1946 Oil Bowl

August 2023 Oil Bowl January 1 1946 1945 Tulsa Golden Hurricane 8–2 Henry Frnka 0 6 0 0 18 17 Georgia Bulldogs 8–2 Wally Butts 7 0 0 13 bg Rice Field Houston, Texas L.L. McMasters (SEC;split crew: SEC, MVC) 27,000 1944 The 1946 Oil Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game featuring the Georgia Bulldogs and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in the first Oil Bowl since 1944. Background The Bulldogs had finished 4th in the Southeastern Conference, compounded by losses to LSU and 6th ranked Alabama. This was their third ever bowl game. The Golden Hurricane had finished 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference, but they were playing in their fifth bowl game of the decade. Game summary Charles Smith gave the Bulldogs a 7-0 lead on his 3 yard touchdown run. Tulsa responded with a Camp Wilson touchdown run, but their extra point failed, keeping it 7-6. John Donaldson caught a 64 yard pass from Charley Trippi to increase the lead. Trippi made the final score 20-6 on his 68 yard punt return, highlighted by him reversing his field and running over two Tulsa players near a sideline.Bowl History - Trippi's immortal punt return helps defeat Tulsa in 1945 Oil Bowl http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/geo/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/15fb-history-bowl-recaps.pdf grfx.cstv.com https://web.archive.org/web/20180711093918/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/geo/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/15fb-history-bowl-recaps.pdf July 11, 2018 75 dead Aftermath Frkna would leave for Tulane after the game, and Tulsa did not appear in a bowl game again until 1953. Georgia went to three more bowl games before the decade ended. Statistics Statistics Tulsa GeorgiaFirst downs 7 14Rushing yards 69 178Passing yards 79 110Fumbles–lost 1–1 4–3Punts–average 12–35.0 7–36.0 Penalties–Penalty yards 4–40 4–29 References Oil Bowl Category:Georgia Bulldogs football bowl games Category:Tulsa Golden Hurricane football bowl games Category:January 1946 sports events in the United States Oil Bowl Category:American football competitions in Houston