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.
Scoring summary LSU - Van Buren 11-yard run reverse (kick failed) LSU - Goode 24-yard pass from Van Buren (kick failed) Texas A&M - Burditt 21-yard pass from Hallmark (Burditt kick) LSU - Van Buren 63-yard run (Van Buren kick) Texas A&M - Settegast 18-yard pass from Hallmark (Burditt kick)
Statistics Statistics LSU Texas A&MFirst downs 7 9Rushing attempts48 24Rushing yards207 4Passing yards 92 171Total offense 299 175Interceptions 0 5Punts–average 10–40.3 9–41.8Fumbles–lost 3–3 5–2Penalties–yards 7–81 4–35
See also LSU–Texas A&M football rivalry List of college football post-season games that were rematches of regular season games
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