1961 Tangerine Bowl

The Lamar Tech Cardinals defeated the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders by a score of 21–14.

The second quarter's only scoring came when Middle Tennessee fumbled the ball in their own end zone and Lamar Tech recovered to lead 14–0 at halftime.

Middle Tennessee finally found the end zone in the third quarter, scoring on a 32-yard pass but failing the two-point conversion to make it 14–6 at the end of the third quarter.

Lamar Tech later extended their lead to 21–6 after a 3-yard pass for a touchdown.

Lamar Tech halfback Ralph Stone was named the game's most valuable player.