FINAL
1ST
2ND
3RD
4th
FINAL
13 Southern Miss
(7-1-1)
COACH - Thad Vann
0
13
0
0
13
20 West Texas State
(7-2)
COACH - Frank Kimbrough
0
0
6
14
20
MVP
MVP - Ron Mills
West Texas State | HB
GAME LEADERS
PASSING YARDS
Bobby Hughes
8/13, 148 YARDS
1 TD, 1 INT
1 TD, 1 INT
Bubba Hillman
3/6, 38 YARDS
RUSHING YARDS
J.C. Arban
9 CAR, 77 YARDS
Ron Mills
15 CAR, 70 YARDS
1 TD
1 TD
RECEIVING YARDS
Whitfield
3 REC, 29 YARDS
Bobby Ratliff
1 REC, 18 YARDS
January 1, 1957
For the 11th annual Tangerine Bowl, 11,000 fans were in attendance to witness West Texas State rally in the second half to take down Southern Miss 20-13.
The Buffaloes struggled early on as the Southerners pulled ahead 13-0 going into the half after a goal-line rush by quarterback Doug Barfield and a 51-yard scamper by halfback J.C. Arban. However, momentum shifted in West Texas State’s favor after a 75-yard pick-six from halfback and game MVP Ron Mills.
The Southerners were held scoreless the remainder of the game, but the Buffaloes attacked and rattled off two more scores, a two-yard rush by Mills and a 19-yard rush by quarterback Bubba Hillman, to complete the rally.
MATCHUP
1st Downs
14
12
Total Yards
314
194
Passing
156
42
Completions-Attempts
11-22
4-8
Yards per Attempt
7.1
5.3
Yards per Completion
14.2
10.5
Touchdowns-Interceptions
1-2
0-0
Rushing
200
172
Rushing Attempts
48
48
Yards per Rush
4.2
3.6
Touchdowns
1
2
Penalty Yards
7-63
3-15
Punts-Yards
5-152
6-329
Average Yards
30.4
39.8
Returns
Punts: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
4-32-0
0-0-0
Punts: Average per Returns
8.0
-
Kickoffs: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
3-95-0
3-57-0
Kickoff: Average per Returns
31.7
19.0
Interceptions: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
0-0-0
2-80-1
Miscellaneous Statistics
Fumbles-Lost
5-3
5-2
Extra Point Attempts: Made-Attempts
1-2
2-2
Two Point Attempts: Made-Attempts
0-0-0
0-0-0
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