1950 Tangerine Bowl

1950 Tangerine Bowl
Saint Vincent Bearcats Emory & Henry Wasps (9–0) (11–0) Smoky Mountain Conference 7 6 Head coach:  Al DeLuca Head coach:  Conley Snidow
1 2 3 4 Total Saint Vincent 0 7 0 0 7 Emory & Henry 0 6 0 0 6
Date	January 2, 1950
Season	1949
Stadium	Tangerine Bowl
Location	Orlando, Florida
MVP	Don Henigin, Saint Vincent Chick Davis, Emory & Henry
Favorite	Emory & Henry by 6
Referee	L.L. McMasters
Attendance	9,500
Tangerine Bowl  < 1949  1951 >

The 1950 Tangerine Bowl was an American college football bowl game played after the 1949 season, on January 2, 1950, at the Tangerine Bowl stadium in Orlando, Florida. The game was the fourth annual Tangerine Bowl, now known as the Citrus Bowl, and saw the Saint Vincent Bearcats defeat the Emory & Henry Wasps, 7–6. Both teams had entered the bowl undefeated. This game was the second Tangerine Bowl where MVP honors were awarded; they were given to fullback Don Henigin of Saint Vincent and quarterback Chick Davis of Emory & Henry.

The only scoring was two touchdowns in the second quarter. Saint Vincent scored first, and converted their extra point for a 7–0 lead. Emory & Henry scored a touchdown as well, but missed the extra point, leaving the score 7–6 at halftime. After a scoreless second half, the missed extra point proved to be the margin of victory.

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