The Rebels won their first ever Southeastern Conference title under first year head coach Johnny Vaught, while playing in their first bowl game since 1936. The Horned Frogs finished 4th in the Southwest Conference, in their first bowl appearance since 1945.
Game summaryedit
After a scoreless first quarter, TCU got onto the board off Ole Miss miscues. Lindy Berry returned an interception 28 yards for the touchdown, making it 7-0. Later in the quarter, an Ole Miss punt was blocked near the end zone, falling out of bounds for a safety. It was 9-0 TCU going into the fourth quarter, in a game with 7 combined turnovers. Ole Miss quarterback Charlie Conerly threw a pass to Joe Johnson, who ran 26 yards for the touchdown, making the score 9-6 after the extra point missed. On TCU's next possession, Bobby Wilson intercepted a pass, giving the Rebels the ball back. Conerly threw to Johnson, the pass falling complete for 52 yards to the TCU 13. Conerly threw a pass to Dixie Howell on the next play to put the Rebels on top 13-9 after the extra point went in. The Horned Frogs could still tie the game, but any hopes of a tie were vanquished when Red Buchanan intercepted a Horned Frog pass at the Rebel 38, sealing the game for the Rebels.[1][2]
Aftermathedit
The Horned Frogs did not make another bowl game until 1952. As for the Rebels, they waited until 1953 for their next bowl appearance. Conerly was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966.
Statisticsedit
Statistics
Ole Miss
TCU
First downs
16
16
Rushing yards
111
135
Passing yards
187
54
Total yards
298
189
Passing (C-A-I)
12–30–2
6–11–2
Punts–average
4–32.8
5–42.6
Fumbles–lost
1–1
4–2
Penalties–yards
8–40
4–40
Referencesedit
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1948, delta, bowl, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1948 Delta Bowl news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 1948 Delta Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Ole Miss Rebels and the TCU Horned Frogs This was the first ever Delta Bowl 1948 Delta BowlTCU Horned Frogs Ole Miss Rebels 4 4 2 8 2 9 13Head coach Dutch Meyer Head coach Johnny VaughtAP131234 TotalTCU 0900 9Ole Miss 00013 13DateJanuary 1 1948Season1947StadiumCrump StadiumLocationMemphis TennesseeRefereeHarry Viner SWC split crew SWC SEC Attendance28 120Delta Bowl 1949 gt Contents 1 Background 2 Game summary 3 Aftermath 4 Statistics 5 ReferencesBackground editThe Rebels won their first ever Southeastern Conference title under first year head coach Johnny Vaught while playing in their first bowl game since 1936 The Horned Frogs finished 4th in the Southwest Conference in their first bowl appearance since 1945 Game summary editAfter a scoreless first quarter TCU got onto the board off Ole Miss miscues Lindy Berry returned an interception 28 yards for the touchdown making it 7 0 Later in the quarter an Ole Miss punt was blocked near the end zone falling out of bounds for a safety It was 9 0 TCU going into the fourth quarter in a game with 7 combined turnovers Ole Miss quarterback Charlie Conerly threw a pass to Joe Johnson who ran 26 yards for the touchdown making the score 9 6 after the extra point missed On TCU s next possession Bobby Wilson intercepted a pass giving the Rebels the ball back Conerly threw to Johnson the pass falling complete for 52 yards to the TCU 13 Conerly threw a pass to Dixie Howell on the next play to put the Rebels on top 13 9 after the extra point went in The Horned Frogs could still tie the game but any hopes of a tie were vanquished when Red Buchanan intercepted a Horned Frog pass at the Rebel 38 sealing the game for the Rebels 1 2 Aftermath editThe Horned Frogs did not make another bowl game until 1952 As for the Rebels they waited until 1953 for their next bowl appearance Conerly was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966 Statistics editStatistics Ole Miss TCUFirst downs 16 16Rushing yards 111 135Passing yards 187 54Total yards 298 189Passing C A I 12 30 2 6 11 2Punts average 4 32 8 5 42 6Fumbles lost 1 1 4 2Penalties yards 8 40 4 40References edit History amp Records Ole Miss Bowl History PDF Grfx cstv com Archived from the original PDF on January 21 2016 Retrieved August 12 2015 History amp Records TCU Bowl History PDF Grfx cstv com Archived from the original PDF on September 24 2015 Retrieved August 12 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1948 Delta Bowl amp oldid 1215616397, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
