1953 Tangerine Bowl

East Texas State scored two touchdowns in the first quarter, jumping out to a 13–0 lead. Tennessee Tech prevented them from scoring during the next two quarters, but were unable to score themselves, and the game entered the fourth quarter still at 13–0. During the final quarter, East Texas State scored three more touchdowns to stretch their lead to 33–0, the game's final score. Halfback Marvin Brown, who had scored two of East Texas State's five touchdowns, was named the game's most valuable player.^[1]

East Texas State would make three more appearances in this bowl during the 1950s, including the next playing, the 1954 Tangerine Bowl. Tennessee Tech's next postseason appearance would come eight seasons later, in this bowl game, the December 1960 Tangerine Bowl.