1966 Gator Bowl
Tennessee 18, Syracuse 12
Dec. 31, 1966
Jacksonville, Fla.
The dynamic backfield of Floyd Little and Larry Csonka combined for 330 yards rushing, but could not bring Syracuse back from an 18-0 halftime deficit against Tennessee in the 22nd Gator Bowl.
Little ended the day with 216 yards on 29 carries, while Csonka added 114 on 18 attempts. Csonka scored from eight yards out on SU’s first possession of the second half, and Little topped off an 80-yard drive with a 3-yard touchdown run with 46 seconds to play to round out the SU scoring.
Tennessee quarterback Dewey Warren threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns, and Johnny Mills had eight catches, to pace the Volunteers.
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RUSHING: Syracuse - Little 29-216, Csonka 18-114, Allen 6-22, Coughlin 1-6, Cassata 3-minus 10. Tennessee - Chadwick 12-47, Pickens 6-36, Fulton 2-9, Warren 9-minus 7.
PASSING: Syracuse - Cassata 2-7-3-16. Tennessee - Warren 17-29-1-244.
RECEIVING: Syracuse - Little 2-16. Tennessee - Mills 8-86, Flowers 5-80, Denney 4-78.Â
Dec. 31, 1966
Jacksonville, Fla.
The dynamic backfield of Floyd Little and Larry Csonka combined for 330 yards rushing, but could not bring Syracuse back from an 18-0 halftime deficit against Tennessee in the 22nd Gator Bowl.
Little ended the day with 216 yards on 29 carries, while Csonka added 114 on 18 attempts. Csonka scored from eight yards out on SU’s first possession of the second half, and Little topped off an 80-yard drive with a 3-yard touchdown run with 46 seconds to play to round out the SU scoring.
Tennessee quarterback Dewey Warren threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns, and Johnny Mills had eight catches, to pace the Volunteers.
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| Â Score By Quarter | Â 1 | Â 2 | Â 3 | Â 4 | Â F |
| Â Syracuse | Â 0 | Â 0 | Â 6 | Â 6 | Â 12 |
| Â Tennessee | Â 3 | Â 15 | Â 0 | Â 0 | Â 18 |
| Â Scoring Summary | ||
| Â Team | Â Play | Â Score |
|  UT |  Wright 38 field goal   |  0-3 |
|  UT |  Wright 38 field goal   |  0-6 |
| Â UT | Â Denney 24 pass from Warren (pass failed) | Â 0-12 |
| Â UT | Â Flowers 2 pass from Warren (kick failed) | Â 0-18 |
| Â SU | Â Csonka 8 run (kick failed) | Â 6-18 |
| Â SU | Â Little 3 run (run failed)Â Â Â | Â 12-18 |
| Â Team Stats | Â SU | Â UT |
| Â First Downs | Â 20 | Â 14 |
| Â Rushing Yardage | Â 348 | Â 85 |
| Â Passing Yardage | Â 16 | Â 244 |
| Â Total Offense (Plays-Yds) | Â 64-364 | Â 58-329 |
| Â Passes | Â 2-7 | Â 17-29 |
|  Passes Had Intercepted |  3 |  1 |
| Â Punts/Avg. | Â 2/39.5 | Â 3/43.0 |
| Â Punt Returns | Â 2-9 | Â 2-33 |
| Â Kickoff Returns | Â 5-67 | Â 3-20 |
| Â Fumbles-Lost | Â 3-1 | Â 2-2 |
| Â Penalties-Yards | Â 7-79 | Â 4-44Â |
RUSHING: Syracuse - Little 29-216, Csonka 18-114, Allen 6-22, Coughlin 1-6, Cassata 3-minus 10. Tennessee - Chadwick 12-47, Pickens 6-36, Fulton 2-9, Warren 9-minus 7.
PASSING: Syracuse - Cassata 2-7-3-16. Tennessee - Warren 17-29-1-244.
RECEIVING: Syracuse - Little 2-16. Tennessee - Mills 8-86, Flowers 5-80, Denney 4-78.Â
