1949 Orange Bowl
The 1949 Orange Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Texas Longhorns and the Georgia Bulldogs.
Background
After a loss early in the season to North Carolina, the Bulldogs won eight straight games en route to a Southeastern Conference championship and their first Orange Bowl bid since 1942. The Longhorns finished 2nd in the Southwest Conference to SMU, but were invited to play in the Orange Bowl for the first time in school history.Game summary
- Georgia: Al Bodine 71-yard interception return
- Texas: Ray Borneman 4-yard run
- Texas: Tom Landry 14-yard run
- Georgia: Joe Geri 1-yard run
- Texas: Perry Samuels 21-yard run
- Texas: Ben Proctor 24-yard pass from Campbell
- Georgia: Geri 6-yard run
- Georgia: Bob Walston 37-yard pass from Rauch
- Texas: Randall Clay 2-yard run
- Texas: Clay 4-yard run