1979 Tangerine Bowl
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
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
LSU |
WF |
1 |
9:08 |
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LSU |
David Woodley 13-yard touchdown run, Barthel kick good |
7 |
0
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1 |
4:14 |
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LSU |
David Woodley 3-yard touchdown run, Barthel kick good |
14 |
0
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2 |
3:28 |
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LSU |
Murphree 19-yard touchdown reception from David Woodley, Barthel kick good |
21 |
0
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2 |
2:53 |
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LSU |
37-yard field goal by Barthel |
24 |
0
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2 |
0:00 |
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WF |
29-yard field goal by Denfeld |
24 |
3
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3 |
11:45 |
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WF |
Baumgardner 19-yard touchdown reception from Venuto, Harnisch kick good |
24 |
10
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4 |
12:17 |
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LSU |
41-yard field goal by Barthel |
27 |
10
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4 |
8:32 |
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LSU |
Steve Ensminger 3-yard touchdown run, Barthel kick good |
34 |
10
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
34 |
10 |
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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 |
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- There was a Citrus Bowl in January and December in 1958, 1960 and 2016.
- There was no Citrus Bowl in 1959.
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Pound sign (#) denotes BCS National Championship Game.
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