1937 Orange Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 Orange Bowl 3rd Orange Bowl January 1 1937 1936 Mississippi State Maroons 7–2–1 Ralph Sasse SEC 6 6 0 0 14 Duquesne Dukes 7–2 John "Clipper" Smith Independent 0 7 0 6 bg CBS Radio Ted Husing Miami Field Miami, Florida Tom Thorp 9,210 The 1937 Orange Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Mississippi State Maroons and Duquesne Dukes. Background A 5th-place finish in the Southeastern Conference was an upturn from 9th for the Maroons, in their first official bowl game (not counting the 1912 Bacardi Bowl). This was technically Duquesne's first bowl game, as their previous "postseason" bowl game was the 1933 Festival of Palms Bowl, also held in Miami. Game summary Ike Pickle scored first on a touchdown run to give the Maroons a 6-0 lead in the first quarter. Boyd Brumbaugh gave the Dukes a lead in the second quarter on his touchdown run, but Pee Wee Armstrong's pass to Fred Walters for a 40-yard touchdown made it 12-7 at halftime. Brumbaugh threw a 72-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to Ernest Hefferle that proved to be the margin of victory as the Maroons' two missed extra points doomed the team.http://game.orangebowl.org/orange-bowl-history/the-history-of-the-orange-bowl/1930s/1937/ The 1930s | Orange Bowl Aftermath The Maroons returned to the Orange Bowl four years later. Duquesne has not played in a bowl game since. Statistics Statistics Duquesne Mississippi StateFirst downs 14 12Rushing yards 199 111Passing yards 110 159Total yards 309 270Interceptions 4 0Punts–average 9–24.7 6–43.0Fumbles 0 0Penalties–yards 1–5 1–5 References Orange Bowl Category:Orange Bowl Category:Duquesne Dukes football bowl games Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs football bowl games Category:January 1937 sports events in the United States Orange Bowl Category:American football competitions in Miami