The 1960 Gator Bowl was a

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between the

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representing the

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(SEC) and the

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(SWC) co-champion

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. Arkansas defeated Georgia Tech, 14–7, in front of 45,104 spectators. There were two players named Most Valuable Player:

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of Arkansas and

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of Georgia Tech.

Setting

The 1960 Gator Bowl featured Georgia Tech, led by

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, against his protege

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, who coached Arkansas, and was a former GT alumnus. Georgia Tech was 11–2 in bowl games entering the contest. Georgia Tech started 4–0, but struggled the rest of the year, losing to

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, and

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at home, and

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. Arkansas finished their SWC schedule 5–1, losing only to #3

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. The Hogs also lost to #6 Ole Miss at

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in a non-conference match-up. The Yellow Jackets and Razorbacks had one common opponent, the

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(5–4–1), who Georgia Tech defeated 16–12 and lost to the Arkansas, 17–14.

Game summary

Georgia Tech began the game by controlling the ball for over eleven minutes before failing a

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from the Arkansas 8-yard line. However, it took only two plays on Tech's second drive to hit pay dirt as Georgia Tech

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Marvin Tibbetts scrambled 51 yards for a

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. Joe Paul Alberty scored from one yard out on the ensuing Razorback possession to tie the game at 7. Razorback rushers

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and

took over in the third quarter, working in tandem to go 78 yards with Mooty finishing with a 19 yard score. Arkansas' record in the postseason improved to 2–1–2, with Tech dropping to 11–3. Two members were later inducted into the Gator Bowl Hall of Fame,

, a

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and

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named an

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n during 1959 from Georgia Tech, and

, the head coach of Arkansas."Hall of Fame Inductees.
Site.
The official site of the

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. Retrieved on February 1, 2009

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