1950 Orange Bowl
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1950 Orange Bowl was the sixteenth installment of the Orange Bowl. The game featured the Kentucky Wildcats
of the Southeastern Conference
and the Santa Clara Broncos
, an independent program. Santa Clara (7-2-1 entering the game) was ranked #15 in the AP poll prior to the game. Kentucky (9-2, 4-1 SEC) had been ranked as high as #6 in the AP poll during the season but was ranked #11 entering the game.
The game was scoreless until the second quarter, following a Santa Clara turnover, as Kentucky's John Netoskie recovered a fumble on the Kentucky 49. A 14 play, 51 yard drive ended with a 2 yard touchdown run by Wilbur Jamerson; Bobby Brooks' point after gave Kentucky a 7-0 lead, a score that stood at the half after a 45 yard Babe Parilli
-to-Bill Leskovar pass put Kentucky on the Santa Clara 3 yard line with Santa Clara stopping two rushing attempts as time expired. Kentucky coach Bear Bryant
later said he should have called a passing play in order to allow for a field goal attempt if a touchdown was not scored.
Following a 9 yard punt, Santa Clara took possession on their own 46 yard line. A John Pasco to Larry Williams pass for 25 yards led to a 1 yard touchdown run by Pasco to tie the game at 7-7. A second Santa Clara touchdown came in the third quarter after a pass interference call against Kentucky helped set up a 4 yard touchdown run by Hall Haynes.
Parilli threw a 52 yard touchdown pass to Emery Clark but Brooks missed the point after, giving Santa Clara a 14-13 lead with 12 minutes remaining. With less than one minute left Santa Clara's Bernie Vogel scored on a 16 yard run for the final score of Santa Clara 21, Kentucky 13.
Bill Leskovar had 83 rushing yards (on 22 carries) for Kentucky.
Kentucky Wildcats football
The Kentucky Wildcats football team is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the East Division of the Southeastern Conference.-History:Paul "Bear" Bryant Era...
of the Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
and the Santa Clara Broncos
Santa Clara Broncos
The Broncos are various sports teams of Santa Clara University. The athletic program currently has 19 varsity sports, 9 men's sports and 10 women's. Additionally there are 18 club sports teams that compete intercollegiately. The school colors are red and white...
, an independent program. Santa Clara (7-2-1 entering the game) was ranked #15 in the AP poll prior to the game. Kentucky (9-2, 4-1 SEC) had been ranked as high as #6 in the AP poll during the season but was ranked #11 entering the game.
The game was scoreless until the second quarter, following a Santa Clara turnover, as Kentucky's John Netoskie recovered a fumble on the Kentucky 49. A 14 play, 51 yard drive ended with a 2 yard touchdown run by Wilbur Jamerson; Bobby Brooks' point after gave Kentucky a 7-0 lead, a score that stood at the half after a 45 yard Babe Parilli
Babe Parilli
-Biography:Parilli was born in the Pittsburgh industrial suburb of Rochester, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Kentucky as an All-American starting quarterback for the Wildcats under Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant....
-to-Bill Leskovar pass put Kentucky on the Santa Clara 3 yard line with Santa Clara stopping two rushing attempts as time expired. Kentucky coach Bear Bryant
Bear Bryant
Paul William "Bear" Bryant was an American college football player and coach. He was best known as the longtime head coach of the University of Alabama football team. During his 25-year tenure as Alabama's head coach, he amassed six national championships and thirteen conference championships...
later said he should have called a passing play in order to allow for a field goal attempt if a touchdown was not scored.
Following a 9 yard punt, Santa Clara took possession on their own 46 yard line. A John Pasco to Larry Williams pass for 25 yards led to a 1 yard touchdown run by Pasco to tie the game at 7-7. A second Santa Clara touchdown came in the third quarter after a pass interference call against Kentucky helped set up a 4 yard touchdown run by Hall Haynes.
Parilli threw a 52 yard touchdown pass to Emery Clark but Brooks missed the point after, giving Santa Clara a 14-13 lead with 12 minutes remaining. With less than one minute left Santa Clara's Bernie Vogel scored on a 16 yard run for the final score of Santa Clara 21, Kentucky 13.
Bill Leskovar had 83 rushing yards (on 22 carries) for Kentucky.