1960 Gator Bowl (December)

1960 Gator Bowl
1960 Gator Bowl
Florida Gators	Baylor Bears
(8–2)	(8–2)
SEC	SWC
13	12
Head coach: ; Ray Graves	Head coach: ; John Bridgers
AP	Coaches
18	16
AP	Coaches
12	12
Date	December 31, 1960
Season	1960
Stadium	Gator Bowl
Location	Jacksonville, Florida
MVP	Florida: Larry Libertore Baylor: Bobby Ply
Gator Bowl
< 1960 (Jan)	1961 >

The 1960 Gator Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Florida Gators representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Baylor Bears of the Southwest Conference (SWC). Florida defeated Baylor 13–12.^[1] Both quarterbacks were the game's Most Valuable Player: Florida's Larry Libertore and Baylor's Bobby Ply.^[2]

Game summary[]

Led by Vic Miranda, the Gator defense halted a 75-yard drive by Baylor on the half-yard line in the first quarter, setting the stage for two second quarter touchdowns.^[3] Baylor running back Ronnie Goodwin dropped the winning 2-point try in the closing seconds. Baylor quarterback Bobby Ply set a Gator Bowl record with 13 completions.^[4]

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	FLA	BAY
2			20		FLA	Don Goodman 4-yard touchdown run, Cash kick good	7	0
2			0		FLA	Fumble recovery returned 0 yards for touchdown by Larry Travis, Cash kick no good	13	0
4			71		BAY	Ronnie Goodwin 11-yard touchdown reception from Bobby Ply, Corley kick No good	13	6
4			72		BAY	Ronnie Bull 4-yard touchdown run, 2-point Pass Incomplete	13	12
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							13	12

References[]

^ MGGC Online | 1960 Gator Bowl
^ "Ode to the Case: Baylor Football in the 1960's". 28 July 2014.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2015-09-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Baylor's bowl game history".

External links[]

Video of game

[1] MGGC Online | 1960 Gator Bowl

[2] "Ode to the Case: Baylor Football in the 1960's". 28 July 2014.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2015-09-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Baylor's bowl game history".

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