1944 Sugar Bowl

The 1944 Sugar Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1944, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was the tenth playing of the Sugar Bowl. The Tulsa Golden Hurricane returned to the game for the second consecutive season and faced the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, who became the first team to have played in all four major bowls; they had previously participated in the 1929 Rose Bowl, the 1940 Orange Bowl, and the 1943 Cotton Bowl Classic. The Golden Hurricane had an 18–7 lead at halftime, but Georgia Tech roared back, scoring 13 unanswered points to win.

1944 Sugar Bowl
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Tulsa Golden Hurricane (7–3) (6–0–1) SEC MVC 20 18 Head coach:  William Alexander Head coach:  Henry Frnka AP 13 AP 15
1 2 3 4 Total Georgia Tech 0 7 6 7 20 Tulsa 6 12 0 0 18
Date	January 1, 1944
Season	1943
Stadium	Tulane Stadium
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
Referee	J.J. Lynch
Attendance	69,134

Scoring summary

First quarter

• Tulsa: Ed Shedlosky 15-yard pass from Clyde LeForce (kick failed); 6–0 Tulsa

Second quarter

• Tulsa: Jimmy Ford 76-yard run (kick failed); 12–0 Tulsa
• GT: Frank Broyles 1-yard run (Eddie Prokop kick); 12–7 Tulsa
• Tulsa: LeForce 1-yard run (kick failed); 18–7 Tulsa

Third quarter

• GT: Phil Tinsley 46-yard pass from Prokop (kick failed); 18–13 Tulsa

Fourth quarter

• GT: Ed Scharfscherdt 1-yard run (Prokop kick); 20–18 Georgia Tech