FINAL
1ST
2ND
3RD
4th
FINAL
21 Miami (OH)
(8-1-1)
COACH - John Pont
7
0
7
7
21
49 Houston
(6-4)
COACH - Bill Yeoman
7
28
7
7
49
MVP
MVP - Billy Roland
Houston | QB
GAME LEADERS
PASSING YARDS
Vern Kellerman
17/40, 265 YARDS
1 TD, 2 INT
1 TD, 2 INT
Billy Roland
11/17, 199 YARDS
3 TD, 1 INT
3 TD, 1 INT
RUSHING YARDS
Tom Longsworth
6 CAR, 27 YARDS
Bobby Brezina
11 CAR, 55 YARDS
1 TD
1 TD
RECEIVING YARDS
Gerry Myers
5 REC, 75 YARDS
1 TD
1 TD
Joe Lopasky
3 REC, 81 YARDS
1 TD
1 TD
December 22, 1962
The high-powered Houston Cougars used four second-quarter touchdowns to hand Miami its first bowl defeat, 49-21, in the 17th annual Tangerine Bowl.
Cougar quarterback Billy Roland, who completed 11-of-17 passes for 199 yards, was the game’s MVP. Houston’s Bill McMillan connected on a school-record seven extra-point tries and added a touchdown reception for 13 points on the day.
Joe Lopasky scored four TDs, including a 70-yard punt return, to lead the Cougars over Miami.
MATCHUP
1st Downs
17
18
Total Yards
319
413
Passing
265
206
Completions-Attempts
17-40
13-19
Yards per Attempt
6.6
10.8
Yards per Completion
15.6
15.8
Touchdowns-Interceptions
1-2
3-1
Rushing
54
207
Rushing Attempts
34
40
Yards per Rush
1.6
5.2
Touchdowns
1
3
Penalty Yards
7-83
7-61
Punts-Average Yards
5-38.2
3-41.3
Returns
Punts: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
2-17-0
3-97-1
Punts: Average per Returns
8.5
32.3
Kickoffs: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
7-175-0
3-83-0
Kickoff: Average per Returns
25.0
27.7
Interceptions: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
1-11
2-7
Miscellaneous Statistics
Fumbles Lost
0
0
Extra Point Attempts: Made-Attempts
3-3
7-7
Two Point Attempts: Made-Attempts
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