1978 Tangerine Bowl

1978 Tangerine Bowl
Pittsburgh Panthers NC State Wolfpack
(8–3) (8–3)
Independent ACC
17 30
Head coach: 
Jackie Sherrill		 Head coach: 
Bo Rein
APCoaches
1613
1234 Total
Pittsburgh 00314 17
NC State 710310 30
DateDecember 23, 1978
Season1978
StadiumOrlando Stadium
LocationOrlando, Florida
MVPTed Brown, NC State (overall)[1]
Nathan Ritter, NC State (offensive)[2]
John Stanton, NC State (defensive)[2]
FavoritePitt by 6[1]
Attendance31,356[1][3]
Tangerine Bowl
 < 1977  1979 > 

The 1978 Tangerine Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 23, 1978 at Orlando Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The game matched the Pittsburgh Panthers against the NC State Wolfpack. It was the final contest of the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams. The game ended in a 30–17 victory for the Wolfpack.

Teams

The game matched the Pittsburgh Panthers against the NC State Wolfpack of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Panthers had no affiliation to a conference, and the Wolfpack had a conference record of 4–2. The game was the first bowl game featuring the Panthers and the Wolfpack, and was their third overall meeting. Pittsburgh led the series 2–0 heading into the game, and the teams' previous meeting was in 1953, when the Panthers defeated the Wolfpack 40–6.[4]

Game summary

Statistics

Statistics[3] PITT NCSU
Plays–yards 82–378 69–310
Rushes–yards 34–110 60–207
Passing yards 268 103
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 32–48–4 6–9–0

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP PITT NCSU
1 4:44 NCSU Ted Brown 1-yard touchdown run, Nathan Ritter kick good 0 7
2 11:54 4 0 NCSU 51-yard field goal by Nathan Ritter 0 10
2 8:35 3 NCSU Buster Ray 55-yard touchdown reception from John Isley, Nathan Ritter kick good 0 17
3 10:47 PITT 37-yard field goal by Mark Schubert 3 17
3 7:17 NCSU 29-yard field goal by Nathan Ritter 3 20
4 14:13 68 NCSU 23-yard field goal by Nathan Ritter 3 23
4 7:55 71 PITT Freddy Jacobs 1-yard touchdown run, Mark Schubert kick good 10 23
4 NCSU Interception returned 66 yards for touchdown by Mike Nall, Nathan Ritter kick good 10 30
4 1:35 PITT Russell Carter 1-yard touchdown run, Mark Schubert kick good 17 30
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 30

[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Greene, Jerry (December 24, 1978). "Wolfpack attack wrecks Pitt". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 18, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b Buchalter, Bill (December 24, 1978). "N.C. State: Ritter's enthusiasm symbolic". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 18, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c "1978 Tangerine Bowl Recap". NC State Wolfpack. December 23, 1978. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "North Carolina State vs Pittsburgh, 1869-1978". Stassen.com. Retrieved January 21, 2014.


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