1944 Orange Bowl
| 1944 Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 10th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida, hosted the 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] | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1944 Orange Bowl was 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 played during the regular season, with Texas A&M winning at LSU, 28–13. This was the first known instance of a bowl game serving as a rematch between teams that had met during the regular season.[2]
LSU defeated Texas A&M in the bowl rematch, 19–14.[3][4] 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]
Scoring summary
- 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
| 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
- LSU–Texas A&M football rivalry
- List of college football post-season games that were rematches of regular season games
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Orange Bowl Game to Furnish Something New at Least Jan. 1". Jacksonville Journal. Jacksonville, Florida. AP. November 26, 1943. p. 24. Retrieved December 19, 2025 – 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".