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The 1961 Orange Bowl was the 27th edition of the college football bowl game , played at the Orange Bowl in Miami , Florida , on Monday, January 2. Part of the 1960–61 bowl game season, the fifth-ranked Missouri Tigers of the Big Eight Conference defeated the #4 Navy Midshipmen , 21–14.[2] [3]
New Year's Day was on a Sunday in 1961; the college bowl games were played the following day.
Teams
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Missouri
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Missouri won its first nine games; they lost to visiting Kansas ,[1] [4] [5] [6]
Navy
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Navy's only loss was in early November at Duke ;[7] Cotton Bowl . Senior halfback Joe Bellino won the Heisman Trophy .
Game summary
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The game kicked off at 1 pm.[1]
Navy jumped to a 6–0 lead with a 98-yard fumble return for a touchdown. But Missouri answered when Norm Beal intercepted Navy's Hal Spooner, rumbling down the sideline for a 90-yard return, giving Missouri a 7–6 advantage. They then drove 80 yards for a second touchdown, and led 14–6 at halftime.
Missouri's defense shut down the Midshipmen's running game, including Heisman Trophy winner Joe Bellino , forcing Navy to pass. But Missouri continued to run the ball, grinding it out for 223 rushing yards. After a scoreless third quarter, Missouri drove down 64 yards and capitalized with a 1-yard run from quarterback Ronnie Taylor. Taylor, who went 1 for 6 passing, threw for only five total yards. Down 21–6, Bellino caught a 27-yard pass from Spooner, and then made the two-point conversion, cutting the lead to 21–14. Missouri held on for the win. President-elect John F. Kennedy attended the game.[2] [3]
Aftermath
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Missouri's next major bowl appearance was after the 1965 season, a win in the Sugar . Their only Orange Bowl since this one was in January 1970 .
This remains Navy's only Orange Bowl; their next major bowl appearance is their most recent, the Cotton following the 1963 season.
This was the last telecast of the Orange Bowl by CBS for 35 years .
References
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^ a b "Tigers stop Navy Joe to win Orange Bowl, 21-14" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 3, 1961. p. 17.
^ "Kansas upsets Missouri for loop crown, but losers awarded bid to Orange Bowl" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. November 20, 1960. p. 1B.
^ Morey, Earl (December 9, 1960). "Big Eight voted 5-3 to strip KU's title in Bert Coan action" . Lawrence Daily Journal-World . p. 1.
^ "Jayhawks lose league title" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. December 9, 1960. p. 2B.
^ "Duke turns tables on Navy" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. November 20, 1960. p. 2B.
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Notes
The game was also the national title game (Bowl Coalition , Bowl Alliance , or Bowl Championship Series ) in 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, and 2005.
There was an Orange Bowl in January and December in 1996, 2014, and 2021.
The 2015, 2018, and 2021 (December) editions were College Football Playoff semifinals.
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