1940 Orange Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 Orange Bowl 6th Orange Bowl January 1 File:Miami orange bowl stadium cropped.jpg Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl. 1940 1939 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 7–2 William Alexander SEC 7 7 7 0 16 Missouri Tigers 8–1 Don Faurot Big Six 7 0 0 0 6 bg Burdine Stadium Miami, Florida T. G. Kain (SEC;split crew: SEC, Big Six) 29,278 The 1940 Orange Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Missouri Tigers. Background The Yellow Jackets tied for first in the Southeastern Conference, their first conference title since winning the Southern Conference in 1928, which was also their last bowl appearance. Missouri won the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association title for the first time since 1927. This was Missouri's first bowl game since 1924. Game summary Paul Christman gave the Tigers a 7–0 lead on his touchdown plunge, but Howard Ector responded with a touchdown run of his own to culminate a 63-yard drive and tie the score at 7 at the end of one quarter. Rob Ison dashed for the second Jacket touchdown to make it 14–7. Earl Wheby made it 21–7 on his touchdown gallop of 34 yards as Georgia Tech won their first Orange Bowl.http://game.orangebowl.org/orange-bowl-history/the-history-of-the-orange-bowl/1940s/1940/ The 1940s | Orange Bowl Aftermath The Yellow Jackets have made six subsequent appearances in the over 70-year span since this game, including three in the next 12 years. The Tigers returned to the Orange Bowl 20 years later. Statistics Statistics Georgia Tech MissouriFirst downs 12 14Rushing yards 210 151Passing yards 91 60Total offense 301 211Interceptions 1 1Punt average 35.0 33.0Fumbles lost 3 1Penalty yards 36 15 References Orange Bowl Category:Orange Bowl Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football bowl games Category:Missouri Tigers football bowl games Category:January 1940 sports events in the United States Orange Bowl Category:American football competitions in Miami