1942 Orange Bowl

TCU Horned Frogs	Georgia Bulldogs
(7–2–1)	(8–1–1)
26	40
Head coach: Dutch Meyer	Head coach: Wally Butts

	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	7	0	7	12	26
Georgia	19	14	7	0	40

Date

January 1, 1942

Season

1941

Stadium

Miami Orange Bowl

Location

Miami, Florida

Attendance

35,786

The 1942 Orange Bowl matched the Georgia Bulldogs and the TCU Horned Frogs.^[1]

Game summary

Frank Sinkwich was the highlight of the game in a Georgia beatdown of TCU. Sinkwich had three touchdown passes and one rushing touchdown for a combined total of 355 yards (rushing and passing), a record that stands to this day, overshadowing the game's 10 turnovers. Georgia had a 40-14 lead into the fourth quarter before TCU scored twice to narrow the lead, but Georgia ultimately won in the end, their first bowl win in their first bowl game.

Statistics	Georgia	TCU
First Downs	12	8
Yards Rushing	218	71
Yards Passing	281	137
Total Yards	499	208
Punts-Average	4-22.2	7-37.0
Fumbles-Lost	3-3	1-0
Interceptions	4	6
Penalties-Yards	7-54	2-24

References

↑ "1942 | Orange Bowl". Archived from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2014-12-22.

Orange Bowl Game

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Notes	The game was also the national title game for either the Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, or Bowl Championship Series in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, and 2005. There was an Orange Bowl in January and December in 1996 and 2014. The game was a semifinal for the College Football Playoff in its 2015 edition.

Georgia Bulldogs bowl games

TCU Horned Frogs bowl games

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