1942 Sugar Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 Sugar Bowl File:TulaneStadiumFront1.jpg Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl. 8 Sugar Bowl January 1 1942 1941 Fordham University Fordham Rams 7–1 6 Jim Crowley Independent 2 0 0 0 University of Missouri Missouri Tigers 8–1 7 Don Faurot Big Six 0 0 0 0 66,154 Bowl Game Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisianahttps://allstatesugarbowl.org/classic/1942-game-recap/ "Eighth Annual Sugar Bowl Classic: January 1, 1942" Allstate Sugar Bowl 2021-06-14 Missourihttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ijBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Gw0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6578%2C6836998 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Ram letdown jinx may help Missouri January 1, 1942 4B William Halloran The 1942 edition of the Sugar Bowl featured the Missouri Tigers and the Fordham Rams.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ijBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Gw0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4905%2C6837671 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Facts on the bowl games January 1, 1942 4B It was played at Tulane Stadium on New Orleans, Louisiana, on Thursday, January 1, 1942.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=izBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Gw0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6612%2C6973047 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Wheeler Romney Blocked punt gives Fordham 2-0 verdict over Missouri Tigers January 2, 1942 B3https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=unMbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eUwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5427%2C537556 Pittsburgh Press United Press Kirksey George Safety nets Fordham 2-0 Sugar Bowl win January 2, 1942 60 Those who watched the game were concerned by the entry of the United States into World War II following the attack on Pearl Harbor, which had occurred less than four weeks earlier. Despite this, the bowl game was played on schedule on New Year's Day 1942. The game was played in a cold, driving rainstorm. During the first quarter, a blocked Tigers punt, turned back by Fordham tackle Alex Santilli, led to a two-point safety being scored by defensive end Stanley Ritinski. Nearly a touchdown, the referee ruled that the ball was not under control until after Ritinski slid over the end line. As the rain continued, no further points were scored. The final score was Fordham 2, Missouri 0, the lowest possible combined point total for an untied American football game, which stands as a bowl game record for an untied game as of 2022 (there have been four scoreless ties). Buker Paul The Six lowest-scoring major college bowl games of all time The Oregonian http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindbeaversbeat/2008/12/the_six_lowest_scoring_major.html 2011-11-16 Fordham also won the game without a single forward pass completion; their total yardage was 137 yards, all gained on the ground. The radio broadcast of the game was carried by the NBC Blue Network. Statistics Statistics Fordham Missouri First downs 10 8 Yards rushing 137 148 Yards passing 0 21 Total yards 137 169Punts-Average 9-34.0 6-36.0Fumbles lost 1 2Interceptions 0 2Penalties-Yards 3-30 1-10 References Sugar Bowl Category:Sugar Bowl Category:Missouri Tigers football bowl games Category:Fordham Rams football bowl games Sugar Bowl Sugar Bowl