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Date | December 31, 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Gator Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
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Florida: Larry Libertore Baylor: Bobby Ply |
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Florida: Larry Libertore
The 1960 Gator Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Baylor Bears of the Southwest Conference (SWC) and the Florida Gators representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Florida defeated Baylor 13–12. Both quarterbacks were the game's Most Valuable Player: Florida's Larry Libertore and Baylor's Bobby Ply.
Led by Vic Miranda, the Gator defense halted a 75-yard drive by Baylor on the half-yard line in the first quarter, setting the stage for two second quarter touchdowns. Baylor running back Ronnie Goodwin dropped the winning 2-point try in the closing seconds. Baylor quarterback Bobby Ply set a Gator Bowl record with 13 completions.