| 1961 Gator Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QB Galen Hall (Penn State) HB Joe Auer (Georgia Tech) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | James Artley (SEC; split crew: SEC, EIFA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1961 Gator Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 30, 1961, at Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. The game pitted the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.