1946 Orange Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 Orange Bowl 12th Orange Bowl File:Miami orange bowl stadium cropped.jpg Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl. January 1 1946 1945 Miami Hurricanes 8–1–1 Jack Harding Independent 0 6 0 7 16 Holy Cross Crusaders 8–1 Ox DaGrosa Independent 6 0 0 0 bg Burdine Stadium Miami, Florida Alvin Bell (SEC; (split crew: SEC, ECAC) 35,709 The 1946 Orange Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Miami Hurricanes and the Holy Cross Crusaders Background Holy Cross was led by rookie head coach John "Ox" DaGrosa. Jack Harding had returned to the Hurricanes after serving in the war, in Miami's first bowl game since 1935. This was their third 8-win season under Harding, the first two in 1938 and 1941. Game summary Joe Krull gave Miami the lead on his 1-yard run for a touchdown, but the kick failed, leaving it at 6–0. Holy Cross' Walter Brennan caught a touchdown pass from Koslowski to counter, but the kick failed, leaving it tied at 6. The Crusaders were driving towards the end zone, tied at 6–6. With less than 15 seconds remaining, Holy Cross was at the Miami 26. Unwilling to settle for the tie, DaGrosa sent in Gene DeFilippo to go for the win. DeFilippo threw a pass for receiver Bob Conway, but the ball fell off his fingertips at the 11-yard line, and Al Hudson retrieved the ball and dashed 89 yards for the touchdown as time expired.http://game.orangebowl.org/orange-bowl-history/the-history-of-the-orange-bowl/1940s/1946/ The 1940s | Orange Bowl Aftermath The Crusaders went 9–8 before DaGrosa left the program in 1947. He died in 1953, after a short illness. http://www.oldestlivingprofootball.com/johnoxdagrosa.htm Reference at www.oldestlivingprofootball.com This remains the only bowl appearance for Holy Cross. Miami returned to the Orange Bowl five years later in 1951. Conway returned to Holy Cross for a 50th Orange Bowl reunion, where he met up with Hudson once again. The two became friends, and they and their families have dinner when they vacation in Florida. http://www.holycross.edu/departments/publicaffairs/hcm/fall05/athletics/athletics2.html Reference at www.holycross.edu 2015-08-10 2015-09-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20150921154312/http://www.holycross.edu/departments/publicaffairs/hcm/fall05/athletics/athletics2.html dead Statistics Statistics Miami Holy CrossFirst downs 7 13Rushing yards 193 181Passing yards 0 59Total yards 193 240Interceptions 3 4Punts/Avg. 10–36.4 9–38.5Fumbles/Lost 0–0 1–1Penalties/Yards 7–41 1–5 References Orange Bowl Category:Orange Bowl Category:Holy Cross Crusaders football bowl games Category:Miami Hurricanes football bowl games Category:January 1946 sports events in the United States Orange Bowl Category:American football competitions in Miami