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College football game
1947 Orange Bowl
13th Orange Bowl
Rice Owls Tennessee Volunteers
(8–2) (9–1)
SWC SEC
8 0
Head coach: 
Jess Neely
Head coach: 
Robert Neyland
AP
10
AP
7
1234 Total
Rice 8000 8
Tennessee 0000 0
DateJanuary 1, 1947
Season1946
StadiumBurdine Stadium
LocationMiami, Florida
FavoriteRice by 6
RefereeJohn J. Lynch (SEC;
split crew: SEC, SWC)
Attendance36,152
Orange Bowl
 < 1946  1948

The 1947 Orange Bowl was a postseason football game featuring the Tennessee Volunteers and the Rice Owls. It was won by Rice on the strength of a first-quarter touchdown and a safety on a bad snap during a Tennessee quick kick. Rice outgained Tennessee 246–145 and both teams combined for 9 turnovers.

The pageantry surrounding the game consisted of a halftime show in which over 10,000 balloons were released and an appearance by Generals Dwight D. Eisenhower and Howard McCrum Snyder. Eisenhower's group also consisted of his former Aide-de-camp Charles Craig Cannon and Coral Gables Mayor Tom Mayes. Eisenhower claimed publicly to be taking no sides, but was close friends with Tennessee coach General Robert R. Neyland.

References

  1. Rice, Grantland (January 1, 1947). "'Orange and Rose Too Toughest to Pick' Says Rice". The Miami News: 4B. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  2. ^ Cavendish, Henry (January 2, 1947). "36,152 Thrilled Here By Orange Bowl Show". The Miami News: 33. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  3. "Rice Turns Back Tennessee in Orange Bowl Game 8-0". The Palm Beach Post: 9. January 2, 1947.
1946–47 NCAA football bowl game season
Orange Bowl
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Rice Owls bowl games
Tennessee Volunteers bowl games

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