1979 Tangerine Bowl

1979 Tangerine Bowl
1234 Total
LSU 1410010 34
Wake Forest 0370 10
DateDecember 22, 1979
Season1979
StadiumOrlando Stadium
LocationOrlando, Florida
MVPDavid Woodley, LSU (overall)[1]
Jerry Murphree, LSU (offensive)[1]
Benjy Thibodeaux, LSU (defensive)[1]
Attendance38,666[1]
PayoutUS$150,000 per school[1]
Tangerine Bowl
 < 1978  1980

The 1979 Tangerine Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 22, 1979 at Orlando Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The game matched the LSU Tigers against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.[2] It was the final contest of the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams. The game ended in a 34–10 victory for the Tigers.[3]

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  2. ^ "Wake Forest to get Tangerine Bowl Bid". news.google.com. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  3. ^ "Citrus Bowl". sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 19, 2015.