1944 Orange Bowl

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1944 Orange Bowl
10th Orange Bowl
1234 Total
LSU 12070 19
Texas A&M 7070 14
DateJanuary 1, 1944
Season
Referee
Ray McCullouch (SWC;
split crew: SWC, SEC)
Attendance69,000[1]
Orange Bowl
 < 1943  1945

The 1944 Orange Bowl was a postseason

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
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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "TEXAS A&M; OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Football". Archived from the original on December 16, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
  3. ^ "The 1940s | Orange Bowl".