1973 Tangerine Bowl
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| Date | December 22, 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Florida Field | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Gainesville, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Chuck Varner, Miami (back) Brad Cousino, Miami (lineman) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Richard McVay (MAC; split crew: MAC, SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 37,234 | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1973 Tangerine Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Florida Gators and the Miami Redskins (located in Oxford, Ohio and now nicknamed the RedHawks). Played in Gainesville, Florida, this game is the only time that the Tangerine Bowl (now the Citrus Bowl) was not played in Orlando.