1947 Oil Bowl

August 2023 Oil Bowl January 1 1947 1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 8–2 Bobby Dodd 7 20 7 7 11 Saint Mary's Gaels 6–2 James Phelan 0 7 6 6 bg Rice Field Houston, Texas 23,000 yes The 1947 Oil Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Saint Mary's Gaels and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Background In Bobby Dodd's second year as coach of the Yellow Jackets, he guided them to a 4th-place finish in the Southeastern Conference, in their fifth bowl appearance in the decade. The Gaels were going to a bowl game for the second straight year. Game summary The Gaels had eight passes intercepted, with W.P. McHugh returning one 73 yards for a touchdown. George Brodnax caught two touchdowns.http://www.ramblinwreck.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/geot/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/bowls01 Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site - RamblinWreck.com ramblinwreck.com December 28, 2015 Aftermath Phelan left the program the following year to become coach of the Los Angeles Dons. This was the last bowl game the Gaels participated in before the dismantlement of the football program in 2004. The Yellow Jackets went to seven bowl games in the next 10 years. References Oil Bowl Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football bowl games Category:Saint Mary's Gaels football bowl games Oil Bowl Category:January 1947 sports events in the United States Category:American football competitions in Houston