FINAL
1ST
2ND
3RD
4th
FINAL
21 Middle Tennessee
(9-0-1)
COACH - Charles M. Murphy
7
7
0
7
21
12 Presbyterian
(9-1)
COACH - Frank Jones
0
6
6
7
12
MVP
MVP - Bob Waters
Middle Tennessee | QB
GAME LEADERS
PASSING YARDS
Bob Waters
13/30, 197 YARDS
2 TD
2 TD
RUSHING YARDS
Bucky Pitts
9 CAR, 59 YARDS
2 TD
2 TD
RECEIVING YARDS
January 1, 1960
Bucky Pitts scored two touchdowns, including one on a punt return, to pace the Blue Raiders to their first bowl win in school history.
Pitts, the little speedster from Fayetteville, ran for 59 yards in nine rushes to lead a Raider ground attack to a total of 240 yards. Middle Tennessee State built a 14-6 halftime lead, but had to stave off a tremendous rally led by Presbyterian quarterback Bob Waters.
Waters, who went on to play QB for the San Francisco 49ers and become head coach at Western Carolina, finished the game with 197 yards passing and two touchdowns.
MATCHUP
1st Downs
10
13
Total Yards
240
326
Passing
0
197
Completions-Attempts
0-6
13-30
Yards per Attempt
0.0
6.6
Yards per Completion
0.0
15.2
Rushing
240
129
Penalty Yards
47
40
Punts-Average Yards
7-34.4
8-30.0
Miscellaneous Statistics
Fumbles Lost
0
1
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