Year-by-Year: 1949
November 24, 1949 10:00 AM
Late TDs Key Longhorn Win
Texas 41
Georgia 28
The Texas Longhorns came out on top in this high-scoring affair and the lead changed hands six times before Coach Blair Cheery's squad handed Georgia a 41-28 setback.
The combined 69 points scored in the contest tied the most ever in the Orange Bowl's 56-year history.
The Bulldogs held a 28-27 lead early in the fourth before Texas, led by Tom Landry, moved from its own 31 to the Georgia 2. Halfback Randall Clay scored the go-ahead touchdown. Landry rushed for 119 yards and scored the second Texas touchdown on a 14-yard run.
After stopping a Georgia drive, the Longhorns tacked on an insurance score for the 41-28 final margin. Johnny Rauch stood out in defeat for Georgia, completing 11 of 17 passes for 161 yards and a touchdown.
GAME STATISTICS
Texas Georgia
First Downs 19 9
Rushing Plays 58 33
Rushing Yards 343 76
Passes Attempted 9 20
Passes Completed 4 11
Had Intercepted 2 2
Passing Yards 56 140
Total Offense 399 216
Punting/Avg. 5/44 5/41.2
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/49 6/59
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Texas 13 7 7 14 41
Georgia 7 7 7 7 28
SCORING SUMMARY
UG: Bodine 71 interception return (Geri kick); UT: Borneman 4 run (Clay kick); UT: Landry 14 run (kick failed); UG: Geri 1 run (Geri kick); UT: Samuels 21 run (Clay kick); UT: Proctor 24 pass from Campbell (Clay kick); UG: Geri 6 run (Geri kick); UG: Walston 37 pass from Rauch (Geri kick); UT: Clay 2 run (Clay kick); UT: Clay 4 run (Clay kick)
Texas Head Coach Blair Cherry
Georgia Head Coach Wallace Butts