bowl stadium in Orlando, Florida. The game was the fourth annual Tangerine Bowl, now known as the Citrus Bowl, and saw the Saint Vincent defeat the Emory and Henry, 7–6. Both teams had entered the bowl undefeated.^[3] This game was the second Tangerine Bowl where MVP honors were awarded; they were given to fullback Don Henigin of Saint Vincent and quarterback Chick Davis of Emory and Henry.^{[citation needed]}

Game summary

The only scoring was two touchdowns in the second quarter. Saint Vincent scored first, and converted their extra point for a 7–0 lead. Emory and Henry scored a touchdown as well, but missed the extra point, leaving the score 7–6 at halftime. After a scoreless second half, the missed extra point proved to be the margin of victory.

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	StV	E&H
2		5	17		StV	Don Henigin 1-yard touchdown run, Jack Heimbeucher kick good	7	0
2		11	54		E&H	Bob Howard 4-yard touchdown reception from Chick Davis, Bill Pippin kick no good	7	6
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							7	6

^[2]^[4]

Statistics

Statistics^[2]	Saint Vincent	Emory and Henry
First downs	8	21
Rushing yards	134	192
Passes attempted	13	27
Passes completed	4	16
Passing yards	34	142
Punt average	37.5	33.5

References

^ "JANUARY 2 BOWL GAMES". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. January 1, 1950. Retrieved March 8, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hughes, Carl (January 3, 1950). "St. Vincent Edges Emory & Henry, 7-6". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved March 8, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ Hughes, Carl (January 1, 1950). "Evenly-Rated Foes Battle Monday Night". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved March 8, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ "St. Vincent Licks Emory and Henry". The News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. Associated Press. January 3, 1950. Retrieved March 8, 2017 – via newspapers.com.

v t e Citrus Bowl
Formerly known as the Tangerine / Florida Citrus / Capital One Bowl
History & conference tie-ins	History Stadium Big Ten Conference Southeastern Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Tangerine Bowl	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 (Jan.) 1958 (Dec.) 1960 (Jan.) 1960 (Dec.) 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
Florida Citrus Bowl	1983 1984 1985 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Capital One Bowl	2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Citrus Bowl	2015 2016 (Jan.) 2016 (Dec.) 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 (Jan.) 2024 (Dec.)
There were games in January and December of 1958, 1960, and 2016. As a result, there were no games in 1959, 1986 or 2017.

v t e Emory and Henry Wasps football
Venues	Fullerton Field Bristol Municipal Stadium Fred Selfe Stadium at Nicewonder Field
Bowls & rivalries	1950 Tangerine Bowl 1951 Tangerine Bowl
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e 1949–50 NCAA football bowl game season
Refrigerator (Dec. 3) Glass (Dec. 3) Junior Sugar (Dec. 9) Junior Rose (Dec. 10) Gold Dust (Dec. 16) Silver (Dec. 17) Raisin (Dec. 31) Rose (Jan. 2) Sugar (Jan. 2) Orange (Jan. 2) Cotton (Jan. 2) Sun (Jan. 2) Oleander (Jan. 2) Pineapple (Jan. 2) Gator (Jan. 2) Salad (Jan. 2) Tangerine (Jan. 2)
All-Star Games: North–South Shrine Game (Dec. 26) Blue–Gray Football Classic (Dec. 26) East–West Shrine Game (Dec. 31) Senior Bowl (Jan. 7)

Game summary

Scoring summary

Statistics

References

Further reading