1960 Gator Bowl (December)

The 1960 Gator Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Florida Gators representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Baylor Bears of the Southwest Conference (SWC). Florida defeated Baylor 13–12.^[1] Both quarterbacks were the game's Most Valuable Player: Florida's Larry Libertore and Baylor's Bobby Ply.^[2]

1960 Gator Bowl
Florida Gators Baylor Bears (8–2) (8–2) SEC SWC 13 12 Head coach:  Ray Graves Head coach:  John Bridgers AP Coaches 18 16 AP Coaches 12 12
1 2 3 4 Total Florida 0 13 0 0 13 Baylor 0 0 0 12 12
Date	December 31, 1960
Season	1960
Stadium	Gator Bowl
Location	Jacksonville, Florida
MVP	Florida: Larry Libertore Baylor: Bobby Ply
Referee	Burns McKinney (SWC; split crew: SWC, SEC)
Gator Bowl  ← 1960 (Jan) 1961 →

Game summary

Led by Vic Miranda, the Gator defense halted a 75-yard drive by Baylor on the half-yard line in the first quarter, setting the stage for two second quarter touchdowns.^[3] Baylor running back Ronnie Goodwin dropped the winning 2-point try in the closing seconds. Baylor quarterback Bobby Ply set a Gator Bowl record with 13 completions.^[4]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP FLA BAY 2 20 FLA Don Goodman 4-yard touchdown run, Cash kick good 7 0 2 0 FLA Fumble recovery returned 0 yards for touchdown by Larry Travis, Cash kick no good 13 0 4 71 BAY Ronnie Goodwin 11-yard touchdown reception from Bobby Ply, Corley kick No good 13 6 4 72 BAY Ronnie Bull 4-yard touchdown run, 2-point Pass Incomplete 13 12 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 13 12