1947 Orange Bowl
College football game
| 1947 Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 13th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Burdine Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Rice by 6[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | John J. Lynch (SEC; split crew: SEC, SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 36,152[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 1947 Orange Bowl was a postseason football game featuring the Tennessee Volunteers and the Rice Owls. It was won by Rice on the strength of a first-quarter touchdown and a safety on a bad snap during a Tennessee quick kick. Rice outgained Tennessee 246–145 and both teams combined for 9 turnovers.[3]
The pageantry surrounding the game consisted of a halftime show in which over 10,000 balloons were released and an appearance by Generals Dwight D. Eisenhower and Howard McCrum Snyder. Eisenhower's group also consisted of his former Aide-de-camp Charles Craig Cannon and Coral Gables Mayor Tom Mayes. Eisenhower claimed publicly to be taking no sides, but was close friends with Tennessee coach General Robert R. Neyland.[2]
References
- ^ Rice, Grantland (January 1, 1947). "'Orange and Rose Too Toughest to Pick' Says Rice". The Miami News: 4B. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ^ a b Cavendish, Henry (January 2, 1947). "36,152 Thrilled Here By Orange Bowl Show". The Miami News: 33. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ^ "Rice Turns Back Tennessee in Orange Bowl Game 8-0". The Palm Beach Post: 9. January 2, 1947.
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1946–47 NCAA football bowl game season
- Glass (Dec. 7)
- Tobacco (Dec. 14)
- Optimist (Dec. 21)
- Rose (Jan. 1)
- Sugar (Jan. 1)
- Orange (Jan. 1)
- Cotton (Jan. 1)
- Oil (Jan. 1)
- Sun (Jan. 1)
- Gator (Jan. 1)
- Raisin (Jan. 1)
- Harbor (Jan. 1)
- Tangerine (Jan. 1)
- Cigar (Jan. 1)
- Cotton-Tobacco (Jan. 1)
- Flower (Jan. 1)
- Pineapple (Jan. 1)
- Vulcan (Jan. 1)
- Will Rogers (Jan. 1)
- Alamo (Jan. 4)
- All-Star Games: Blue–Gray Football Classic (Dec. 28)
- East–West Shrine Game (Jan. 1)
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