| 1947 Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 13th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Burdine Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Rice by 6[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | John J. Lynch (SEC; split crew: SEC,SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 36,152[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
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The1947 Orange Bowl was a postseason football game featuring theTennessee Volunteers and theRice Owls. It was won by Rice on the strength of a first-quarter touchdown and asafety on a bad snap during a Tennesseequick kick. Rice outgained Tennessee 246–145 and both teams combined for 9 turnovers.[3]
The pageantry surrounding the game consisted of a halftime show in which over 10,000 balloons were released and an appearance by GeneralsDwight D. Eisenhower andHoward McCrum Snyder. Eisenhower's group also consisted of his formerAide-de-campCharles Craig Cannon andCoral Gables Mayor Tom Mayes. Eisenhower claimed publicly to be taking no sides, but was close friends with Tennessee coach GeneralRobert R. Neyland.[2]
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