1960 Orange Bowl

1960 Orange Bowl
26th Orange Bowl
Missouri Tigers Georgia Bulldogs
(6–4) (9–1)
Big 7 SEC
0 14
Head coach: 
Dan Devine		 Head coach: 
Wally Butts
APCoaches
1820
APCoaches
55
1234 Total
Missouri 0000 0
Georgia 7700 14
DateJanuary 1, 1960
Season1959
StadiumOrange Bowl
LocationMiami, Florida
FavoriteGeorgia by 12 points[1]
RefereeCharles Bowen (SEC;
split crew: SEC, Big Seven)
Attendance75,280
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS[2]
AnnouncersJoe Boland, Paul Christman
Orange Bowl
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The 1960 Orange Bowl was the 26th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, on Friday, January 1. Part of the 1959–60 bowl game season, the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) shut out the No. 18 Missouri Tigers of the Big Eight Conference, 14–0.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Martin, Whitney (January 1, 1960). "Aerials may key contest". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. p. 11.
  2. ^ "Bowl Schedule". The Item. Sumter, South Carolina. AP. December 31, 1959. p. 8. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Martin, Whitney (January 2, 1960). "Two pass plays difference as Georgia tops Missouri". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Georgia wins, 14-0, on defense, passes". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 2, 1960. p. 6.
  5. ^ "Passes help Georgia win Orange Bowl 14-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1960. p. 5.