1947 Oil Bowl

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|game_name= Oil Bowl

|subheader =

|title_sponsor=

|date_game_played= January 1

|year_game_played= 1947

|football_season= 1946

|home_name_short= Georgia Tech

|home_nickname= Yellow Jackets

|home_record=8–2

|home_coach=Bobby Dodd

|home_1q = 7

|home_2q = 20

|home_3q = 7

|home_4q = 7

|MVP=

|home_rank_AP= 11

|visitor_name_short= Saint Mary's

|visitor_nickname= Gaels

|visitor_record=6–2

|visitor_coach=James Phelan

|visitor_1q = 0

|visitor_2q = 7

|visitor_3q = 6

|visitor_4q = 6

|type=bg

|stadium=Rice Field

|city=Houston, Texas

|attendance=23,000

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|last_game_ever_played=yes

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The 1947 Oil Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Saint Mary's Gaels and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

Background

In Bobby Dodd's second year as coach of the Yellow Jackets, he guided them to a 4th-place finish in the Southeastern Conference, in their fifth bowl appearance in the decade. The Gaels were going to a bowl game for the second straight year.

Game summary

The Gaels had eight passes intercepted, with W.P. McHugh returning one 73 yards for a touchdown. George Brodnax caught two touchdowns.{{cite web|url=http://www.ramblinwreck.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/geot/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/bowls01|title=Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site - RamblinWreck.com|publisher=ramblinwreck.com|accessdate=December 28, 2015}}

Aftermath

Phelan left the program the following year to become coach of the Los Angeles Dons. This was the last bowl game the Gaels participated in before the dismantlement of the football program in 2004. The Yellow Jackets went to seven bowl games in the next 10 years.

References

Oil Bowl

Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football bowl games

Category:Saint Mary's Gaels football bowl games

Oil Bowl

Category:January 1947 sports events in the United States