FINAL
1ST
2ND
3RD
4th
FINAL
20 Miami (OH)
(10-1)
COACH - Dick Crum
7
7
3
3
20
7 South CArolina
(7-4)
COACH - Jim Carlen
0
0
7
3
7
MVP
MVP - Rob Carpenter
Miami (OH) | RB
GAME LEADERS
PASSING YARDS
Sherman Smith
10/13, 137 YARDS
1 INT
1 INT
Jeff Grantz
18/29, 228 YARDS
1 INT
1 INT
RUSHING YARDS
Rob Carpenter
29 CAR, 120 YARDS
2 TD
2 TD
Kevin Long
11 CAR, 19 YARDS
RECEIVING YARDS
Randy Walker
4 REC, 44 YARDS
Philip Logan
9 REC, 105 YARDS
January 1, 1970
Miami of Ohio traveled to the Sunshine State to win its third-straight Tangerine Bowl as it plucked the Gamecocks of South Carolina 20-7.
Sherman Smith and Rob Carpenter provided the spark for Miami as Smith passed for 137 yards and Carpenter rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns. Carpenter, recording his second consecutive 100-yard rushing performance, also earned Most Valuable Back honors.
MATCHUP
1st Downs
19
17
Total Yards
375
284
Passing
197
228
Completions-Attempts
10-13
18-29
Yards per Attempt
15.2
7.9
Yards per Completion
19.7
12.7
Touchdowns-Interceptions
0-1
0-1
Rushing
238
56
Rushing Attempts
60
30
Yards per Rush
5.5
1.9
Touchdowns
2
1
Penalties-Yards
5-35
3-24
Field Goals Made-Attempts
2-3
0-0
Long (Yards)
47
-
Punts-Yards
4-143
6-269
Average Yards
35.8
44.8
Returns
Punts: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
1-8-0
1-3-0
Punts: Average per Returns
8.0
3.0
Kickoffs: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
2-66-0
5-89-0
Kickoff: Average per Returns
33.0
17.8
Interceptions: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
1-0-0
1-0-0
Miscellaneous Statistics
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
1-0
Extra Point Attempts: Made-Attempts
2-2
1-1
Two Point Attempts: Made-Attempts
0-0
0-0
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