1944 Orange Bowl
| 1944 Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 10th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Burdine Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Ray McCullouch (SWC; split crew: SWC, SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 69,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1944 Orange Bowl was 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 played during the regular season, with Texas A&M winning at LSU, 28–13. This was the first known instance of a bowl game serving as a rematch between teams that had met during the regular season.
LSU defeated Texas A&M in the bowl rematch, 19–14. Despite A&M coach Homer Norton devising a game-plan specifically to stop him, halfback Steve Van Buren was responsible for all points scored by the Tigers, as he ran for two touchdowns, threw for one more, and kicked LSU's only successful extra point attempt.