1954 Game Recap / Allstate Sugar Bowl

20th Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1954
#8 Georgia Tech 42 (9-2-1)
#10 West Virginia 19 (8-2-0)

Pepper Rodgers, who had rescued Georgia Tech the year before, struck for 195 yards passing as the Yellow Jackets rolled up the most points in a Sugar Bowl at the time with a 42-19 win over West Virginia.

Rodgers completed 16-of-26 passes, including three touchdowns, and kicked a field goal and a pair of extra points. For the Mountaineers, a substitute quarterback named Teddy Anderson led the once-beaten unit to all three of its touchdowns.

Tulane Stadium
Att: 71,666

Georgia Tech 14 6 9 13 - 42
West Virginia 0 6 0 13 - 19

SCORING SUMMARY
GT: Hensley 24-yard pass from Rodgers (Rodgers kick)
GT: Durham 2-yard pass from Rodgers (Rodgers kick)
WVU: Williams 5-yard run (Kick failed)
GT: Hair 5-yard pass from Rodgers (Kick failed)
GT: Rodgers 18-yard field goal
GT: Hardeman 23-yard run (Kick failed)
WVU: Marconi 1-yard run (Allman, kick)
GT: Ruffin 43-yard run (Kick blocked)
WVU: Allman 1-yard run (Kick failed)
GT: Teas 9-yard run (Turner kick)

GT	Team Stats	WVU
19	First Downs	19
170	Rushing Yards	233
20-35-2	Passing	7-16-2
268	Passing Yards	76
438	Total Yards	301
1-36.0	Punting	2-28.5
3-1	Fumbles-Lost	5-4
7-45	Penalties-Yds	5-35

Rushing
GT: Ruffin 3-58, 1 TD; Teas 9-32, 1 TD
WVU: Anderson 13-57; Moss 5-36

Passing
GT: Rodgers 18-26-2, 195 yards, 3 TDs
WVU: Wyant 4-15-2, 29 yards; Anderson 3-3-0, 49 yards

Receiving
GT: Hensley 4-73, 1 TD; Davis 4-33; Hardemann 3-37
WVU: Papetti 3-51; Hillen 2-14; Allman 2-13

Miller Award recipient: Franklin "Pepper'' Rodgers, Georgia Tech quarterback