1952 Orange Bowl

1952 Orange Bowl
Baylor Bears	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
(8–1–1)	(10–0–1)
14	17
Head coach: ; George Sauer	Head coach: ; Bobby Dodd
AP	Coaches
9	9
AP	Coaches
5	5
Date	January 1, 1952
Season	1951
Stadium	Burdine Stadium
Location	Miami, Florida
Attendance	65,839

The 1952 Orange Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Baylor Bears.

Background

Georgia Tech was co-champion of the Southeastern Conference with #1 Tennessee. Baylor finished 2nd in the Southwest Conference. This was Georgia Tech's first Orange Bowl since 1948, and Baylor's first ever Orange Bowl.

Game summary

Hardeman scored on a 3-yard run to give the Yellow Jackets a 7-0 lead. Parma tied the game on a 1-yard touchdown plunge for Baylor. Coody gave the team a 14-7 lead on his touchdown run. This lead held up for most of the second half. However, with 6:53 remaining in the game the Yellow Jackets tied the game on a 22-yard touchdown pass from Darrell Crawford to Buck Martin. Three minutes later, a Pete Ferris interception of a Larry Isbell pass gave Georgia Tech the ball at the 9. The team could only muster three yard before fourth down came up, with Dodd deciding to go for the field goal. Pepper Rodgers' 22 yard field goal broke the tie and ultimately was the winning points for the Yellow Jackets.^[1]

Aftermath

Baylor has not reached the Orange Bowl since this game. Georgia Tech did not reach the Orange Bowl again until 1967.

Statistics

Statistics	Georgia Tech	Baylor
First Downs	9	17
Rushing Yards	152	206
Passing Yards	84	93
Total Yards	236	299
Interceptions	1	3
Punts-Average	7-35.3	6-34.7
Fumbles-Lost	3-1	4-0
Penalties-Yards	6-60	7-85

References

↑ http://game.orangebowl.org/orange-bowl-history/the-history-of-the-orange-bowl/1950s/1952/

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