The 1937 Orange Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Mississippi State Maroons and Duquesne Dukes.
| 1937 Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 3rd Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Miami Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Tom Thorp | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 9,210 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Ted Husing | ||||||||||||||||||
Background
editA 5th-place finish in the Southeastern Conference was an upturn from 9th for the Maroons, in their first official bowl game (not counting the 1912 Bacardi Bowl). This was technically Duquesne's first bowl game, as their previous "postseason" bowl game was the 1933 Festival of Palms Bowl, also held in Miami.
Game summary
editIke Pickle scored first on a touchdown run to give the Maroons a 6-0 lead in the first quarter. Boyd Brumbaugh gave the Dukes a lead in the second quarter on his touchdown run, but Pee Wee Armstrong's pass to Fred Walters for a 40-yard touchdown made it 12-7 at halftime. Brumbaugh threw a 72-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to Ernest Hefferle that proved to be the margin of victory as the Maroons' two missed extra points doomed the team.[1]
Aftermath
editThe Maroons returned to the Orange Bowl four years later. Duquesne has not played in a bowl game since.
Statistics
edit| Statistics | Duquesne | Mississippi State |
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| First downs | 14 | 12 |
| Rushing yards | 199 | 111 |
| Passing yards | 110 | 159 |
| Total yards | 309 | 270 |
| Interceptions | 4 | 0 |
| Punts–average | 9–24.7 | 6–43.0 |
| Fumbles | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties–yards | 1–5 | 1–5 |