1949 Salad Bowl
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Date | January 1, 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | Montgomery Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Phoenix, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Floyd Miller (Drake) | ||||||||||||||||||
National anthem | Marching Bands | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 17,500 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1949 Salad Bowl was a
The Wildcats out-gained Drake in total yards 355-206; however, the Bulldogs capitalized from three costly Arizona turnovers during the contest.
Game summary
Drake's Frank Metzger scored on a 1-yard run to give the Bulldogs an early 7–0 lead. The second quarter would see the Bulldogs go up 14–0 thanks to a Floyd Miller 20-yard interception return. An Ed Walgast 15-yard run would cut the lead to 14–7 at half. Late in the third quarter, Charlie Hall returned a punt 79-yards for a touchdown, but the ensuing extra point by one of the nation's top kickers Tackett hit the upright, preserving a 14–13 lead. Neither team would score in the four quarter. With time running out Arizona fumbled at the Drake 11-yard line on a potential game-winning drive, allowing Drake to capture a 14–13 victory.[1]
The victory improved Drake's bowl record to 2–0. Arizona fell to 0–2 in bowl games.
Scoring summary
First Quarter
- Drake- Frank Metzger 1 yard touchdown run (Steere kick)
Second Quarter
- Drake- Floyd Miller 20-yard interception return (Steere kick)
- Arizona- Ed Wolgast 15 yard touchdown run (Tackett kick)
Third Quarter
- Arizona- Ed Wolgast 6 yard touchdown run (failed PAT)
Fourth Quarter
- None
Statistics
Statistics | Drake | Arizona |
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First downs | 9 | 15 |
Rushing yards | 119 | 278 |
Passing yards | 30 | 31 |
Total offense | 149 | 309 |
Interceptions | 1 | 2 |
Punts–average | 9–41.3 | 4–40.3 |
Fumbles–lost | 2–2 | 2–1 |
Penalties–yards | 3–25 | 4–40 |
Individual statistics
Rushing
- Drake: Baer - 11 carries for 36 yards
- Drake: Rooker - 12 carries for 38 yards
- Drake: Tarazewich 3 rushes for 14 yards
- Arizona: Wolgast - 22 rushes for 133 yards
- Arizona: Carillo 7 rushes for 22 yards
- Arizona: Hall 15 rushes for 37 yards
- Arizona: Carpenter 6 rushes for 37 yards
- Arizona: Hodges 2 rushes for 49 yards
Passing
- Drake: Handke 3-of-4 for 30 yards
- Arizona: Wolgast 4-of-15 for 31 yards
Receiving
- Drake: Bienemann 2 catches for 10 yards
- Drake: Bunting 1 catches for 20 yards
- Arizona: Petersen - 1 catch for 7 yards
- Arizona: Woodburn - 1 catch for 9 yards
- Arizona: Ackerman - 1 catch for 11 yards
- Arizona: Spillsbury - 1 catch for 4 yards
References
- ^ "University of Arizona Wildcats Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on December 28, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2011.