1942 Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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8th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 1, 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Burdine Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | John J. Lynch (SEC; split crew: SEC, SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 35,786 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1942 Orange Bowl matched the Georgia Bulldogs and the TCU Horned Frogs.[1]
Game summary
[edit]Frank Sinkwich was the highlight of the game in a Georgia beatdown of TCU. Sinkwich had three touchdown passes and one rushing touchdown for a combined total of 355 yards (rushing and passing), a record that stands to this day, overshadowing the game's 10 turnovers. Georgia had a 40-14 lead into the fourth quarter before TCU scored twice to narrow the lead, but Georgia ultimately won in the end, their first bowl win in their first bowl game.
Statistics | Georgia | TCU |
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First Downs | 12 | 8 |
Yards Rushing | 218 | 71 |
Yards Passing | 281 | 137 |
Total Yards | 499 | 208 |
Punts-Average | 4-22.2 | 7-37.0 |
Fumbles-Lost | 3-3 | 1-0 |
Interceptions | 4 | 6 |
Penalties-Yards | 7-54 | 2-24 |
Aftermath
[edit]82 years later, both TCU and Georgia would meet again in the National Championship game for the 2022 College Football season. The Bulldogs defeated TCU 65-7.
References
[edit]- ^ "1942 | Orange Bowl". Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2014.