1948 Orange Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 Orange Bowl 14th Orange Bowl File:Miami orange bowl stadium cropped.jpg Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl. January 1 1948 1947 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 9–1 Bobby Dodd SEC 0 7 13 0 12 10 Kansas Jayhawks 8–0–2 George Sauer Big Six 0 7 0 7 bg Burdine Stadium Miami, Florida T. G. Kain (SEC;split crew: SEC, Big Six) 59,578 The 1948 Orange Bowl featured the Kansas Jayhawks and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Background Kansas had completed their second straight Big Six Conference title in their final year under Sauer, and were appearing in their first ever bowl game. The Yellow Jackets had finished 2nd in the Southeastern Conference, appearing in their second straight bowl game under Dodd, and their first Orange Bowl since 1945. Game summary The Jayhawks were a team not favored by many, with some favoring the Jackets as a 13 point favorite, and Georgia Tech took the lead first on a James Patton touchdown catch from Jim Stil. Ray Evans would respond with a touchdown run to make it 7-7 at halftime. Still would throw two touchdowns in the third quarter, one each to Billy Queen and Still to make it a 20-7 lead heading into the final quarter. But the Jayhawks would not back down as Evans caught a touchdown pass and narrowed the lead to 20-14, as Kansas was in position to drive for the win. But with :37 seconds left, quarterback Lynne McNutt fumbled on a quarterback sneak and in the ensuing pile, it was determined that Rollo Phillips of Georgia Tech recovered the ball, clinching the victory.http://www.ramblinwreck.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/geot/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/03mg-bowls 1948 Orange Bowl 272 Georgia Tech Football Media Guide Georgia Tech Athletics January 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150109053613/http://www.ramblinwreck.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/geot/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/03mg-bowls January 9, 2015 dead http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/jan/01/1948_players_revisit_orange_bowl_experience/ 1948 players revisit Orange Bowl experiencehttp://game.orangebowl.org/orange-bowl-history/the-history-of-the-orange-bowl/1940s/1948/ The 1940s | Orange Bowlhttp://kuhistory.com/articles/orange-you-just-crushed/ KU Historyhttp://www.ramblinwreck.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/geot/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/03mg-bowls Archived copy 2015-01-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20150109053613/http://www.ramblinwreck.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/geot/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/03mg-bowls 2015-01-09 dead Aftermath Sauer would leave Kansas after the game, and the Jayhawks would not return to a bowl game until 1961 nor return to the Orange Bowl until 1969. Georgia Tech would go to two more Orange Bowls under Dodd's tenure before his retirement in 1966. Statistics Statistics GT KU First downs 9 14 Yards rushing 75 77 Yards passing 129 158 Total yards 204 235Punts-Average 9-40.0 7/34.0Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-1Interceptions 0 1Penalties-Yards 10-70 5-37 References Orange Bowl Category:Orange Bowl Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football bowl games Category:Kansas Jayhawks football bowl games Category:January 1948 sports events in the United States Orange Bowl Category:American football competitions in Miami