FINAL
1ST
2ND
3RD
4th
FINAL
17 Georgia
(7-4)
COACH - Vince Dooley
0
14
0
3
17
17 Florida State
(7-3-1)
COACH - Bobby Bowden
0
0
3
3
17
MVP
MVP - James Jackson
Georgia | QB
GAME LEADERS
PASSING YARDS
James Jackson
7/16, 159 YARDS
1 INT
1 INT
Eric Thomas
10/26, 85 YARDS
2 INT
2 INT
RUSHING YARDS
Lars Tate
11 CAR, 75 YARDS
2 TD
2 TD
Tony Smith
10 CAR, 65 YARDS
1 TD
1 TD
RECEIVING YARDS
Fred Lane
2 REC, 64 YARDS
Jessie Hester
3 REC, 26 YARDS
January 1, 1970
In the 39th Florida Citrus Bowl, Lars Tate rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns for Georgia and Joe Wessel turned a Georgia punting blunder into a Florida State score, resulting in a 17-17 tie between the two major college rivals.
Kevin Butler’s 70-yard field goal attempt fell just short of the crossbar as time expired in one of the most thrilling Florida Citrus Bowl Games ever played.
Walt Disney World presented its critically acclaimed halftime show “Holiday Fantasy” in the first major network (NBC) broadcast of the Florida Citrus Bowl.
PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS
MATCHUP
1st Downs
15
18
3rd down efficiency
2-14
2-12
Total Yards
367
246
Passing
178
85
Completions-Attempts
9-18
10-27
Yards per Attempt
9.9
3.1
Yards per Completion
19.8
8.5
Touchdowns-Interceptions
0-1
0-2
Rushing
189
161
Rushing Attempts
49
42
Yards per Rush
3.6
3.8
Touchdowns
2
1
Penalties-Yards
6-42
8-65
Field Goals Made-Attempts
1-3
1-1
Long (Yards)
56
32
Punts-Yards
8-297
8-309
Average Yards
37.1
38.6
Returns
Punts: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
2-4-0
4-62-0
Punts: Average per Returns
2.0
15.5
Kickoffs: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
0-0-0
4-60-0
Kickoff: Average per Returns
-
15
Interceptions: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
2-18-0
1-0
Time of Possession
29:09
30:51
Miscellaneous Statistics
Fumbles-Lost
5-1
3-1
Sacks
2
4
Extra Point Attempts: Made-Attempts
2-2
2-2
Two Point Attempts: Made-Attempts
0-0
0-0
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