1950
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Santa Clara |
21 |
|
Kentucky |
12 |
January 1, 1950 – Orange Bowl Stadium
Longshot Santa Clara Upsets ‘Cats
Underdog Santa Clara scored 14 third-quarter points and withstood the challenge of Kentucky quarterback Babe Parilli to earn a 21-13 win.
Kentucky seemed in charge in the opening half, leading 7-0 on a 1-yard Wilbur Jamerson run. Santa Clara punter Hall Haynes contributed on offense scoring the second of two Santa Clara touchdowns in the third quarter to take a 14-7 lead.
Kentucky pulled within one, 14-13, in the fourth when Parilli hooked up with Emery Clark on a 52-yard pass play. The Californians gambled on a wide pitch-out to Bernie Vogel as the clock ran down and Vogel took it 16 yards to make the final score 21-13.
The game was Bear Bryant and Kentucky's first major bowl appearance. Santa Clara's 3,300-mile, four-day trip by train to Miami marked its only appearance in the Orange Bowl.
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SC |
UK |
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First Downs |
8 |
18 |
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Rushing Attempts |
41 |
60 |
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Rushing Yards |
144 |
184 |
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Passes Attempted |
12 |
11 |
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Passes Completed |
3 |
6 |
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Had Intercepted |
1 |
2 |
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Passing Yards |
79 |
122 |
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Total Offense |
223 |
306 |
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Punts/Avg. |
7/41.2 |
9/38.9 |
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Fumbles/Lost |
2/2 |
1/1 |
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Penalties/Yards |
4/30 |
4/23 |
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SCORE BY QUARTERS |
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Santa Clara |
0 |
0 |
14 |
7 |
- |
21 |
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Kentucky |
0 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
- |
13 |
SCORING SUMMARY
UK: Jamerson 2-yard run (Brooks kick); SC: Pasco 2-yard run (Vargas kick); SC: Haynes 2-yard run (Vargas kick); UK: Clark 52-yard pass from Parilli (kick failed); SC: Vogel 16-yard run (Vargas kick)
Santa Clara Head Coach: Len Casanova
Kentucky Head Coach: Paul “Bear” Bryant