1944 Orange Bowl

1944 Orange Bowl
LSU Tigers Texas A&M Aggies (5–3) (7–1–1) 19 14 Head coach:  Bernie Moore Head coach:  Homer H. Norton
1 2 3 4 Total LSU 12 0 7 0 19 Texas A&M 7 0 7 0 14
Date	January 1, 1944
Season	1943
Stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
Location	Miami, Florida
Attendance	27,000

The 1944 Orange Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the LSU Tigers and Texas A&M Aggies. It was the 10th edition of the Orange Bowl. The teams had met in the regular season, with Texas A&M winning at LSU 28-13. LSU however defeated Texas A&M 19–14 in the bowl rematch.

Scoring summary

• LSU - Van Buren 11-yard run reverse (kick failed)
• LSU - Goode 24-yard pass from Van Buren (kick failed)
• Texas A&M - Burditt 21-yard pass from Hallmark (Burditt kick)
• LSU - Van Buren 63-yard run (Van Buren kick)
• Texas A&M - Settegast 18-yard pass from Hallmark (Burditt kick)

Statistics

Statistics	LSU	Texas A&M
First Downs	7	9
Rushing Attempts	48	24
Rushing Yards	207	4
Passing Yards	92	171
Total Offense	299	175
Interceptions	0	5
Punts-Average	10-40.3	9-41.8
Fumbles-Lost	3-3	5-2
Penalties-Yards	7-81	4-35