[2][3] From 1964 through 1967, the Tangerine Bowl was one of four postseason games in the NCAA College Division, the Atlantic regional final.
The other three regional finals in the College Division were the Pecan, Grantland Rice, and Camellia bowls, also played on December 12.
In the fourth quarter, the Pirates went on a 90-yard drive, culminating in a 9-yard run by tailback Bill Cline.
Massachusetts played in the Boardwalk Bowl in 1972; the team moved to the new Division I-AA (now FCS) in 1978, and then to FBS in 2012.
^note Some websites state Massachusetts quarterback Jerry Whelchel was the game's MVP,[6] however contemporary newspaper accounts only recognize Cline.