Both rosters were made up of varsity players from ranked teams in the 1942 season.
"[3] A three-yard touchdown rush was the opening score in the first ever Oil Bowl, held in Houston on January 1, 1946.
11 Georgia Tech take on St. Mary's in front of 23,000 spectators in Houston.
The Yellow Jackets scored the first touchdown of the game in the first quarter and held a 7–0 lead.
The second quarter saw Georgia Tech turn the offense on, outscoring St. Mary's 20–7 and taking a 27–7 lead into halftime.