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College football game
The
1946 Orange Bowl
was a
college football
postseason
bowl game
between the
Miami Hurricanes
and the
Holy Cross Crusaders
Background
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Holy Cross was led by rookie head coach
John "Ox" DaGrosa
. Jack Harding had returned to the Hurricanes after serving in the war, in Miami's first bowl game since 1935. This was their third 8-win season under Harding, the first two in 1938 and 1941.
Game summary
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Joe Krull gave Miami the lead on his 1-yard run for a touchdown, but the kick failed, leaving it at 6?0. Holy Cross' Walter Brennan caught a touchdown pass from Koslowski to counter, but the kick failed, leaving it tied at 6. The Crusaders were driving towards the end zone, tied at 6?6. With less than 15 seconds remaining, Holy Cross was at the Miami 26. Unwilling to settle for the tie, DaGrosa sent in Gene DeFilippo to go for the win. DeFilippo threw a pass for receiver Bob Conway, but the ball fell off his fingertips at the 11-yard line, and Al Hudson retrieved the ball and dashed 89 yards for the touchdown as time expired.
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Aftermath
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The Crusaders went 9?8 before DaGrosa left the program in 1947. He died in 1953, after a short illness.
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This remains the only bowl appearance for Holy Cross. Miami returned to the Orange Bowl five years later in 1951. Conway returned to Holy Cross for a 50th Orange Bowl reunion, where he met up with Hudson once again. The two became friends, and they and their families have dinner when they vacation in Florida.
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Statistics
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Statistics
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Miami
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Holy Cross
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First downs
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7
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13
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Rushing yards
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193
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181
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Passing yards
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0
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59
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Total yards
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193
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240
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Interceptions
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3
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4
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Punts/Avg.
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10?36.4
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9?38.5
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Fumbles/Lost
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0?0
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1?1
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Penalties/Yards
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7?41
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1?5
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Notes
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- The game was also the national title game (
Bowl Coalition
,
Bowl Alliance
, or
Bowl Championship Series
) in 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, and 2005.
- There was an Orange Bowl in January and December in 1996, 2014, and 2021.
- The 2015, 2018, and 2021 (December) editions were
College Football Playoff
semifinals.
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People
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Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.
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