1962 Tangerine Bowl

1962 Tangerine Bowl
1234 Total
Miami 7077 21
Houston 72877 49
DateDecember 22, 1962
Season1962
StadiumTangerine Bowl
LocationOrlando, Florida
MVPBilly Roland, Houston[1]
Attendance7500[2]
Tangerine Bowl
 < 1961  1963

The 1962 Tangerine Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 22, 1962, at the Tangerine Bowl stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Miami Redskins (based in Oxford, Ohio and now the Miami RedHawks) 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.

Remarkably, despite Lopasky's outstanding performance, the title of Tangerine Bowl MVP was awarded to UH quarterback Billy Roland. Miami entered the game with an impressive 8-1-1 record, making the Cougars' resounding victory all the more astonishing.

When questioned about the magnitude of the upset, Bill Yeoman emphatically declared, "Absolutely! We were well aware that Miami was a superior team."

This game holds a unique historical significance as it marked the inaugural televised appearance for the University of Houston. It was broadcast to regional audiences in the Southwest and Midwest, setting the stage for the Cougars' first national broadcast in 1965, which took place in the iconic Astrodome.

  1. ^ Bassine, Bob (December 23, 1962). "Houston Coaches Get Victory Bath". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 10, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Bassine, Bob (December 23, 1962). "Cougars Rip Miami, 49-21". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 10, 2017 – via newspapers.com.