524:, forcing Navy to pass. But Missouri continued to run the ball, grinding it out for 223 rushing yards. After a scoreless third quarter, Missouri drove down 64 yards and capitalized with a 1-yard run from quarterback Ronnie Taylor. Taylor, who went 1 for 6 passing, threw for only five total yards. Down 21–6, Bellino caught a 27-yard pass from Spooner, and then made the two-point conversion, cutting the lead to 21–14. Missouri held on for the win. President-elect
1870:
512:
Navy jumped to a 6–0 lead with a 98-yard fumble return for a touchdown. But
Missouri answered when Norm Beal intercepted Navy's Hal Spooner, rumbling down the sideline for a 90-yard return, giving Missouri a 7–6 advantage. They then drove 80 yards for a second touchdown, and led 14–6 at halftime.
1702:
1472:
1953:
1914:
755:
1695:
1465:
346:
1933:
1948:
1943:
877:
1688:
1458:
1907:
69:
1963:
1669:
748:
486:
1958:
1900:
1711:
942:
564:
541:
480:
468:
462:
433:
425:
46:
41:
922:
870:
701:
683:
664:
571:
719:
646:
625:
604:
1494:
794:
741:
1814:
451:
421:
302:
261:
1393:
1358:
1268:
863:
764:
1789:
1388:
1353:
1263:
802:
579:
1569:
927:
1746:
1736:
1639:
1614:
1509:
1481:
1438:
1428:
917:
818:
560:
556:
537:
490:
351:
937:
1834:
1819:
1759:
1659:
1634:
1604:
1599:
1594:
1938:
1824:
1809:
1794:
1784:
1664:
1534:
778:
429:
311:
62:
1799:
1579:
1839:
1829:
932:
366:
334:
1844:
1779:
1774:
1764:
1754:
1654:
1629:
1589:
1584:
1574:
1564:
912:
907:
786:
439:
413:
271:
1884:
1877:
1644:
1554:
1549:
1524:
1499:
1403:
1398:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1333:
1328:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1293:
1288:
1283:
1278:
1273:
1258:
1253:
1248:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1228:
1223:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
549:
406:
383:
375:
1869:
1804:
1769:
1731:
1649:
1624:
1619:
1544:
1539:
1519:
1514:
1504:
842:
545:
525:
733:
1726:
1420:
834:
517:
498:
355:
292:
1927:
1609:
1559:
1424:
810:
151:
117:
97:
902:
886:
521:
494:
402:
307:
442:
was on a Sunday in 1961; the college bowl games were played the following day.
665:"Kansas upsets Missouri for loop crown, but losers awarded bid to Orange Bowl"
575:
339:
88:
1680:
1450:
1880:
409:
1434:
There was an Orange Bowl in
January and December in 1996, 2014, and 2021.
653:. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 3, 1961. p. 17.
285:
144:
110:
516:
Missouri's defense shut down the
Midshipmen's running game, including
471:, but the Jayhawks used an ineligible player and later forfeited.
417:
281:
1684:
1454:
859:
737:
855:
684:"Big Eight voted 5-3 to strip KU's title in Bert Coan action"
726:. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 20, 1960. p. 2B.
671:. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 20, 1960. p. 1B.
555:
This remains Navy's only Orange Bowl; their next major bowl
708:. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 9, 1960. p. 2B.
632:. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 3, 1961. p. 3B.
467:
Missouri won its first nine games; they lost to visiting
1888:
548:. Their only Orange Bowl since this one was in January
1412:
951:
895:
345:
333:
328:
320:
301:
291:
277:
267:
257:
249:
23:
1851:Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.
1437:The 2015, 2018, and 2021 (December) editions were
647:"Tigers stop Navy Joe to win Orange Bowl, 21-14"
611:. Associated Press. January 2, 1961. p. 44.
1954:January 1961 sports events in the United States
1908:
1696:
1466:
871:
749:
8:
1419:The game was also the national title game (
1915:
1901:
1703:
1689:
1681:
1473:
1459:
1451:
878:
864:
856:
756:
742:
734:
641:
639:
485:Navy's only loss was in early November at
37:
20:
620:
618:
420:, on Monday, January 2. Part of the
599:
597:
595:
591:
1431:) in 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, and 2005.
766:1960–61 NCAA football bowl game season
489:; the Blue Devils went on to win the
7:
1866:
1864:
1949:Navy Midshipmen football bowl games
1944:Missouri Tigers football bowl games
1887:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
605:"Missouri's power gets Orange nod"
481:1960 Navy Midshipmen football team
463:1960 Missouri Tigers football team
14:
1934:1960–61 NCAA football bowl games
1868:
896:History & conference tie-ins
682:Morey, Earl (December 9, 1960).
179:
1495:Los Angeles Christmas Festival
626:"Missouri topples Navy, 21-14"
1:
509:The game kicked off at 1 pm.
316:split crew: Big Eight, EAIFO)
1815:2012 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
702:"Jayhawks lose league title"
688:Lawrence Daily Journal-World
452:1960 college football season
1964:College football bowl stubs
720:"Duke turns tables on Navy"
536:Missouri's next major bowl
1980:
1863:
1790:2006 Meineke Car Care Bowl
1714:Navy Midshipmen bowl games
1483:Missouri Tigers bowl games
559:is their most recent, the
478:
460:
449:
1959:1961 in sports in Florida
1722:
1570:1979 Hall of Fame Classic
1490:
928:Atlantic Coast Conference
773:
365:
361:
329:United States TV coverage
178:
36:
31:
1747:1964 Cotton Bowl Classic
1737:1958 Cotton Bowl Classic
1670:2023 Cotton Bowl Classic
1640:2014 Cotton Bowl Classic
1615:2008 Cotton Bowl Classic
1510:1946 Cotton Bowl Classic
1439:College Football Playoff
1429:Bowl Championship Series
918:College Football Playoff
938:Southeastern Conference
609:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
1835:2016 Armed Forces Bowl
1820:2013 Armed Forces Bowl
1760:1980 Garden State Bowl
1660:2021 Armed Forces Bowl
1635:2011 Independence Bowl
1605:2005 Independence Bowl
1600:2003 Independence Bowl
574:of the Orange Bowl by
94:Head coach:
85:Head coach:
1595:1998 Insight.com Bowl
724:Eugene Register-Guard
706:Eugene Register-Guard
669:Eugene Register-Guard
630:Eugene Register-Guard
544:season, a win in the
297:Missouri by 6½ points
18:College football game
1825:2014 Poinsettia Bowl
1810:2010 Poinsettia Bowl
1795:2007 Poinsettia Bowl
1785:2005 Poinsettia Bowl
1665:2022 Gasparilla Bowl
1535:1962 Bluebonnet Bowl
430:Big Eight Conference
1800:2008 EagleBank Bowl
1580:1981 Tangerine Bowl
528:attended the game.
432:defeated the No. 4
1840:2017 Military Bowl
1830:2015 Military Bowl
933:Big Ten Conference
570:This was the last
493:. Senior halfback
424:season, the No. 5
1896:
1895:
1858:
1857:
1845:2019 Liberty Bowl
1780:2004 Emerald Bowl
1775:2003 Houston Bowl
1765:1981 Liberty Bowl
1755:1978 Holiday Bowl
1678:
1677:
1655:2018 Liberty Bowl
1630:2010 Insight Bowl
1590:1997 Holiday Bowl
1585:1983 Holiday Bowl
1575:1980 Liberty Bowl
1565:1978 Liberty Bowl
1448:
1447:
913:Hard Rock Stadium
908:Miami Orange Bowl
853:
852:
422:1960–61 bowl game
414:Miami Orange Bowl
395:
394:
391:
390:
245:
244:
174:
173:
170:
169:
136:
135:
1971:
1917:
1910:
1903:
1878:college football
1872:
1865:
1742:1961 Orange Bowl
1716:
1715:
1705:
1698:
1691:
1682:
1645:2015 Citrus Bowl
1555:1972 Fiesta Bowl
1550:1970 Orange Bowl
1530:1961 Orange Bowl
1525:1960 Orange Bowl
1500:1940 Orange Bowl
1484:
1475:
1468:
1461:
1452:
889:
880:
873:
866:
857:
846:
838:
830:
822:
814:
806:
798:
790:
782:
767:
758:
751:
744:
735:
728:
727:
716:
710:
709:
698:
692:
691:
679:
673:
672:
661:
655:
654:
651:Spokesman-Review
643:
634:
633:
622:
613:
612:
601:
412:, played at the
407:college football
399:1961 Orange Bowl
363:
362:
180:
140:
139:
106:
105:
38:
32:27th Orange Bowl
26:
21:
1979:
1978:
1974:
1973:
1972:
1970:
1969:
1968:
1924:
1923:
1922:
1921:
1861:
1859:
1854:
1805:2009 Texas Bowl
1770:1996 Aloha Bowl
1732:1955 Sugar Bowl
1718:
1713:
1712:
1709:
1679:
1674:
1650:2017 Texas Bowl
1625:2009 Texas Bowl
1620:2008 Alamo Bowl
1545:1968 Gator Bowl
1540:1966 Sugar Bowl
1520:1950 Gator Bowl
1515:1949 Gator Bowl
1505:1942 Sugar Bowl
1486:
1482:
1479:
1449:
1444:
1408:
1394:2021 (December)
1359:2014 (December)
1269:1996 (December)
947:
891:
887:
884:
854:
849:
841:
833:
825:
817:
809:
801:
793:
785:
777:
769:
765:
762:
732:
731:
718:
717:
713:
700:
699:
695:
681:
680:
676:
663:
662:
658:
645:
644:
637:
624:
623:
616:
603:
602:
593:
588:
534:
526:John F. Kennedy
507:
483:
477:
465:
459:
454:
448:
434:Navy Midshipmen
426:Missouri Tigers
315:
253:January 2, 1961
95:
86:
47:Navy Midshipmen
42:Missouri Tigers
24:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1977:
1975:
1967:
1966:
1961:
1956:
1951:
1946:
1941:
1936:
1926:
1925:
1920:
1919:
1912:
1905:
1897:
1894:
1893:
1873:
1856:
1855:
1848:
1847:
1842:
1837:
1832:
1827:
1822:
1817:
1812:
1807:
1802:
1797:
1792:
1787:
1782:
1777:
1772:
1767:
1762:
1757:
1752:
1744:
1739:
1734:
1729:
1727:1924 Rose Bowl
1723:
1720:
1719:
1710:
1708:
1707:
1700:
1693:
1685:
1676:
1675:
1673:
1672:
1667:
1662:
1657:
1652:
1647:
1642:
1637:
1632:
1627:
1622:
1617:
1612:
1607:
1602:
1597:
1592:
1587:
1582:
1577:
1572:
1567:
1562:
1557:
1552:
1547:
1542:
1537:
1532:
1527:
1522:
1517:
1512:
1507:
1502:
1497:
1491:
1488:
1487:
1480:
1478:
1477:
1470:
1463:
1455:
1446:
1445:
1443:
1442:
1435:
1432:
1421:Bowl Coalition
1416:
1414:
1410:
1409:
1407:
1406:
1401:
1396:
1391:
1389:2021 (January)
1386:
1381:
1376:
1371:
1366:
1361:
1356:
1354:2014 (January)
1351:
1346:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1326:
1321:
1316:
1311:
1306:
1301:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1281:
1276:
1271:
1266:
1264:1996 (January)
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1231:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1211:
1206:
1201:
1196:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1081:
1076:
1071:
1066:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1036:
1031:
1026:
1021:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1001:
996:
991:
986:
981:
976:
971:
966:
961:
955:
953:
949:
948:
946:
945:
940:
935:
930:
925:
920:
915:
910:
905:
899:
897:
893:
892:
885:
883:
882:
875:
868:
860:
851:
850:
848:
847:
839:
831:
823:
815:
807:
799:
791:
783:
774:
771:
770:
763:
761:
760:
753:
746:
738:
730:
729:
711:
693:
674:
656:
635:
614:
590:
589:
587:
584:
563:following the
540:was after the
533:
530:
518:Heisman Trophy
506:
503:
499:Heisman Trophy
479:Main article:
476:
473:
461:Main article:
458:
455:
450:Main article:
447:
444:
440:New Year's Day
393:
392:
389:
388:
380:
370:
369:
359:
358:
356:Paul Christman
349:
343:
342:
337:
331:
330:
326:
325:
322:
318:
317:
305:
299:
298:
295:
289:
288:
279:
275:
274:
269:
265:
264:
259:
255:
254:
251:
247:
246:
243:
242:
239:
236:
233:
230:
227:
221:
220:
217:
214:
211:
208:
205:
199:
198:
195:
192:
189:
186:
183:
176:
175:
172:
171:
168:
167:
162:
156:
155:
148:
137:
134:
133:
128:
122:
121:
114:
102:
101:
92:
82:
81:
78:
74:
73:
66:
58:
57:
54:
50:
49:
44:
34:
33:
29:
28:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1976:
1965:
1962:
1960:
1957:
1955:
1952:
1950:
1947:
1945:
1942:
1940:
1937:
1935:
1932:
1931:
1929:
1918:
1913:
1911:
1906:
1904:
1899:
1898:
1892:
1890:
1886:
1883:article is a
1882:
1879:
1874:
1871:
1867:
1862:
1853:
1852:
1846:
1843:
1841:
1838:
1836:
1833:
1831:
1828:
1826:
1823:
1821:
1818:
1816:
1813:
1811:
1808:
1806:
1803:
1801:
1798:
1796:
1793:
1791:
1788:
1786:
1783:
1781:
1778:
1776:
1773:
1771:
1768:
1766:
1763:
1761:
1758:
1756:
1753:
1751:
1748:
1745:
1743:
1740:
1738:
1735:
1733:
1730:
1728:
1725:
1724:
1721:
1717:
1706:
1701:
1699:
1694:
1692:
1687:
1686:
1683:
1671:
1668:
1666:
1663:
1661:
1658:
1656:
1653:
1651:
1648:
1646:
1643:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1633:
1631:
1628:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1618:
1616:
1613:
1611:
1610:2006 Sun Bowl
1608:
1606:
1603:
1601:
1598:
1596:
1593:
1591:
1588:
1586:
1583:
1581:
1578:
1576:
1573:
1571:
1568:
1566:
1563:
1561:
1560:1973 Sun Bowl
1558:
1556:
1553:
1551:
1548:
1546:
1543:
1541:
1538:
1536:
1533:
1531:
1528:
1526:
1523:
1521:
1518:
1516:
1513:
1511:
1508:
1506:
1503:
1501:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1492:
1489:
1485:
1476:
1471:
1469:
1464:
1462:
1457:
1456:
1453:
1440:
1436:
1433:
1430:
1426:
1425:Bowl Alliance
1422:
1418:
1417:
1415:
1411:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1390:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1380:
1377:
1375:
1372:
1370:
1367:
1365:
1362:
1360:
1357:
1355:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1320:
1317:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1030:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
960:
957:
956:
954:
950:
944:
941:
939:
936:
934:
931:
929:
926:
924:
921:
919:
916:
914:
911:
909:
906:
904:
901:
900:
898:
894:
890:
881:
876:
874:
869:
867:
862:
861:
858:
844:
840:
836:
832:
828:
824:
820:
816:
812:
808:
804:
800:
796:
792:
788:
784:
780:
776:
775:
772:
768:
759:
754:
752:
747:
745:
740:
739:
736:
725:
721:
715:
712:
707:
703:
697:
694:
689:
685:
678:
675:
670:
666:
660:
657:
652:
648:
642:
640:
636:
631:
627:
621:
619:
615:
610:
606:
600:
598:
596:
592:
585:
583:
581:
577:
573:
568:
566:
562:
558:
553:
551:
547:
543:
539:
531:
529:
527:
523:
519:
514:
510:
504:
502:
500:
496:
492:
488:
482:
474:
472:
470:
464:
456:
453:
445:
443:
441:
437:
435:
431:
427:
423:
419:
415:
411:
408:
404:
401:was the 27th
400:
387:
385:
381:
378:
377:
372:
371:
368:
364:
360:
357:
353:
350:
348:
344:
341:
338:
336:
332:
327:
323:
319:
313:
309:
306:
304:
300:
296:
294:
290:
287:
283:
280:
276:
273:
270:
266:
263:
260:
256:
252:
248:
240:
237:
234:
231:
228:
226:
223:
222:
218:
215:
212:
209:
206:
204:
201:
200:
196:
193:
190:
187:
184:
182:
181:
177:
166:
163:
161:
158:
157:
154:
153:
149:
147:
146:
142:
141:
138:
132:
129:
127:
124:
123:
120:
119:
115:
113:
112:
108:
107:
104:
103:
100:
99:
93:
91:
90:
84:
83:
79:
76:
75:
72:
71:
67:
65:
64:
60:
59:
55:
52:
51:
48:
45:
43:
40:
39:
35:
30:
22:
16:
1889:expanding it
1875:
1860:
1850:
1849:
1749:
1741:
1529:
1088:
923:Broadcasters
826:
723:
714:
705:
696:
690:. p. 1.
687:
677:
668:
659:
650:
629:
608:
569:
554:
535:
515:
511:
508:
505:Game summary
484:
466:
438:
398:
396:
382:
373:
367:Orange Bowl
224:
202:
164:
159:
150:
143:
130:
125:
116:
109:
98:Wayne Hardin
96:
87:
68:
61:
15:
1939:Orange Bowl
1441:semifinals.
888:Orange Bowl
522:Joe Bellino
495:Joe Bellino
491:Cotton Bowl
386:>
374: <
308:W. P. Astle
272:Orange Bowl
70:Independent
27:Orange Bowl
1928:Categories
943:Notre Dame
779:Bluebonnet
586:References
557:appearance
538:appearance
347:Announcers
321:Attendance
89:Dan Devine
813:(Dec. 31)
805:(Dec. 31)
797:(Dec. 30)
795:Tangerine
789:(Dec. 17)
781:(Dec. 17)
532:Aftermath
436:, 21–14.
410:bowl game
352:Ray Scott
312:Big Eight
845:(Jan. 2)
837:(Jan. 2)
829:(Jan. 2)
821:(Jan. 2)
580:35 years
572:telecast
567:season.
497:won the
457:Missouri
293:Favorite
278:Location
203:Missouri
903:History
787:Liberty
520:winner
428:of the
405:of the
403:edition
335:Network
303:Referee
286:Florida
268:Stadium
152:Coaches
118:Coaches
827:Orange
819:Cotton
561:Cotton
469:Kansas
379:
324:72,212
258:Season
53:(10–0)
1876:This
1427:, or
1413:Notes
952:Games
843:Sugar
803:Gator
546:Sugar
446:Teams
418:Miami
282:Miami
197:Total
63:Big 8
56:(9–1)
1885:stub
1881:bowl
1404:2023
1399:2022
1384:2019
1379:2018
1374:2017
1369:2016
1364:2015
1349:2013
1344:2012
1339:2011
1334:2010
1329:2009
1324:2008
1319:2007
1314:2006
1309:2005
1304:2004
1299:2003
1294:2002
1289:2001
1284:2000
1279:1999
1274:1998
1259:1995
1254:1994
1249:1993
1244:1992
1239:1991
1234:1990
1229:1989
1224:1988
1219:1987
1214:1986
1209:1985
1204:1984
1199:1983
1194:1982
1189:1981
1184:1980
1179:1979
1174:1978
1169:1977
1164:1976
1159:1975
1154:1974
1149:1973
1144:1972
1139:1971
1134:1970
1129:1969
1124:1968
1119:1967
1114:1966
1109:1965
1104:1964
1099:1963
1094:1962
1089:1961
1084:1960
1079:1959
1074:1958
1069:1957
1064:1956
1059:1955
1054:1954
1049:1953
1044:1952
1039:1951
1034:1950
1029:1949
1024:1948
1019:1947
1014:1946
1009:1945
1004:1944
999:1943
994:1942
989:1941
984:1940
979:1939
974:1938
969:1937
964:1936
959:1935
835:Rose
578:for
565:1963
550:1970
542:1965
487:Duke
475:Navy
397:The
384:1962
376:1960
262:1960
250:Date
225:Navy
25:1961
811:Sun
576:CBS
416:in
340:CBS
1930::
1423:,
722:.
704:.
686:.
667:.
649:.
638:^
628:.
617:^
607:.
594:^
582:.
552:.
501:.
354:,
284:,
241:14
219:21
145:AP
111:AP
80:14
77:21
1916:e
1909:t
1902:v
1891:.
1750:#
1704:e
1697:t
1690:v
1474:e
1467:t
1460:v
879:e
872:t
865:v
757:e
750:t
743:v
314:;
310:(
238:8
235:0
232:0
229:6
216:7
213:0
210:7
207:7
194:4
191:3
188:2
185:1
165:6
160:4
131:4
126:5
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.