The Bulldogs had finished 4th in the Southeastern Conference, compounded by losses to LSU and 6th ranked Alabama. This was their third ever bowl game. The Golden Hurricane had finished 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference, but they were playing in their fifth bowl game of the decade.
Game summaryedit
Charles Smith gave the Bulldogs a 7-0 lead on his 3 yard touchdown run. Tulsa responded with a Camp Wilson touchdown run, but their extra point failed, keeping it 7-6. John Donaldson caught a 64 yard pass from Charley Trippi to increase the lead. Trippi made the final score 20-6 on his 68 yard punt return, highlighted by him reversing his field and running over two Tulsa players near a sideline.[1]
Aftermathedit
Frkna would leave for Tulane after the game, and Tulsa did not appear in a bowl game again until 1953. Georgia went to three more bowl games before the decade ended.
Statisticsedit
Statistics
Tulsa
Georgia
First downs
7
14
Rushing yards
69
178
Passing yards
79
110
Fumbles–lost
1–1
4–3
Punts–average
12–35.0
7–36.0
Penalties–Penalty yards
4–40
4–29
Referencesedit
^(PDF). grfx.cstv.com. p. 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 11, 2018.
March 12, 2024
1946, bowl, college, football, postseason, bowl, game, featuring, georgia, bulldogs, tulsa, golden, hurricane, first, bowl, since, 1944, georgia, bulldogs, tulsa, golden, hurricane, 6head, coach, wally, butts, head, coach, henry, frnkaap18, ap171234, totalgeor. The 1946 Oil Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game featuring the Georgia Bulldogs and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in the first Oil Bowl since 1944 1946 Oil BowlGeorgia Bulldogs Tulsa Golden Hurricane 8 2 8 2 20 6Head coach Wally Butts Head coach Henry FrnkaAP18 AP171234 TotalGeorgia 70013 20Tulsa 0600 6DateJanuary 1 1946Season1945StadiumRice FieldLocationHouston TexasRefereeL L McMasters SEC split crew SEC MVC Attendance27 000Oil Bowl lt 1944 1947 gt Contents 1 Background 2 Game summary 3 Aftermath 4 Statistics 5 ReferencesBackground editThe Bulldogs had finished 4th in the Southeastern Conference compounded by losses to LSU and 6th ranked Alabama This was their third ever bowl game The Golden Hurricane had finished 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference but they were playing in their fifth bowl game of the decade Game summary editCharles Smith gave the Bulldogs a 7 0 lead on his 3 yard touchdown run Tulsa responded with a Camp Wilson touchdown run but their extra point failed keeping it 7 6 John Donaldson caught a 64 yard pass from Charley Trippi to increase the lead Trippi made the final score 20 6 on his 68 yard punt return highlighted by him reversing his field and running over two Tulsa players near a sideline 1 Aftermath editFrkna would leave for Tulane after the game and Tulsa did not appear in a bowl game again until 1953 Georgia went to three more bowl games before the decade ended Statistics editStatistics Tulsa GeorgiaFirst downs 7 14Rushing yards 69 178Passing yards 79 110Fumbles lost 1 1 4 3Punts average 12 35 0 7 36 0Penalties Penalty yards 4 40 4 29References edit Bowl History Trippi s immortal punt return helps defeat Tulsa in 1945 Oil Bowl PDF grfx cstv com p 75 Archived from the original PDF on July 11 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1946 Oil Bowl amp oldid 1206385473, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
