1979 Tangerine Bowl

1979 Tangerine Bowl
LSU Tigers Wake Forest Demon Deacons
(6–5) (8–3)
34 10
Head coach: 
Charles McClendon		 Head coach: 
John Mackovic
AP
17
1234 Total
LSU 1410010 34
Wake Forest 0370 10
Date December 22, 1979
Season 1979
Stadium Orlando Stadium
Location Orlando, Florida
MVP QB David Woodley, LSU
Attendance 38,666

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.[1] 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.[2]

Teams

The game matched the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers had a conference record of 4–2 and the Demon Decons had a conference record of 3–2. The game was the first bowl game featuring the Tigers and the Demon Deacons, and was their third overall meeting. Pittsburgh led the series 2–0 heading into the game. The teams first meeting was in 1960, when the Tigers defeated the Demon Deacons 16–0.

Game summary

Scoring summary

[3]

Statistics

Statistics[3] LSU WF
Plays–yards 81–496 64–263
Rushes–yards 55–223 34–30
Passing yards 273 233
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–16–1 30–15–4

References

  1. ↑ "Wake Forest to get Tangerine Bowl Bid". news.google.com. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Citrus Bowl". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 "1979 Tangerine Bowl Bid" (PDF). lsusports.net. Retrieved 19 December 2015.


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