1961 Gator Bowl
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| 1961 Gator Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QB Galen Hall (Penn State) HB Joe Auer (Georgia Tech) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | James Artley (SEC; split crew: SEC, EIFA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1961 Gator Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 30, 1961, at Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. The game pitted the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Penn State started the season ranked #7, though a loss to Miami early in the season dropped them out. Penn state had a three-game winning streak going into this bowl game, which was their third straight bowl appearance.
The Yellow Jackets managed to have a winning season for the first time in two years, with highlights being a win over #7 ranked Rice and a four-game winning streak in the middle season, with losses to LSU, Tennessee, and Alabama compounding their season. This was the third straight bowl appearance in the Gator Bowl.