![]() ![]() The Red Raiders finished 2nd in the Southern Division to Oklahoma and Texas, having lost to the former in Oklahoma and having beaten the latter at home. It was played on December 23, 2002, and featured the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Clemson Tigers. This was the second under the "Tangerine Bowl" moniker, a reference to the original name of the Citrus Bowl, known as the Tangerine Bowl from 1947 to 1982. The 2002 Tangerine Bowl was the 13th edition of the college football bowl game formerly known as Blockbuster / Carquest / MicronPC Bowl. Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit (analysts) Florida State's next bowl appearance was the 1980 Orange Bowl.College football game 2002 Mazda Tangerine Bowl The Red Raiders did not qualify for another bowl game until the 1986 Independence Bowl. ![]() While Florida State had 10 penalties for 130 yards, they managed to convert their opportunities into points, where as Tech did not do as such, at least until the second half where it was too late. ![]() The Seminoles had two turnovers, but the Red Raiders turned it over four times. Florida State threw for 455 passing yards while the Red Raiders threw for 379. Tech had 99 rushing yards (on 44 carries) while the Seminoles had 85 (on 37 carries). Florida State had 22 first downs to Texas Tech's 21 first downs. Jimmy Jordan threw 18-of-25 for 311 yards and three touchdowns en route to an MVP effort. Florida State – Chip Sanders 44 yard touchdown pass from Wally Woodham (Cappelen kick), :48 remaining.Texas Tech – Billy Taylor 21 yard touchdown run (Taylor pass from Allison), 2:01 remaining.Florida State – Overby 15 yard touchdown pass from Jordan (Cappelen kick), 3:39 remaining.Texas Tech – Nelson 44 yard touchdown pass from Rodney Allison (Allison pass failed), 7:46 remaining.Florida State – Cappelen 22 yard field goal, 9:13 remaining.Florida State – Mike Shumann 40 yard touchdown pass from Jordan (King pass from Jordan), 12:30 remaining.Florida State – Roger Overby 37 yard touchdown pass from Jimmy Jordan (Cappelen kick failed), 3:55 remaining.Florida State – Larry Key 93 yard kickoff return touchdown (Cappelen kick), 9:37 remaining.Texas Tech – Mike Mock 24 yard field goal, 10:24 remaining. ![]() Florida State – Dave Cappelen 23 yard field goal, 5:50 remaining.This was their first bowl game since 1971. They reached #13 at one point (before a loss to San Diego State), but they finished the season strong with a 37–9 thrashing of Florida. Florida State had just two losses, compounded with a six-game winning streak. This was their sixth bowl game of the decade. They finished tied for fourth in the Southwest Conference. Wins over TCU and SMU followed, but they lost to Houston and #6 Arkansas to finish the season. Three straight wins got them to #14, but a 26–0 loss to #1 Texas dropped them out permanently. Texas Tech started the season ranked #8 in the nation, winning their first two games of the season before a face-off with #6 Texas A&M, which they lost 33–17. The game pitted the Florida State Seminoles and the Texas Tech Red Raiders. The 1977 Tangerine Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on Decemat Orlando Stadium in Orlando, Florida. Jimmy Jordan, Florida State (offensive & overall) College football game 1977 Tangerine Bowl ![]()
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