1942 Orange Bowl

1942 Orange Bowl
TCU Horned Frogs Georgia Bulldogs
(7-2-1) (8-1-1)
26 40
Head coach: 
Dutch Meyer		 Head coach: 
Wally Butts
1 2 3 4 Total
TCU 7 0 7 12 26
Georgia 19 14 7 0 40
Date January 1, 1942
Season 1941
Stadium Miami Orange Bowl
Location Miami, Florida
Orange Bowl
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The 1942 Orange Bowl matched the Georgia Bulldogs and the TCU Horned Frogs.[1]

Game summary

Frankie 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
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

References

  1. ↑ "1942 | Orange Bowl". Archived from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2014-12-22.