OKLAHOMA STATE v ST. MARYS -1946 | Sugar Bowl

picture quality - 4.25.  Date: 1/1/1946 | Info: 12th Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1946 #5 Oklahoma A&M 33 (9-0-0) #7 St. Mary's 13 (7-2-0) A capacity crowd of 75,000 gathered to watch the battle of All-Americans, Oklahoma A&M's Bob "Blond Bomber" Fenimore and St. Mary's "Squirmin" Herman Wedemeyer. Wedemeyer's 47-yard touchdown pass to Dennis O'Connor opened the scoring, but Fenimore matched it with a 28-yard toss to Cecil hankins as the first quarter ended. Fenimore's short plunge gave A&M the lead for keeps, but just before the half, Wedemeyer ran 24 yards before lateralling to Fred DeSalvo, who weaved his way through Aggie defenders 40 yards for a touchdown. The conversion missed, and A&M led at halftime. While the Cowboy passing game was off, the ground game produced another Fenimore TD plunge in the third quarter, and Jim Reynolds opened the fourth stanza by leaping a yard for a score. Reynolds winged a 20-yard TD pass to Joe Thomas in the final minutes to end the wild scoring derby. In his battle with Wedemeyer, Fenimore got the best of the total offense struggle, getting 206 yards in 36 plays while Wedemeyer had 184 yards in 25 plays. Fenimore also punted four times for an average of 47.2 yards. Tulane Stadium Att: 68,822 Oklahoma A&M 7 7 6 13 - 33 St. Mary's 7 6 0 0 - 13 SCORING SUMMARY STM: O'Connor 46-yard pass from Wedemeyer (Wedemeyer kick) A&M: Haskins 29-yard pass from Fenimore (Reynolds kick) A&M: Fenimore 1-yard run (Reynolds kick) STM: DeSalvo 20-yard run (Kick failed) A&M: Fenimore 1-yard run (Kick failed) A&M: Reynolds 1-yard run (Kick failed) A&M: Thomas 20-yard pass from Reynolds (Reynolds kick) A&M Team Stats St. Mary's 15 First Downs 8 217 Rushing Yards 61 6-13-4 Passing 11-24-2 112 Passing Yards 177 339 Total Yards 238 4-47.2 Punting 5-43.0 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 Rushing A&M: Fenimore 25-125, 2 TDs; Reynolds 14-51, 1 TD STM: Wedemeyer 7-24; DeSalvo 1-20, 1 TD Passing A&M: Fenimore 4-10, 76 yards, 1 TD; Reynolds 2-3, 36 yards STM: Wedemyer 9-19, 150 yards; 1TD; O'Connor 2-3, 27 yards Receiving A&M: Haskins 2-48, 1 TD; Armstrong 2-28 STM: O'Connor 6-76, 1 TD | Notables: | Picture Quality: | Zoomage Rating: | Run Time: 40