Sentence:  Kansas appeared in its first bowl following the 1947 season, losing a <WSD>heartbreaker</WSD> to Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl. KU landed in the Bluebonnet Bowl following the 1961 season, and beat up a good Rice squad, 33-7. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A match which ends in defeat for a promising player or team.