| 1949 Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 15th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Burdine Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Ray McCulloch (SWC; split crew: SWC, SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 60,523 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1949 Orange Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Texas Longhorns and the Georgia Bulldogs.
After a loss early in the season to North Carolina, the Bulldogs won eight straight games en route to a Southeastern Conference championship (fifth overall) and their first Orange Bowl bid since 1942. The Longhorns finished 2nd in the Southwest Conference to SMU (who went to play in the Cotton Bowl Classic), but were invited to play in the Orange Bowl for the first time in school history.
Tom Landry rushed for 117 yards in his final game before departing for the AAFC. Johnny Rauch threw 11-of-17 passes for 161 yards and a touchdown in a losing effort.[1]
The Bulldogs returned to the Orange Bowl in 1960 while the Longhorns returned in 1965.
| Statistics | Texas | Georgia |
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| First downs | 19 | 9 |
| Rushing yards | 332 | 56 |
| Passing yards | 70 | 161 |
| Total yards | 402 | 217 |
| Interceptions | 2 | 2 |
| Punts–average | 5–40.0 | 5–41.0 |
| Fumbles–lost | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Penalties–yards | 5–55 | 6–50 |