The 1944 Orange Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the LSU Tigers and Texas A&M Aggies. It was the 10th edition of the Orange Bowl. The teams had met in the regular season, with Texas A&M winning at LSU 28–13. LSU however defeated Texas A&M 19–14 in the bowl rematch.[2][3] Despite A&M coach Homer Norton devising a game-plan specifically to stop him, halfback Steve Van Buren was responsible for all points scored by the Tigers, as he ran for two touchdowns, threw for one more, and kicked LSU's only successful extra point attempt.[1]
| 1944 Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 10th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Burdine Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Ray McCullouch (SWC; split crew: SWC, SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 69,000[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Scoring summary edit
- LSU - Van Buren 11-yard run reverse (kick failed)
- LSU - Goode 24-yard pass from Van Buren (kick failed)
- Texas A&M - Burditt 21-yard pass from Hallmark (Burditt kick)
- LSU - Van Buren 63-yard run (Van Buren kick)
- Texas A&M - Settegast 18-yard pass from Hallmark (Burditt kick)
Statistics edit
| Statistics | LSU | Texas A&M |
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| First downs | 7 | 9 |
| Rushing Attempts | 48 | 24 |
| Rushing yards | 207 | 4 |
| Passing yards | 92 | 171 |
| Total offense | 299 | 175 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 5 |
| Punts–average | 10–40.3 | 9–41.8 |
| Fumbles–lost | 3–3 | 5–2 |
| Penalties–yards | 7–81 | 4–35 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Butler, Guy (January 3, 1944). "Devised All We Could In Advance To Stop Van, Didn't Work—Norton". The Miami News. p. 10. Retrieved October 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TEXAS A&M; OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Football". Archived from the original on December 16, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
- ^ "The 1940s | Orange Bowl".
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