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The '''1960 Gator Bowl''' was a post-season [[college football]] [[bowl game]] between the [[Southwest Conference]] co-champion [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas Razorbacks]] and the [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|Yellow Jackets]] of [[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]] representing the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]. Arkansas defeated Georgia Tech, 14-7, in front of 45,104 spectators.<ref>"Attendance Recap." [http://www.gatorbowl.com/media_history_ar.html Attendance.] The official site of the [[Gator Bowl]]. Retrieved on February 1, 2009</ref> There were two players named [[Most Valuable Player]]: [[Jim Mooty]] of [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas]] and [[Maxie Baughan]] of [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]]<ref>"MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS WINNING TEAM." [http://www.gatorbowl.com/media_history_mvpw.html Site.] The official site of the [[Gator Bowl]]. Retrieved on February 1, 2009</ref><ref>"MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS LOSING TEAM." [http://www.gatorbowl.com/media_history_mvpl.html Site.] The official site of the [[Gator Bowl]]. Retrieved on February 1, 2009</ref>
The '''1960 Gator Bowl''' was a [[college football]] [[bowl game]] between the [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets]] representing the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) and the [[Southwest Conference]] (SWC) co-champion [[1959 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas Razorbacks]]. Arkansas defeated Georgia Tech, 14–7, in front of 45,104 spectators.<ref>"Attendance Recap." [http://www.gatorbowl.com/media_history_ar.html Attendance.] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120905195631/http://www.gatorbowl.com/media_history_ar.html |date=2012-09-05 }} The official site of the [[Gator Bowl]]. Retrieved on February 1, 2009</ref> There were two players named Most Valuable Player: [[Jim Mooty]] of Arkansas and [[Maxie Baughan]] of Georgia Tech.<ref>"MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS WINNING TEAM." [http://www.gatorbowl.com/media_history_mvpw.html Site.] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121206025738/http://www.gatorbowl.com/media_history_mvpw.html |date=2012-12-06 }} The official site of the [[Gator Bowl]]. Retrieved on February 1, 2009</ref><ref>"MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS LOSING TEAM." [http://www.gatorbowl.com/media_history_mvpl.html Site.]{{Dead link|date=February 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The official site of the [[Gator Bowl]]. Retrieved on February 1, 2009</ref>


==Setting==
==Setting==
{{See also|1959 Arkansas Razorbacks football team}}
{{See also|1959 Arkansas Razorbacks football team}}
The 1960 Gator Bowl featured a [[Frank Broyles|second-year head coach]] up against his [[Georgia Institute of Technology|alma mater]] and [[Bobby Dodd|mentor]], as well as two teams that had met in a bowl game previously in the decade. Georgia Tech was 11-2 in bowl games entering the contest.<ref>{{ cite news | url = http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/acc/georgia_tech/bowl_history.php | title = Georgia Tech Bowl History | work = College Football Data Warehouse | date = | accessdate = 1-2-2009 }}</ref>


The 1960 Gator Bowl featured Georgia Tech, led by [[Bobby Dodd]], against his protege [[Frank Broyles]], who coached Arkansas, and was a former GT alumnus. Georgia Tech was 11–2 in bowl games entering the contest.<ref>{{ cite news | url = http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/acc/georgia_tech/bowl_history.php | title = Georgia Tech Bowl History | work = College Football Data Warehouse | access-date = February 1, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090129074542/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/acc/georgia_tech/bowl_history.php | archive-date = 2009-01-29 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
Arkansas finished their SWC schedule 5-1, losing only to #3 [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]]. The Hogs also lost to #6 [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]] at [[Crump Stadium]] in a nonconference matchup.


Georgia Tech started 4-0, but struggled the rest of the year, losing to [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]], [[Duke Blue Devils football|Duke]], and [[Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate|rival]] [[Georgia Bulldogs football under Wally Butts#1959|Georgia]] at home, and [[1959 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] in [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]].
Georgia Tech started 4–0, but struggled the rest of the year, losing to [[1959 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]], [[Duke Blue Devils football|Duke]], and [[1959 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] at home, and [[1959 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] in [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]].


Arkansas finished their SWC schedule 5–1, losing only to #3 [[1959 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]]. The Hogs also lost to #6 [[1959 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]] at [[Crump Stadium]] in a non-conference match-up.
The Ramblin' Wreck and Razorbacks did have a common opponent, The [[SMU Mustangs football|Mustangs]] of [[Southern Methodist University|SMU]] (5-4-1), who GT defeated 16-12 and the [[Arkansas Razorbacks football, 1950-1959#1959|Hogs beat 17-14]].

The Yellow Jackets and Razorbacks had one common opponent, the [[SMU Mustangs football|SMU Mustangs]] (5–4–1), who Georgia Tech defeated 16–12 and lost to the Arkansas, 17–14.


==Game summary==
==Game summary==
The [[Ramblin' Wreck]] began by dominating the ball, consuming over eleven minutes before failing a [[field goal (football)|field goal]] from the Arkansas 8 yard line. However, it took only two plays on Tech's second drive to hit pay dirt as GT [[quarterback]] Marvin Tibbetts scrambled 51 yards for a [[touchdown]]. Joe Paul Alberty scored from one yard out on the ensuing Razorback possession to tie the game at 7. Razorback rushers [[Lance Alworth]] and [[Jim Mooty]] took over in the third quarter, working in tandem to go 78 yards with Mooty finishing with a 19 yard score.
Georgia Tech began the game by controlling the ball for over eleven minutes before failing a [[Field goal (football)|field goal]] from the Arkansas 8-yard line. However, it took only two plays on Tech's second drive to hit pay dirt as Georgia Tech [[quarterback]] Marvin Tibbetts scrambled 51 yards for a [[touchdown]]. Joe Paul Alberty scored from one yard out on the ensuing Razorback possession to tie the game at 7. Razorback rushers [[Lance Alworth]] and [[Jim Mooty]] took over in the third quarter, working in tandem to go 78 yards with Mooty finishing with a 19 yard score.


Arkansas' record in the postseason improved to 2-1-2, with Tech dropping to 11-3.
Arkansas' record in the postseason improved to 2–1–2, with Tech dropping to 11–3.


Two members of the game would be inducted into the Gator Bowl Hall of Fame, [[Maxie Baughan]], a [[center (American football)|center]] and [[linebacker]] named an [[All-America]]n during 1959 from Georgia Tech, and [[Frank Broyles]], the head coach of Arkansas.<ref>"Hall of Fame Inductees." [http://www.gatorbowl.com/media_history_hof.html Site.] The official site of the [[Gator Bowl]]. Retrieved on February 1, 2009</ref>
Two members were later inducted into the Gator Bowl Hall of Fame, [[Maxie Baughan]], a [[Center (gridiron football)|center]] and [[linebacker]] named an [[All-America]]n during 1959 from Georgia Tech, and [[Frank Broyles]], the head coach of Arkansas.<ref>"Hall of Fame Inductees." [http://www.gatorbowl.com/media_history_hof.html Site.] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130124090423/http://www.gatorbowl.com/media_history_hof.html |date=2013-01-24 }} The official site of the [[Gator Bowl]]. Retrieved on February 1, 2009</ref>
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Latest revision as of 03:56, 13 May 2024

1960 Gator Bowl
1234 Total
Georgia Tech 7000 7
Arkansas 0770 14
DateJanuary 2, 1960
Season1959
StadiumGator Bowl
LocationJacksonville, Florida
MVPArkansas: Jim Mooty Georgia Tech: Maxie Baughan
RefereeBurns McKinney (SWC;
split crew: SWC, SEC)
Attendance45,104
PayoutUS$196,851
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersRay Scott[1]
Gator Bowl
 < 1958 1960 (Dec)

The 1960 Gator Bowl was a college football bowl game between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Southwest Conference (SWC) co-champion Arkansas Razorbacks. Arkansas defeated Georgia Tech, 14–7, in front of 45,104 spectators.[2] There were two players named Most Valuable Player: Jim Mooty of Arkansas and Maxie Baughan of Georgia Tech.[3][4]

Setting

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The 1960 Gator Bowl featured Georgia Tech, led by Bobby Dodd, against his protege Frank Broyles, who coached Arkansas, and was a former GT alumnus. Georgia Tech was 11–2 in bowl games entering the contest.[5]

Georgia Tech started 4–0, but struggled the rest of the year, losing to Auburn, Duke, and Georgia at home, and Alabama in Birmingham.

Arkansas finished their SWC schedule 5–1, losing only to #3 Texas. The Hogs also lost to #6 Ole Miss at Crump Stadium in a non-conference match-up.

The Yellow Jackets and Razorbacks had one common opponent, the SMU Mustangs (5–4–1), who Georgia Tech defeated 16–12 and lost to the Arkansas, 17–14.

Game summary

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Georgia Tech began the game by controlling the ball for over eleven minutes before failing a field goal from the Arkansas 8-yard line. However, it took only two plays on Tech's second drive to hit pay dirt as Georgia Tech quarterback Marvin Tibbetts scrambled 51 yards for a touchdown. Joe Paul Alberty scored from one yard out on the ensuing Razorback possession to tie the game at 7. Razorback rushers Lance Alworth and Jim Mooty took over in the third quarter, working in tandem to go 78 yards with Mooty finishing with a 19 yard score.

Arkansas' record in the postseason improved to 2–1–2, with Tech dropping to 11–3.

Two members were later inducted into the Gator Bowl Hall of Fame, Maxie Baughan, a center and linebacker named an All-American during 1959 from Georgia Tech, and Frank Broyles, the head coach of Arkansas.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "TV: Best Bets on the Nets". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 2, 1960. p. 15. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Attendance Recap." Attendance. Archived 2012-09-05 at archive.today The official site of the Gator Bowl. Retrieved on February 1, 2009
  3. ^ "MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS WINNING TEAM." Site. Archived 2012-12-06 at archive.today The official site of the Gator Bowl. Retrieved on February 1, 2009
  4. ^ "MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS LOSING TEAM." Site.[permanent dead link] The official site of the Gator Bowl. Retrieved on February 1, 2009
  5. ^ "Georgia Tech Bowl History". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved February 1, 2009.
  6. ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees." Site. Archived 2013-01-24 at archive.today The official site of the Gator Bowl. Retrieved on February 1, 2009