1961 Gator Bowl
The 1961 Gator Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 30, 1961, at Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. The game pitted the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Background
Penn State started the season ranked #7, though a loss to Miami early in the season dropped them out. Penn state had a three-game winning streak going into this bowl game, which was their third straight bowl appearance.The Yellow Jackets managed to have a winning season for the first time in two years, with highlights being a win over #7 ranked Rice and a four-game winning streak in the middle season, with losses to LSU, Tennessee, and Alabama compounding their season. This was the third straight bowl appearance in the Gator Bowl.
Game summary
- Georgia Tech - Safety
- Georgia Tech - Joe Auer, 68 yard touchdown run
- Penn State - Al Gursky, 13 yard touchdown pass from Galen Hall
- Penn State - Roger Kochman, 27 yard touchdownpass from Hall
- Penn State - Hal Powell, 35 yard touchdown pass from Hall
- Georgia Tech - Auer, 14 yard touchdown run
- Penn State - Jonas, 23 yard field goal
- Penn State - Buddy Torris, 1 yard touchdown run