Year-by-Year: 1946
November 24, 1946 10:00 AM
Hurricanes Feeling Right at Home
Miami 13
Holy Cross 6
While the rest of the state celebrated its centinal anniversary, a capacity crowd saw what was probably the most exciting finish in Orange Bowl history as Miami's Al Hudson intercepted a pass and returned it 89 yards for the winning touchdown with no time remaining on the clock to defeat a shocked Holy Cross squad, 13-6.
The home crowd held its breath as the Crusaders had a last second chance to break a 6-6 tie. Only 10 seconds remained when Holy Cross quarterback Gene DeFilippo's pass was released toward intended receiver Bob Conway.
Downfield, the ball was batted into the air by Miami linebacker Bill Krasnai at the Miami 11 and into the hands of Hudson. The former state high school track champion had only one man to beat and he crossed the 35 when the game's ending gun sounded. Moments later he crossed the goal line. It was the first bowl game to be decided after time had expired.
GAME STATISTICS
Miami, Fla. HC
First Downs 7 13
Rushing Attempts 47 37
Rushing Yards 202 207
Passes Attempted 10 24
Passes Completed 0 8
Had Intercepted 3 4
Passing Yards 0 62
Total Offense 202 269
Punting/Avg. 10/36.4 9/38.5
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/41 1/5
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Miami, Fla. 0 6 0 7 13
Holy Cross 6 0 0 0 6
SCORING SUMMARY
UM: Krull 1 run (kick failed); HC: Brennan 16 pass from Koslowski (kick failed); UM: Hudson 89 pass interception return (Ghaul kick)
Miami, Fla. Head Coach Jack Harding
Holy Cross Head Coach John DaGrosa