1961 Orange Bowl

1961 Orange Bowl
	27th edition
Missouri Tigers	Navy Midshipmen
(10–0)	(9–1)
Big Eight	Independent
21	14
Head coach: ; Dan Devine	Head coach: ; Wayne Hardin
AP	Coaches
5	4
AP	Coaches
4	6
Date	January 2, 1961
Season	1960
Stadium	Orange Bowl
Location	Miami, Florida
Favorite	Missouri by 6½ points[1]
Referee	W. P. Astle
Attendance	72,212
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS
Announcers	Ray Scott, Paul Christman

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

Missouri

Missouri won its first nine games; they lost to visiting Kansas,[1][4] but the Jayhawks used an ineligible player and later forfeited.[5][6]

Navy

Navy's only loss was in early November at Duke;[7] the Blue Devils went on to win the Cotton Bowl. Senior halfback Joe Bellino won the Heisman Trophy.

Game summary

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

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.

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References

"Missouri's power gets Orange nod". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 2, 1961. p. 44.
"Missouri topples Navy, 21-14". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 3, 1961. p. 3B.
"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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[mizpwr-1] "Missouri's power gets Orange nod". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 2, 1961. p. 44.

[mtopnvy-2] "Missouri topples Navy, 21-14". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 3, 1961. p. 3B.

[srstopjo-3] "Tigers stop Navy Joe to win Orange Bowl, 21-14". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 3, 1961. p. 17.

[kupsmo-4] "Kansas upsets Missouri for loop crown, but losers awarded bid to Orange Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 20, 1960. p. 1B.

[strptle-5] 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.

[jhllt-6] "Jayhawks lose league title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 9, 1960. p. 2B.

[ttonvy-7] "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 for either the Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, or Bowl Championship Series in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, and 2005. There was an Orange Bowl in January and December in 1996 and 2014. The 2015 and 2018 editions were College Football Playoff semifinals. The next edition to be a CFP semifinal will be in 2021.