canvasleft.blogg.se

• #Lsu roster for 1979 tangerine bowl program mac

Many words should be written on the Century celebration of his life, notably his impact on his players, who like Dale Brown’s graduates, were fabulously successful in their careers in business, as doctors, lawyers and more than a few NFL stalwarts even though Mac’s teams were known more for grit than for overpowering talent.

#Lsu roster for 1979 tangerine bowl program mac

Miles drops from 114 triumphs in TigerTown to 77, leaving Mac 60 victories ahead of Les and 54 wins up on the number coach on the LSU football list, Bernie Moore, who piloted the Tigers from 1935-47. Les Miles was just stripped of 37 wins by the NCAA for using an illegal player. Forty-four years later, Mac is way ahead of any LSU successors in total victories. When John Ed Bradley carted his mentor off the field at the 1979 Tangerine Bowl in the final game for both of them, Mac departed Orlando with 137 career victories at a time when schools were playing ten and eleven game seasons. McClendon logged 27 years on the Tiger staff, including a record 18 as head coach. Then he arrived at LSU as an aide to Gaynell Tinsley in 1953, was retained by Paul Dietzel in 1955 and succeeded Tall Paul as head coach in 1962. Bogus championships happened in an era when teams were crowned before post-season play.Īfter Mac’s collegiate career, he served as an assistant for one season at Vanderbilt in 1952. Kentucky beat national champion Oklahoma 13-7 in the Sugar Bowl. The lone hiccup on the schedule was a 7-0 loss at Knoxville to Tennessee. The 1950 Wildcats outscored eleven foes 393-69 for an average margin of victory of 36-6. The 1950 unit is revered in Lexington and is recognized by some outlets as the national champion for that year and justifiably so. He was back from WWII and primed to play for fellow Arkansan Bear Bryant at the University of Kentucky.Ĭharlie Mac was a member of the greatest team in UK history. The undefeated 1955 Hillsdale College football team refused an invitation to the game when bowl officials insisted that Hillsdale's four African-American players would not be allowed to play in the game.Lewisville is 32 miles from the tiny hamlet of Stephens (population 770) where Coach Mac is buried and 24 miles from Hope, Arkansas (population 8,952) where Bill Clinton was born when McClendon was a strapping lad of 22.

For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. Ken Gibler 10-yard touchdown reception from Bobbie Joe Scates, Lavon Norvell kick shortīarry Drexler 30-yard touchdown reception from Pat Tarquinio, Keith Birmingham kick wide Despite other scoring chances, including Juniata having two first-and-goal opportunities in the fourth quarter, the game ended in a 6–6 tie. The teams played to a 6–6 tie.Īll scoring took place in the first quarter, with each team scoring a touchdown via a passing play, and both teams missing their extra point attempts. Juniata had outscored their regular season opponents 240–32 with 4 shutouts, and had a 23-game winning streak, while Missouri Valley had outscored their opponents 207–84 with 2 shutouts. The Juniata Indians with a record of 8–0 faced the Missouri Valley Vikings with a record of 9–1. The 1956 Tangerine Bowl was an American college football bowl game played after the 1955 season, on January 2, 1956, at the Tangerine Bowl stadium in Orlando, Florida. College football game 1956 Tangerine Bowl