1946 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. 12th Sugar Bowl January 1 1946 1945 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys 8–0 Jim Lookabaugh MVC 7 7 6 13 7 5 Saint Mary's Gaels 7–1 James Phelan Independent 7 6 0 0 bg Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana Bus Haskins 68,822http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site155.php 1946 Game Recap / Allstate Sugar Bowl Casey Bienvenu allstatesugarbowl.org 2015-01-10 2015-01-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20150110111851/http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site155.php dead Oklahoma A&M (–13)https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=o1FQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Dw4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7165%2C4392400 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Hand Jack Tide, Aggies rate edge over foes January 1, 1946 4, part 2 August 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes The 1946 Sugar Bowl was the twelfth edition of the bowl game and matched the Oklahoma A&M Cowboys and the St. Mary's Gaels. It was played on Tuesday, January 1, 1946, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KbUWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KCMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3859%2C216324 Milwaukee Journal Associated Press Aggies trip St. Mary's, 33-13 January 2, 1946 10 August 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pFFQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Dw4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6015%2C4478226 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Aggies crush Gaels, 33-13 January 2, 1946 4, part 2 August 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes The radio broadcast was carried by the ABC network.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-UUaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MCMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5209%2C5659835 Milwaukee Journal Games on the air December 31, 1945 4, part 2 August 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes Background The undefeated Oklahoma A&M Aggies (later became Oklahoma State Cowboys) repeated as champions of the Missouri Valley Conference, and had won the previous year's Cotton Bowl. St. Mary's was a small independent from northern California that was making its second bowl appearance (1939 Cotton Bowl). The Gaels started the season 6–0 with notable wins over USC, California, and Nevada, before a loss to UCLA in the last game ending the unbeaten streak. Both teams were invited after Alabama (9–0) accepted the invitation to the Rose Bowl and undefeated Army continued their bowl abstinence.http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site360.php 1946 - How They Got Here / Allstate Sugar Bowl Casey Bienvenu allstatesugarbowl.org 2015-01-10 2015-01-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20150110111842/http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site360.php dead Game summary The Gaels were small compared to the Aggies, being undersized by at least 15 lb in to a team that averaged 203 lb and that had war veterans such as Jim Reynolds and Burt Cole. But St. Mary's scored first on a Herman Wedemeyer touchdown pass to Denis O'Connor. Bob Fenimore responded with a touchdown pass to Cecil Haskins, and Fenimore scored on a touchdown run later in the half. Wedemeyer contributed to the Gaels' final touchdown as he lateraled to guard Carl DeSalvo, who ran 20 yards for a touchdown. But the kick failed, making it only 14–13 at halftime. Fenimore and Reynolds added in touchdown runs in the second half as the lineman size started to make a difference, with St. Mary's four turnovers mattering more than Oklahoma A&M's. Joe Thomas caught a touchdown in the final five minutes to make the final score 33–13 as the Gaels were shut out in the second half, and the Cowboys won their second straight bowl game. Note: Denis O'Connor, St, Mary's QB also played both ways as did Wedemeyer and Fenimore, known as 60-Minute Men in the day. O'Connor on defense is tied for Sugar Bowl interceptions with three.http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site155.php 1946 Game Recap / Allstate Sugar Bowl Casey Bienvenu allstatesugarbowl.org 2015-01-10 2015-01-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20150110111851/http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site155.php dead Aftermath September 2024 After a Bowl appearance the following year in the Oil Bowl, played in Houston vs. Georgia Tech, the Gaels never qualified for a bowl game again, later playing in Division II and Division I-AA; the program was disbanded prior to the 2004 season. O'Connor (1944) and Wedemeyer (1943) both played in the East West Shrine All Star game. The 1945 Oklahoma A&M football team was retroactively awarded the AFCA national championship and Coaches Trophy, the school’s first national title. The Cowboys did not return to the Sugar Bowl for seventy years, until January 2016. Statistics Statistics SMC A&M First downs 8 15 Yards rushing 61 217 Yards passing 166 112 Total yards 238 339Punts-Average 5–43.0 4–47.2Fumbles-Lost 2–2 0–0Interceptions 2 4 Source: References Sugar Bowl Category:Sugar Bowl Category:Oklahoma State Cowboys football bowl games Category:Saint Mary's Gaels football bowl games Sugar Bowl Sugar Bowl