1949
January 1, 1949 – Orange Bowl Stadium
Late TDs Key Longhorn Win
The Texas Longhorns came out on top in this high-scoring affair and the lead changed hands six times before Coach Blair Cherry's squad handed Georgia a 41-28 setback.
At the time, the combined 69 points set an Orange Bowl record.
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 117 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.
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TEXAS |
UGA |
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First Downs |
19 |
9 |
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Rushing Attempts |
57 |
30 |
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Rushing Yards |
332 |
56 |
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Passes Attempted |
10 |
17 |
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Passes Completed |
5 |
11 |
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Had Intercepted |
2 |
2 |
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Passing Yards |
70 |
161 |
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Total Offense |
402 |
217 |
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Punts/Avg. |
5/40.0 |
5/41.0 |
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Fumbles/Lost |
2/1 |
1/1 |
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Penalties/Yards |
5/55 |
6/50 |
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SCORE BY QUARTERS |
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Texas |
13 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
- |
41 |
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Georgia |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
- |
28 |
SCORING SUMMARY
UGA: Bodine 71-yard interception return (Geri kick); TEXAS: Borneman 4-yard run (Clay kick); TEXAS: Landry 14-yard run (kick failed); UGA: Geri 1-yard run (Geri kick); TEXAS: Samuels 21-yard run (Clay kick); TEXAS: Proctor 24-yard pass from Campbell (Clay kick); UGA: Geri 6-yard run (Geri kick); UGA: Walston 37-yard pass from Rauch (Geri kick); TEXAS: Clay 2-yard run (Clay kick); TEXAS: Clay 4-yard run (Clay kick)
Texas Head Coach: Blair Cherry
Georgia Head Coach: Wallace Butts