Year-by-Year: 1942
November 24, 1942 10:00 AM
Bulldog Star Sinks TCU
Georgia 40
Texas Christian 26
Georgia All-American quarterback Frankie Sinkwich, playing with an oversized chin mask to protect a broken jaw, put on an offensive display still considered by many as the greatest in any bowl game as he led his Bulldogs to a 40-26 win over Texas Christian.
Sinkwich, a future Heisman Trophy winner and Orange Bowl Hall-of-Honor member, passed for touchdowns of 61, 60 and 15 yards and raced 43 yards on a quarterback draw for another score. He completed nine of 13 passes for 243 yards and chalked up 382 yards of total offense, an Orange Bowl record that still stands.
The Dogs led at halftime, 33-7, and held a 40-7 lead through the third period before Texas Christian mounted a late three-touchdown effort.
GAME STATISTICS
Georgia TCU
First Downs 12 8
Rushing Attempts 46 31
Rushing Yards 218 71
Passes Attempted 24 24
Passes Completed 12 9
Had Intercepted 4 6
Passing Yards 281 137
Total Offense 499 208
Punting/Avg. 4/22.2 7/37
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 1/0
Penalties/Yards 7/54 2/24
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Georgia 19 14 7 0 40
Texas Christian 7 0 7 12 26
SCORING SUMMARY
UG: Keuper 2 run (Costa kick); UG: Conger 61 pass from Sinkwich (kick failed); UG: Kimsey 60 pass from Sinkwich (kick failed); TCU: Gillespie 4 run (Medanich kick); UG: Davis 15 pass from Sinkwich (Costa kick); UG: Davis 23 pass from Todd (Costa kick); UG: Sinkwich 43 run (Costa kick); TCU: Alford 20 pass from Nix (Roach kick); TCU: Alford 15 pass from Nix (run failed); TCU: Kring 53 pass from Gillespie (run failed)