1944 Sugar Bowl Explained

Game Name:Sugar Bowl
Date Game Played:January 1
Year Game Played:1944
Football Season:1943
Visitor School:University of Georgia Tech
Visitor Name Short:Georgia Tech
Visitor Nickname:Yellow Jackets
Visitor Record:7–3
Visitor Rank Ap:13
Visitor 1Q:0
Visitor 2Q:7
Visitor 3Q:6
Visitor 4Q:7
Visitor Total:20
Home School:University of Tulsa
Home Name Short:Tulsa
Home Nickname:Golden Hurricane
Home Record:6–0–1
Home Rank Ap:15
Home 1Q:6
Home 2Q:12
Home 3Q:0
Home 4Q:0
Home Total:18
Referee:J.J. Lynch
Attendance:69,134[1]
Type:Bowl Game
City:New Orleans, Louisiana

The 1944 Sugar Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1944, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was the tenth playing of the Sugar Bowl. The Tulsa Golden Hurricane returned to the game for the second consecutive season and faced the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, who became the first team to have played in all four major bowls; they had previously participated in the 1929 Rose Bowl, the 1940 Orange Bowl, and the 1943 Cotton Bowl Classic. The Golden Hurricane had an 18–7 lead at halftime, but Georgia Tech roared back, scoring 13 unanswered points to win.

Scoring summary

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 10th Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1944.