Baylor vs. Florida
Saturday, December 31, 1960, Gator Bowl Share
No. 19 Florida beat No. 19 Baylor 13–12. It was their only meeting on record.
FinalAttendance 50,112Referee: Burns McKinney (SWC; split crew: SWC, SEC)
In the newspapers
Evening star, January 1, 1961, page 21
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EastWins> 20, onPass byMatte; Florida Nips Baylor in Thriller Texans Lose, 1872, osLote GumbIe Fails : JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Dec. 81 (APl.-Baylor missed a GO for-broke two-point conversion attempt in the closing seconds today and Florida won a 1912 thriller in the 18th Gator bowl football game. A record crowd OF 50.ll2 saw the game. Baylor, led by Quarter backs Bobby Ply and Ronnie Stanley. almost pulled out the
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Florida 51% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Baylor–Florida gameFlorida leads 1–0 in their only meeting.
Around this game
Baylor
- Next gamevs. Wake ForestSept. 23, 1961
- SeasonBaylor in 1960
- ProgramBaylor history and records
Florida
- Next gamevs. ClemsonSept. 23, 1961
- SeasonFlorida in 1960
- ProgramFlorida history and records