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The Orange Bowl Committee ......................................................................................................2 Orange Bowl Mission ..................................................................................................................4 Orange Bowl in the Community ..................................................................................................5 Sun Life Stadium ............................................................................................................................7 Orange Bowl Schedule of Events............................................................................................8-9
QUICK FACTS Orange Bowl Committee 14360 NW 77th Ct. Miami Lakes, FL 33016 (305) 341-4700 – Main (305) 341-4750 – Fax Capital One Orange Bowl Media Headquarters Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Cruise Port Hotel 1617 Southeast 17th Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 Phone:(954) 626-1700 OBC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Larry Wahl - VP of Communications lwahl@orangebowl.org (305) 341-4718 – Office (305) 613-3196 – Cell Kallan Louis, Communications Coordinator klouis@orangebowl.org (305) 341-4737 – Office 954-579-8373 – Cell Kacie Albert, Communications Assistantship (305) 341-4785 - Office (908) 343-3348 - Cell Daniel Pyser, Communications Assistant dpyser@orangebowl.org (305) 341-4734 - Office (443) 798-1322 - Cell
The Orange Bowl and the Atlantic Coast Conference ..........................................................10 College Football Playoff ........................................................................................................11-12 Orange Bowl History ............................................................................................................13-21 Orange Bowl Year-by-Year Results ....................................................................................22-24 Orange Bowl Game-By-Game Recaps ..............................................................................25-53 National Champions Hosted by the Orange Bowl..................................................................52 Team Results ................................................................................................................................53 Orange Bowl Year-By-Year Stats ........................................................................................54-56 Orange Bowl Records ..........................................................................................................57-66 Orange Bowl Hall of Fame ....................................................................................................67-75 Award Winners ......................................................................................................................76-80 Orange Bowl and the National Football League ..............................................................81-83 Courage Award ............................................................................................................................84 The National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame ......................................................85
Credits Written and edited by Kallan Louis. editorial assistance provided by Larry Wahl, Kacie Albert, Daniel Pyser and Corey Zimmer. Design by Scott Matthews of Catching Designs. Cover design by Silverman Group. Printed by Bellak Color. Principle photography by Alex Gort Productions, Joel Auerbach, Richard and Micki Lewis, J.C. Ridley, Raul Zarranz and Teekay Kountry. Special thanks to Luis Boué, Eric L. Poms, Ana Hernandez-Ochoa, Jarrett Nasca, Brian Park, Kathleen Skelton and Christina Ramos.
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ORANGE BOWL COMMITTEE
ORANGE BOWL COMMITTEE 2014-15 OFFICERS
LUIS E. BOUÉ
LEE E. STAPLETON
MICHAEL B. CHAVIES
President & Chair
President-Elect & Chair-Elect
1st Vice Chair
2014-15 BOARD OF DIRECTORS DON SLESNICK
ANN E. POPE
SHAUN M. DAVIS
2nd Vice Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
ANDREW P. HERTZ
ERIC L. POMS
Immediate Past President & Chair
Chief Executive Officer
Peter T. Pruitt Jr. Benjamine Reid Jose C. Romano John P. (Jack) Seiler Philip P. Smith Mario Trueba Hope G. Victor Douglas P. Wiley
Shawn D. Crews Albert E. Dotson Jr. Charles H. Johnson Yvonne Turner Johnson, M.D. Christopher E. Knight Mario Murgado Tom Pennekamp Sean Pittman
Committee Chair Board Members (Ex Officio): Jeff E. Rubin; Chair, Team Host Committee Peter K. Spillis; Chair, Team Host Committee
PAST PRESIDENTS 1935-38 1939-41 1941-42 1942-43 1943-44 1944-45 1945-46 1946-47 1947-48 1948-49 1949-50 1950-51 1951-52 1952-53 1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58 1958-59 1959-60 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65
W. Keith Phillips, Sr. * Charles F. Baldwin * William G. Ward * Oscar E. Dooly Jr. * Arthur A. Ungar * Van C. Kussrow * George E. Whitten * R. D. "Buck" Freeman * John G. Thompson * Will M. Preston * Daniel J. Mahoney * S. Grover Morrow * Stuart W. Patton * Sam H. McCormick * W. Bruce MacIntosh * G. Gordon Anderson * Robert Pentland Jr. * Raymond D. Miller * Joseph H. Adams * Harry Hood Bassett * Stephen A. Lynch Jr. * Jesse Yarborough * Everett A. Clay * C. Jackson Baldwin* B. Boyd Benjamin * M. Lewis Hall Jr.
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Robert C. Hector Sr. * John R. Ring * William C. Lantaff * James L. Llewellyn * L. Allen Morris * W. Keith Phillips Jr. William D. Ward James S. Dunn * William H. Fields D. Frank Rentz * James L. Armstrong III * F. E. "Gene" Autrey James S. Billings * Robert A. White Eugene E. Cohen * Nicholas A. Crane * John Stephen Hudson Charles A. Kimbrell * Stephen A. Lynch III Robert S. Lafferty Jr. John R. Hoehl * Stan Marks * Lawrence H. Adams James T. Barker Thomas D. Wood Sr. Arthur H. Hertz
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W. Harper Davidson Jr. R. Ray Goode * Robert L. Epling G. Ed Williamson II Donald E. Kubit Clark Cook Leslie Pantin Jr. Albert E. Dotson Sr. Edgar C. Jones Jr. Sherrill W. Hudson Susan Potter Norton Alfonso A. Cueto Dean C. Colson Christopher E. Knight Peter T. Pruitt Jr. Albert E. Dotson Jr. Thomas D. Wood Jr. S. Daniel Ponce Phillis Oeters Antonio L. Argiz Jeffrey T. Roberts O. Ford Gibson Andrew P. Hertz * denotes deceased
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ACTIVE MEMBERS 2014 Sergio Abreu Jr. 2009 Thad W. Adams 2011 Ronald Albert Jr. 2010 Matthew J. Allen 2011 Suzanne Amaducci-Adams 2011 Sheldon T. Anderson 2014 Kathy Antonello 2008 Agustin R. Arellano Jr. 2005 Agustin R. Arellano Sr. 2007 Don Bailey Jr. 2011 Greg Barnes 2010 Jeffrey S. Bartel 2005 Timothy A. Battle 2011 Brett Beveridge 2005 Lettie J. Bien 2006 Luis E. Boué, CPA 2012 Alfred A. Bunge 2009 Raoul G. Cantero 2011 Willie L. Carpenter 2000 Michael B. Chavies 2008 C.L. Conroy 2012 Thomas Cornish 2008 Kevin W. Crews 2003 Shawn D. Crews 2012 Henri Crockett 2006 John K. Crotty 2006 Shaun M. Davis 2006 William C. Davis 2008 Luis A. de Armas 2014 Albert de Cardenas 2010 Toshikazu Dezaki 2010 Mark R. Dissette 2010 Joseph Echevarria Jr. 2006 Coleman G. Edmunds 2008 Bernardo (Bernie) Fernandez Jr., M.D. 2008 Alex Fraser 2014 Robert Christophe Frazier 2011 Carlos F. Garcia 2003 Jorge L. Gomez 2008 Frank Gonzalez 2009 Sergio M. Gonzalez 2012 Xavier E. Gonzalez 2008 Gretchen Goslin 2013 Melissa Gracey 2010 Gerald Grant Jr. 2011 Eduardo A. Gross 2006 Wm. Andrew Haggard 2011 Christopher E. Havlicek 2008 David R. Heffernan 2006 Adolfo Henriques 2002 Sara B. Herald 2009 Luis (Wicho) Hernandez 2009 Marlon A. Hill 2009 Bradley D. Houser 2007 Yolanda Cash Jackson 2005 Charles H. Johnson 2010 Yvonne Turner Johnson, MD 2008 Danny Kanell 2011 Neisen O. Kasdin 1997 Ruben Jose King-Shaw Jr. 2004 David H. Kniseley 2008 Keith Koenig 2011 Robert B. Lochrie III 2004 Beatrice Louissaint 2014 Nan A. Markowitz 2010 Vicki H. Matthews 2010 Mark McCormick 2011 Steven McKean 2006 Lincoln S. Mendez 2003 John T. Mestepey 2011 Harley W. Miller 2003 Denise Mincey-Mills 2013 Trellanee Moore-Adderley 2011 Jimmy L. Morales 2003 Matthew E. Morrall 2014 Dev Ramesh Motwani 2005 Mario Murgado 2012 Carter T. Nance 2006 Craig Norton 2011 John Offerdahl 2012 William H. Parker Jr. 2003 Tom Pennekamp 2010 Timothy R. Petrillo 2012 James M. Pfleger 2013 George Pino 2005 Sean Pittman 2008 Timothy J. Plummer 2008 Scott D. Ponce 2008 Ann E. Pope 2014 Brian Poulin 2008 Julio A. Ramirez 2007 Benjamine Reid
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Darryl T. Robinson Jose C. Romano Jeff E. Rubin Shelley Daniel Rutherford Carlos A. Sabater Roland Sanchez-Medina Jr. Stephen H. Schott Wayne S. Schuchts Douglas M. Seaton Tony Segreto Robert J. Shafer Jr. Darryl K. Sharpton Effie D. Silva Scott K. Sime Don Slesnick III Philip P. Smith Javier Alberto Soto Peter K. Spillis Salo Sredni Lee E. Stapleton Hector Tundidor Jr. Jesse J. Tyson John W. Underwood Jr. Ignacio Urbieta Peter (Chip) Vandenberg Jr. Hope G. Victor Jimmy E. Whited Douglas P. Wiley Stu Wyllie
SENIOR MEMBERS 1990 Leonard L. Abess Jr. 1998 Nelson L. Adams III, M.D. 1984 Walter H. Alford 2002 Betty Amos 1989 Richard P. (Dick) Anderson 2000 Antonio L. Argiz* 1997 Hilarie Bass 1978 Fred Berens 1993 Vincent L. Berkeley Jr. 1990 Philip F. Blumberg 1994 Josie Romano Brown 1997 Msgr. Franklyn M. Casale 1967 Everett Todd Clay 1979 Charles E. Cobb Jr. 2001 Bruce Jay Colan 1986 Dean C. Colson* 1989 Alfonso A. Cueto* 1979 W. Harper Davidson Jr.* 1974 James L. Davis 1989 Nancy Jean Davis 1994 Alan T. Dimond 1993 Albert E. Dotson Jr.* 1989 Albert E. Dotson Sr.* 1986 Robert C. Ellyson 1982 Robert L. Epling* 2003 T. Willard Fair 1992 Michael T. Fay 1990 Regina Jollivette Frazier 2000 Robert E. Gallagher Jr. 1995 Larry Gautier 2000 O. Ford Gibson* 1995 Sandra B. Gonzalez-Levy 1983 M. Lewis Hall III 1987 H.C. (Buddy) Henry Jr. 2001 Andrew P. Hertz* 1981 Arthur H. Hertz* 2002 Laura Morgan Horton 2001 Robert W. Hudson 1986 Sherrill W. Hudson* 1984 Cyrus M. Jollivette 1990 Daryl L. Jones 1987 Edgar C. Jones Jr.* 2001 Manuel (Manny) Kadre 1996 Barry T. Kates 1994 William H. (Bill) Kerdyk Jr. 1987 C. Frasuer Knight 1993 Christopher E. Knight* 1998 Michael Kosnitzky 1981 Donald E. Kubit* 1991 Joseph P. Lacher 1987 David McIntosh 2001 Angel Medina Jr. 1989 Cristina L. Mendoza 1990 Nathaniel Moore 1993 Charles O. Morgan Jr. 1979 W. Allen Morris 2000 Rene V. Murai 1992 Susan Potter Norton* 1998 Phillis Oeters* 2002 Ramon F. Oyarzun 1989 Francisco J. Paredes 1993 William R. Perry III
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H. Jack Pfleger Jr. Jeffrey A. Pfleger, CPA Carlos Planas Aaron S. Podhurst S. Daniel (Danny) Ponce* T. Gene Prescott Peter T. Pruitt Jr.* Walter L. Revell Cori Zywotow Rice Jeffrey T. Roberts* Jose M. (Pepe) Sanchez Eduardo M. Sardiña Frank Scruggs E.E. (Pete) Seiler Jr., DVM John P. (Jack) Seiler, Esq. Don Slesnick Ronald G. Stone Gino Torretta Mario Trueba David S. Walker Jr. G. Ed Williamson II* Steven H. Wood Thomas D. Wood Jr.* Thomas D. Wood Sr.* J. Hayes Worley Jr. Stephen N. Zack
CORPORATE MEMBERS 1996 American Airlines Christine Valls 2007 AT&T Joe S. York 1995 AvMed Health Plans James M. Repp 1993 Bacardi U.S.A., Inc. Frederick J. (Rick) Wilson III 1993 Bank of America Gene Schaefer 1997 Baptist Health South Florida Brian E. Keeley 2002 Beasley Broadcast Group Joe Bell 1998 Coca-Cola Refreshments Melanie Jones 2013 Comcast Derek S. Cooper 2002 Cox Communications TBD 2010 Doctors Hospital Nelson Lazo 2013 760 ESPN / Good Karma Broadcasting Steve Politziner 2006 Florida Blue Penny Shaffer 2012 Florida Panthers Hockey Club Rory A. Babich 2009 Frito Lay Henry Viera 2004 Gold Coast Beverage Distributors TBD 2014 HBO Latin America, LLC Gaston Comas 2012 The Hershey Company James E. Nevels 2007 MetroPCS Steve Roberts 1999 Miami Dolphins Tom Garfinkel 2013 Miami HEAT Jeff Craney 1993 The Miami Herald Alex Villoch 2013 Miami Marlins Sean Flynn 1995 Publix Supermarkets Gary Correll 1993 Ryder System, Inc. Art A. Garcia 2003 Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC Craig Pollock 2013 Sunshine Health Chris E. Paterson 2012 Sun Sentinel Howard Greenberg 2013 Talking Rain Frank Galainena 2011 TD Bank Ernie Diaz 2013 Touchsuite Sam Zietz
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Univision Radio Claudia Puig Wells Fargo Robert Lozano WFOR-TV/CBS4 and WBFSTV/myTV33 Adam Levy
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS 2004 Barry University Sister Linda Bevilacqua, OP, Ph.D. President 2000 Barry University Michael L. Covone Director of Athletics 1994 Florida Atlantic University Dr. John Kelly President 2003 Florida Atlantic University Patrick Chun Director of Athletics 1994 Florida International University Mark B. Rosenberg President 2000 Florida International University Pete Garcia Executive Director of Sports & Entertainment 1996 Florida Memorial University Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, JD, EdD President 2011 Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce Dan Lindblade President & CEO 1999 Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau Nicki E. Grossman President & CEO 2006 Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Barry E. Johnson President & CEO 1999 Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau William D. Talbert III, CDME President & CEO 2014 Junior Orange Bowl Peter Tolmach President 2001 Nova Southeastern University George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D. President and CEO 2003 Nova Southeastern University Michael Mominey Director of Athletics 2014 Orange Bowl Committee Ambassador Program Travis Sands Sr. Immediate Past Chairman 2010 Palm Beach County Sports Commission George Linley Executive Director 2011 State of Florida Rick Scott Governor 2000 United States Senate Bill Nelson Senator 2011 United States Senate Marco A. Rubio Senator 2009 U.S. Southern Command Department of Defense Liaison General John F. Kelly Commander 2001 United Way of Miami-Dade Harve A. Mogul President & CEO 1981 University of Miami Donna E. Shalala, Ph.D. President 1991 University of Miami Blake James Director of Athletics HONORARY MEMBERS 1995 Robert Beamon 2006 Pamela Gerig Bland 2003 Marc A. Buoniconti 1997 Eugene F. Corrigan 2012 Edward T. Foote II
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General (retired) Doug Fraser Pedro J. Greer Jr., M.D. Robert C. Hudson R. Kirk Landon Tom Osborne Bernard Rosen Leander J. Shaw Jr. Donald F. Shula Dwight E. Stephenson
EMERITUS MEMBERS 1979 Lawrence H. (Larry) Adams* 1993 Jose (Joe) Arriola 1981 William D. (Rick) Atwill 1972 DuBose Ausley 1968 F. E. (Gene) Autrey* 1979 James T. Barker* 1965 John T. (Jack) Branham Jr. 1995 Earl (Butch) Buchholz Jr. 1982 Ambassador Richard G. (Dick) Capen Jr. 1986 James D. Carreker 1983 Armando M. Codina 1986 Clark Cook* 1981 H. Ronald Cordes 1986 Merrill W. Crews 1993 Charles C. Crispin 1984 William O. Cullom 1986 George D. Edens 1991 Russell H. Etling 1974 The Honorable Peter T. Fay 1988 Thomas R. Ferguson 1956 William H. Fields* 1974 John Michael Garner 1981 Robert A. Griese 1990 Ben Hill Griffin III 2002 John A. Hall 1950 M. Lewis Hall Jr.* 1969 Edwin H. (Skipper) Hill Jr. 1972 John Stephen Hudson* 1971 Lester Johnson 1988 Howard Kleinberg 1992 George F. Knox 1984 David Kraslow 1972 Robert S. Lafferty Jr.* 1981 George R. Langford 1978 Sidney Levin 1980 John L. Ludwig 1990 Peyton White Lumpkin 1990 Charles P. Lykes Jr. 1967 Stephen A. Lynch III* 1984 Raul P. Masvidal 1995 Michael T. Moore 1993 William R. Myers 1987 John W. Nelson 1984 Sister Jeanne O’Laughlin, OP, Ph.D. 1992 Ramiro A. Ortiz 1986 Leslie Pantin* 1989 Arva Moore Parks 1995 Edward C. Peddie 1950 W. Keith Phillips Jr.* 1983 W. Keith Phillips III 1974 Peter T. Pruitt Sr. 1981 C. Tom Rainey, DVM 1980 Russell L. Ray Jr. 1984 Willie C. Robinson 1992 Jose A. (Tony) Rodriguez, MD 1972 Doyle Rogers 1985 Raymond A. Ross Jr. 1991 T. Terrell Sessums 1964 Joseph L. Sharit 1992 Leah A. Simms 1972 Robert H. Simms 1985 Merrett R. Stierheim 1988 Roberta B. Stokes 1975 Joe I. Subers 1990 William L. Sutton 1985 Bethany Baldwin Tesche 1987 Lawrence O. Turner Jr. 1973 John W. Underwood Sr. 1959 William D. Ward* 1991 Dale Chapman Webb 1969 Robert A. White* 1975 R. Pete Williams 1994 Antonia Williams-Gary 1993 Pauline Winick 1960 L. Gerald Wright * Denotes Past President
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OUR MISSION THE ORANGE BOWL COMMITTEE IS A NON-PROFIT SPORTS ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES AND SERVES SOUTH FLORIDA. OUR VISION The Orange Bowl will promote championship sporting events, related premier entertainment, and other year-round activities to inspire youth, engage our community and enhance the South Florida economy. BRIEF HISTORY Since 1935, the Orange Bowl has worked yearround to organize more than just championship football bowl games and the Orange Bowl Festival. Beyond its cornerstone events, the Orange Bowl Committee remains committed to its various amateur sporting events, premier entertainment events and scholarship programs that inspire youth, engage the community and enhance the South Florida economy. Originally formed to help drive tourism and economic development to South Florida, the Orange Bowl Committee has grown into much more. Traditional Orange Bowl programs have expanded to include those that directly benefit the community and youth athletes. The Orange Bowl Festival attracts more than tens of thousands of visitors to South Florida on an annual basis. In 2012-13, nearly $300 million was generated in economic impact and added media value from the BCS National Championship and
Orange Bowl games. The Orange Bowl’s premier event remains the Capital One Orange Bowl game. Mention the name and most think "National Championship" -- with good reason. The 2013 BCS National Championship Game was the 20th time the Orange Bowl has hosted the National Champion or National Championship Game. The Orange Bowl has also hosted 17 Heisman Trophy winners. MORE SPORTS The Orange Bowl supports, organizes and runs a number of sporting events beyond its annual football game. For more than 20 years, the MetroPCS Orange Bowl Basketball Classic has attracted the top basketball programs in the country at the annual one day event. Past Orange Bowl Basketball Classics have produced overtime thrillers, NCAA Champions and numerous first round NBA draft picks. The Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships, an ITF Group A Series Tournament, annually host more the 1,000 competitors from over 80 countries. Past participants include Roger Federer, Andre Agassi, John McEnroe and Chris Evert. The Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta brings more than 600 youth sailors from around the world to South Florida for a five-day
competition. An annual fixture in the Orange Bowl Festival, the International Youth Regatta takes place at the Coral Reef Yacht Club. Every January, college swimming and diving teams from around the county spend a month at the Jacobs Aquatic Center in Key Largo. The conclusion of the month-long training culminates with the Orange Bowl Swim Classic which pits eight of the top NCAA swimming and diving teams against one another in a day-long event. More recently, the Orange Bowl has added the lacrosse and paddle to its stable of sporting events. The Sunshine State Games Lacrosse Tournament presented by the Orange Bowl builds on the organization's tradition of supporting youth while the Orange Bowl Paddle Championships features both competitive races and recreational opportunities, while raising funds for Big Brothers and Big Sisters. The Orange Bowl supports youth sports in the community through the Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance presented by Sports Authority, which serves more than 16,000 youngsters in nine South Florida counties and includes the Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance Championships and the Orange Bowl Cheer and Dance Championships.
POSITIVELY SHAPING THE SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY OUR MISSION AND VISION Created in 1935, the Orange Bowl Committee was formed for the purpose of generating tourism for South Florida through an annual football game and supporting events. The non-profit, sports organization that promotes and serves the South Florida community has grown to 360 members since its inception and it has expanded beyond Greater Miami to become a cornerstone of the entire South Florida area. The Orange Bowl is not just a football game; it is an organization that generates hundreds of millions of dollars for the sole purpose of making our community stronger to help inspire the youth and enhance the South Florida economy. On top of support from Committee members and staff, approximately one thousand additional community volunteers, also known as “Ambassadors,” help make us, our events, and our community stronger by donating their time for a tremendous cause. South Florida has become the popular tourist destination that it is today with great assistance from the Orange Bowl and its economic impact. Not only does the Orange Bowl promote championship sporting events and premier entertainment year in and year out, but for 80 years it has created a legacy of charitable contributions and community outreach in order to engage the South Florida community. BOLSTERING THE ECONOMY The 2012-13 Orange Bowl Festival, including the 2013 Discover BCS National Championship and the 79th Discover Orange Bowl, generated a total of $298.1 million in new economic impact and media exposure value for South Florida, according to a study conducted by Conventions, Sports & Leisure International. The amount is nearly 50% more than the economic impact generated the last time the Orange Bowl double-hosted an Orange Bowl and BCS National Championship game in 2008-09. The Orange Bowl has been helping South Florida become a better place for local business owners for years. Orange Bowl events and activities help drive local businesses and build a stronger South Florida economy. Each year our bowl game and affiliated events attract tens of thousands of visitors who fuel the local economy with millions of dollars. This translates into jobs and benefits for local hospitality and service industries and vendors, in line with our mission of serving the South Florida community.
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SUPPORT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS AND HIGHER EDUCATION Over the past 15 years, the Orange Bowl has provided nearly $1.5 million in scholarships to high school student athletes and institutions of higher education. Through programs such as the Orange Bowl Impact and Excellence Awards, a celebration that recognizes outstanding high school scholarathletes in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties, the Orange Bowl continues to invest in the academic and athletic futures of South Florida’s youth. In addition to its scholarship recipients in MiamiDade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, the Orange Bowl supports the ACC Inter-Institutional Scholarship Fund, and other various programs whose missions fall in line with the Orange Bowl’s commitment to academics and athletics. Throughout its 80 years of existence, payouts from Orange Bowl games have led to participating schools and conferences receiving in excess of half a billion dollars before adjusting for inflation. In 2013-14, the final year of the BCS, the Orange Bowl contributed to the nearly $200 million in bowl revenue which was distributed by the BCS to benefit nearly 200 university throughout the country. SUPPORT OF SPORT EVENTS The Orange Bowl supports, organizes and runs a number of sporting events beyond its annual football game. For 20 years, the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic has attracted the top basketball
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programs in the country at the annual one day event. In 2014, NCAA Final Four team Florida and NIT Final Four team Florida State were both featured. Past Orange Bowl Basketball Classics have produced overtime thrillers, NCAA Champions and numerous first round NBA draft picks. Every January, college swimming and diving teams from around the county spend a month at the Jacobs Aquatic Center in Key Largo, culminating in the Orange Bowl Swim Classic, which pits eight of the top NCAA swimming and diving teams against one another in a day-long event. The Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships, an ITF Group A Series Tournament, annually hosts more than 1,000 competitors from over 80 countries. Past participants include Roger Federer, Andre Agassi, John McEnroe and Chris Evert. In 2013, Francis Tiafoe, 15, defeated Stefan Kozlov, 7-6, 0-6, 6-3, in an all-American singles final to become the youngest boys' 18s champion in Orange Bowl history. The Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta brings more than 600 youth sailors from around the world to South Florida for a five-day competition. An annual fixture in the Orange Bowl event schedule, the International Youth Regatta takes place at the Coral Reef Yacht Club. In recent years, the Orange Bowl has added the Orange Bowl Lacrosse Classic, and the Orange Bowl Florida Youth Track & Field Invitational to its stable of sporting events, providing youth
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ORANGE BOWL COMMITTEE With 27 years as one of the nation's premier sports facilities, Sun Life Stadium is South Florida’s site of the Capital One Orange Bowl game, as well as the home of the Miami Dolphins, University of Miami Hurricanes, , the Guinness International Champions Cup and other world-class events. This multi-purpose, open-air complex hosted its first football game in August 1987 and its first regular season Major League Baseball game in April 1993. It has been home to five Super Bowls, four BCS National Championships and was the first stadium to host the NFL Pro Bowl after 30 years of the game being held in Hawaii.
participant opportunities. The Orange Bowl Paddle Championships was also added, featuring both competitive races and recreational opportunities, while raising funds for Big Brothers and Big Sisters. SUPPORT OF YOUTH PROGRAMS The Orange Bowl’s major community outreach initiative is the Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance (Orange Bowl YFA). The Orange Bowl’s support of youth programs came full circle in 2012 when Geno Smith led the West Virginia Mountaineers to a 70-33 victory over the Clemson Tigers in the 2012 Orange Bowl. Smith was born and raised in South Florida and played in the Orange Bowl YFA with the Miami Gardens Chargers. Smith helped the Chargers earn victories in the 2003 and 2004 Orange Bowl YFA Championships, which were held at the old Orange Bowl Stadium. Smith shattered the Orange Bowl record book in that game, setting records for passing yards (407), passing touchdowns (6) and total touchdowns (7). The Orange Bowl invests approximately $600,000 annually as well as hundreds of volunteer and staff hours to serve more than 16,000 young football players and cheerleaders who participate in the Orange Bowl YFA, which has produced such talents as Smith. The Orange Bowl YFA consists of 10 member leagues spanning from north of Lake Okeechobee to Key West. Since the beginning of this program in 1999, the Orange Bowl has invested more than $6 million in its youth sports programs in South Florida. SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATIONS AND CAUSES The Orange Bowl supports organizations and events both in and outside of South Florida on an annual basis, benefitting numerous charities, funds and groups. In 2013-14, that support totaled nearly $70,000. In addition to its financial support, the Orange Bowl has invested thousands of volunteer hours in supporting non-profit organizations in South Florida such as Special Olympics, Make-AWish, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys and Girls Club and many more.
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The Orange Bowl also contributes to locally-based organizations and causes, including those that provide participatory opportunities to youth from all over the world, such as the Junior Orange Bowl (which is not affiliated with the Orange Bowl Committee). Additionally, through its Kicks for Kids program, the Orange Bowl collects and donates new and gently used sneakers and cleats to ensure that every child can have the opportunity to participate in youth sports. In 2013-14, the Orange Bowl collected and distributed more than 3,000 pairs of athletic shoes to children in South Florida. The Committee is also there in times of need, providing funding to those impacted by adverse circumstances, and will continue to do so in the future. The Orange Bowl’s donations to institutions, organizations and individuals affected by such things as natural disasters and tragedy over the last 10 years have totaled in excess of $325,000. ORANGE BOWL IMPACT AND EXCELLENCE AWARDS The annual Orange Bowl Impact and Excellence Awards (the OBIEs) celebrates outstanding community service and scholastic achievement. The OBIEs became a culinary experience headlined by a group of celebrity chefs and outstanding restaurants in 2014. The event annually recognizes those individuals who share in the Orange Bowl’s goals of giving back and inspiring South Florida’s youth, through its Keith Tribble Impact Award and Junior Courage Award, and celebrates the Committee’s yearly investment in the community. Contributions from the event annually go to MakeA-Wish South Florida and Special Olympics of Miami-Dade and Broward, as well as the Orange Bowl’s Leadership and Character Academy. LEGACY GIFTS Early in 2014, the Orange Bowl broke ground on its third legacy gift project—a synthetic turf field and scoreboard at Ives Estates in Northeast MiamiDade County.
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The Orange Bowl announced its first legacy gift initiative in 2008-09 in recognition of its 75th anniversary. That project was the restoration and revitalization of Moore Park, the site of the 1933 and 1934 Palm Festivals, the predecessor of the modern day Orange Bowl. Orange Bowl Field at Moore Park includes a synthetic turf field, track, scoreboard, bleachers and other amenities for use by the entire surrounding community. The field opened in January 2011 as the culmination of a $5.65 million project spearheaded by the Orange Bowl, which directly contributed $2.5 million and raised an addition $650,000. The $2.5 million plus gift was matched by the City of Miami, which partnered with the Orange Bowl to construct the facility.
On June 17, 2014, the Miami-Dade County Commission approved, by a 7-4 vote, a Performance-Based Marquee Event Grant Agreement, which moved forward the Sun Life Stadium modernization plan. The agreement gives bonus payments to the Miami Dolphins for hosting major events in exchange for Dolphins owner Stephen Ross being financially responsible for the renovation of the stadium without county assistance. The agreement, which is designed to help bring marquee events such as Super Bowls, College Football Playoff National Championship
Games, college football semifinals, World Cup soccer matches as well as other international soccer events, is for a period of 20 years. The modernization of the stadium will take place during the next two off-seasons (2015 and 2016). When complete, the stadium will have a canopy to protect fans from rain and sun, more seats closer to the field, new HD lighting, upgraded sound system, four new video boards and other modern amenities. In 2007, the stadium underwent $250 million in improvements and innovations, adding 360,000 square feet of programmable space. In 2010, new corporate offices were built on the east side of the Stadium in order to consolidate the business offices of the Miami Dolphins. “A Perfect Moment In Time” statue honoring Don Shula and the team’s undefeated season in 1972, was unveiled and proudly adorns the entrance of the new offices. The 75,000-seat, multi-purpose, open-air facility was the first of its kind to be constructed entirely with private funds, costing $115 million in 1987. The late Joe Robbie led the financing campaign to build “Joe Robbie Stadium” for the Miami Dolphins. JRS
revolutionized the economics of professional sports when it opened that year. Inclusion of a Club Level, along with Executive Suites, helped to finance the construction of the stadium. Season ticket holders committed to long-term agreements and in return they received first-class amenities in a state-of-the-art facility, which is still used as a model for new facilities across the country. Major League Baseball’s premier event, the World Series, was played at the stadium in 1997 and 2003. The stadium also hosted the Florida high school class 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A state championship football games in 2005, 2006 and 2007, international soccer, Monster Jam, lacrosse competition as well as various festivals and trade shows. Sun Life has played host to a number of concerts, featuring entertainers such as Pink Floyd, Elton John/Billy Joel, the Rolling Stones, Chicago, Genesis, Gloria Estefan, Guns & Roses, The Who, Hall & Oates, Rod Stewart, Paul McCartney, New Kids on the Block, the Three Tenors World Tour, U2, ‘N Sync, The Police, the Black Eyed Peas, Madonna and Jay Z and Beyoncé.
In January 2013 the Orange Bowl continued its legacy gift tradition, when it unveiled the renovations at John C. Carter Park, in conjunction with the City of Fort Lauderdale. The $3 million project included the installation of a new synthetic turf football field, state-of-the-art eight lane track, enhanced spectator areas and new scoreboard. ORANGE BOWL: A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE It is the community’s support of the Orange Bowl’s annual football game that enables the Committee to invest in South Florida and its youth. 2013 marked the 20th time the Orange Bowl has hosted the national champion or national championship game. The Orange Bowl has also hosted 17 Heisman Trophy winners and hundreds of future National Football League stars, throughout its 80 years of existence. In 2014-15, college football’s post-season structure transitioned from the Bowl Championship Series, which existed for 16 years, to the College Football Playoff for the next 12 years. Under the new system, the Orange Bowl game returned to its New Years’ holiday roots, being played on either Dec. 31 or Jan. 1 and will host a College Football Playoff Semifinal every three years. In the eight years it doesn’t host a semifinal, the Orange Bowl will feature the ACC champion (or replacement) against the highest ranked available team from the Big Ten, Southeastern Conference or Notre Dame.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance Cheer & Dance Championships Presented by Sports Authority November 16, 2014 – All Day BankUnited Center, Coral Gables Hundreds of cheerleaders and dancers from across South Florida competed in the day-long event at the 2014 Orange Bowl Cheer & Dance Championships presented by Sports Authority at the BankUnited Center. Metropolia Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships December 8-14, 2014 – All Day Frank Veltri Tennis Center at Plantation Central Park, Plantation The Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships, an International Tennis Federation Group A Series Tournament, features more than 1,000 players from 80 countries. Past participants include Roger Federer, Caroline Wozniacki, Chris Evert, Anna Kournikova, Andre Agassi, Elena Dementieva and John McEnroe. Lou Groza Award Banquet December 9, 2014 – 6:30pm-10:00pm Kravis Center, West Palm Beach The annual Lou Groza Award, sponsored by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission and presented by the Orange Bowl Committee, is given to the top Football Bowl Subdivision placekicker. The Lou Groza Award is recognized as the most prestigious football award for kickers. Orange Bowl Kickoff Party Hosted by Seminole Hard Rock Hotel December 10, 2014 – 7:00pm-9:00pm Seminole Hard Rock Hotel-Poolside, Hollywood The month-long Orange Bowl celebration kicked off with an electrifying soiree at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel introducing the two head coaches who will compete in the 2014 Capital One Orange Bowl. Attendees were treated to a night of relaxation poolside complete with food, entertainment and opportunities to interact with the highlighted coaches. Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance Championships Presented by Sports Authority December 13 & 14, 2014 – 8:30am-10:00pm Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium, Miami Over the past 16 seasons the Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance presented by Sports Authority has produced numerous NCAA and NFL stars including Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman, New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith, Pittsburgh Steeler wide receiver Antonio Brown and Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Major Wright.
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MetroPCS Orange Bowl Basketball Classic December 20, 2014 University of South Florida vs. Florida State – 2 p.m. Wake Forest vs. University of Florida – 5 p.m. BB&T Center, Sunrise In the midst of the football excitement, the MetroPCS Orange Bowl Basketball Classic brings first-rate college basketball to South Florida as the only Division I basketball action to be played in Broward County. Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta December 26-30, 2014 – All Day Coral Reef Yacht Club, Coconut Grove
The Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta brings world class sailing talent to South Florida in a fiveday event that has become the largest international youth regatta in the US and South America for sailors ages 8-18. Featuring more than 700 sailors from 20 countries, past regatta participants have achieved notoriety in the sailing world including current U.S. Junior Women’s singlehanded champion Sophia Reineke who competed in the 2014 event. Baptist Health Orange Bowl Prayer Breakfast in Support of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes December 29, 2014 – 7:30am-9:00am Jungle Island, Miami The Fellowship of Christian Athletes organizes its annual Prayer Breakfast for young athletes, the participating teams, sponsors and guests. AvMed Orange Bowl Coaches Luncheon presented by Deloitte December 30, 2014 – 11:00am-1:30pm Jungle Island, Miami Interviews with the head coaches and star players from participating universities highlight the AvMed Orange Bowl Coaches Luncheon presented by Deloitte. Additionally, the luncheon honors the annual Hall of Fame class and Edwin Pope Vanguard Media Award winner. Capital One Orange Bowl Fan Fest presented by the Venture Card December 31, 2014 – 3:00pm-7:00pm Sun Life Stadium – Gate G Parking Lot The Capital One Orange Bowl Fan Fest presented by the Venture Card kicks off the game day celebration at the Capital One Orange Bowl featuring hot local talent, interactive games, sports memorabilia, contests and more. Team pride will fill the air when the participating schools’ marching bands give spirited performances to rally fans of all ages.
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Orange Bowl Health & Wellness Fair Presented by Sunshine Health TBD Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens The Orange Bowl Health & Wellness Fair presented by Sunshine Health addresses the health and medical needs of the South Florida community in the face of the staggering statistic that one in every five children are overweight and uninsured. The health fair encourages youth and families to eat healthy and maintain a physically active lifestyle through interactive experiences including free health screenings, CPR classes and performances from local extracurricular organizations promoting active lifestyles for youth.
Capital One Orange Bowl December 31, 2014 - 7:30pm Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens In the inaugural year of the College Football Playoff, the Capital One Orange Bowl will feature the Mississippi State Bulldogs and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in an Southeastern Conference vs Atlantic Coast Conference Showdown in South Florida. In addition to the intriguing match up, fans will experience world class entertainment during the Capital One Halftime Show headlined by multi platinum country music quartet Little Big Town. City of Fort Lauderdale Orange Bowl Downtown Countdown December 31, 2014 – January 1, 2014 Downtown Fort Lauderdale Featuring the second-largest ball-dropping on the East Coast, the Orange Bowl in partnership with the City of Fort Lauderdale’s Downtown Countdown New Year’s Eve celebration, provides people of all ages with entertainment, music and fireworks as they ring in the New Year.
Orange Bowl FLYTAF Youth Track and Field Invitational April 26-27,2015 – All Day Ansin Sports Complex In 2015 the Orange Bowl will host the 10th annual Orange Bowl Florida Youth Track and Field Invitational (FLYTAF) open to all clubs and athletes ages 5to-18. Past participants in the Orange Bowl FLYTAF Invitational have broken youth records set by Olympic stars such as Usain Bolt and have gone on to win gold medals at the national AAU Junior Olympics.
Orange Bowl Swim Classic January 3, 2015 – All Day Jacobs Aquatic Center Key Largo Several collegiate swim teams will culminate a month worth of training at the Orange Bowl Swimming Classic at the Jacobs Aquatic Center in Key Largo. The event annually features top talent, including swimmers who have competed on both the national and international stages, in addition to NCAA Champions.
Orange Bowl Impact & Excellence Awards Presented by Florida Blue May 29, 2015 – 7pm – 11pm Broward County Convention Center Designed to celebrate the Orange Bowl’s annual community outreach efforts, the O.B.I.E Awards are a night of extraordinary food, entertainment and giving. The event serves as the Orange Bowl’s primary fundraising event and honors several community leaders who share the Orange Bowl’s values in giving back to the community all while treating event goers to some of the finest food South Florida has to offer.
Orange Bowl Paddle Championship Powered by Jimmy Lewis Benefiting Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Miami Spring 2015 TBD The Orange Bowl Paddle Championship powered by Jimmy Lewis Benefiting Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Miami brings the largest Stand-Up Paddleboarding event with the largest purse on the East Coast to Miami. Sunshine State Lacrosse Games Presented by Orange Bowl May 15 – 17, 2015 – All Day Broward County The Orange Bowl Lacrosse Classic brings the fastest sport on two feet and the fastest growing sport in the US to South Florida. The three-day event showcases more than 100 teams of athletes all under the age of 18.
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ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE
CAPITAL ONE ORANGE BOWL AND THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE In conjunction with the new College Football Playoff, the Orange Bowl and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) have extended their relationship with a 12-year agreement that begins this year and concludes after the 2025 season, ensuring that the Orange Bowl continues to serve as the “Home of the ACC Champion.” If the ACC Champion is identified as one of the top four teams by the new College Football Playoff selection committee, then the ACC Champion will participate in the national semifinals and a replacement team from the ACC would participate in the Orange Bowl. The ACC representative annually will face a highly ranked team from the Big Ten Conference, the Southeastern Conference or Notre Dame. The new post-season format begins this season and will continue at least 12 years, through the 2025-26 season. The semifinals will be rotated among six bowl games and will be played either New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day. The championship game, to be managed by the 11 conferences and rotated among neutral sites every year, will be on a Monday at least six days after the last semifinal game. The College Football Playoff selection committee will rank the teams for the playoff. In addition to the partnership between the ACC and the Orange Bowl, the Orange Bowl will host four semifinal games in the new 12-year arrangement, beginning Dec. 31, 2015 and every three years after. In the years the Orange Bowl serves as a semifinal host, the ACC Champion, if not in the College Football Playoff, would then participate in either the Chick-Fil-A Peach or Vizio Fiesta Bowls. The Orange Bowl has been the “Home of the ACC Champion” since 2006. The Orange Bowl previously had similar agreements with other conferences, namely the
Big Eight and Big East Conferences, but its agreement with the ACC is the first exclusive agreement between the Orange Bowl and a NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly I-A) conference since 1995. Current ACC schools have made a total of 41 appearances in the Orange Bowl, including a ClemsonMiami match-up in 1951, a Miami-Florida State game in 2004 and a Wake Forest-Louisville game in 2007. The 1951 contest came prior to the ACC’s inception in 1953; the 2004 game came a year before Miami’s acceptance into the league; and the 2007 matchup featured the Cardinals who join the ACC this year. Among the 20 national champions or national championship games hosted by the Orange Bowl, current ACC teams have played in nine Classics, winning five. Clemson won its only national title at the 1982 Orange Bowl, Miami won three of its five crowns at the 1984, ’88 and ’92 Orange Bowls and Florida State earned the first of its two national championships at the 1994 Orange Bowl. For the fifth straight year, the ACC champion was decided at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. in the Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game. Featuring the winners of the ACC's Atlantic and Coastal divisions, the winner is annually guaranteed an automatic berth in the Orange Bowl, unless that team is selected for the College Football Playoff. First played in 2005, the ACC title game has been played in Jacksonville, Fla., Tampa, Fla., and now Charlotte. Florida State (2006), Wake Forest (2007), Virginia Tech (2008, '09, '11), Georgia Tech (2010) and Clemson (2012) each played in the Orange Bowl following a win at the Dr Pepper ACC Championship, while Florida State's victory over Duke in 2013 catapulted it to capturing the final BCS National Championship.
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ORANGE BOWL HISTORY
ORANGE BOWL HISTORY As tourists meccas go, Miami was still a struggling, largely isolated fishing village in 1930. The land boom of the early twenties had collapsed, and the 1926 hurricane had flattened the area and frightened developers. That natural disaster was compounded by the man-made stock market crash of 1929, which darkened Miami's future. To turn darkness into light, ambitious city fathers worked hard to develop winter attractions that would bring more visitors to the community. A longer tourist season, they reasoned, was needed to boost the economy. The University of Miami began playing intercollegiate football in 1926, but players brought in for that first season got the scare of their lives when the hurricane hit, and many of them couldn't wait to get out of town. Nevertheless, Miami played New Year's Day games in 1927, 1928 and 1929. The games received little publicity and were not part of any festival. Henry Dutton, director of recreation for the Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, first promoted the idea of a post-season football game to attract tourists to the area. Dutton lured the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame to play an exhibition on New Year's Day, 1926. He added fireworks, parades, bands, dancing and a golf exhibition with Tommy Armour, Bobby Jones, Leo Diegie and Gene Sarazen and called the three-day affair "The Fiesta of the American Tropics.� Three days was the extent of it. Dutton did not attempt a second "fiesta." In the spring of 1929 a group of Miami business men formed their own version of a quarterback club to help the revitalized University of Miami rebuild its football program. The stock market crash and Miami's up-and-down teams did not discourage the group, then known as the Greater Miami Athletic Association. It was from this nucleus that the Orange Bowl Committee was born. The 1930 University of Miami squad won three games, lost four and tied one, scoring only 26 points and giving up 102. But the support group pressed on, confident that the Hurricanes would improve and tourists would someday flock to the town for "Football in the Tropics." The leaders pointed out that the tiny little community in Pasadena, Calif., had done wonders with its Tournament of Roses and were determined to do the same for Miami. It did not seem to matter to them that Pasadena was less than 15 miles from Los Angeles, a community of more than two million in those years. Miami's population in 1930 was 110,637. By 1932, the enthusiasm of the association's membership came to a boil. Plans for the first "Palm Festival" were formulated. "Have a Green Christmas in Miami" was the slogan, and a festival football game was scheduled for Moore Park.
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Wooden bleachers, seating 1,800, were erected at the corner of N.W. 7th Avenue and 36th Street. At that site, in honor of its 75th anniversary in 2008-09, the Orange Bowl Committee spearheaded a $5.7 million legacy gift to the community to rebuild Moore Park. With $2.5 million from the City of Miami and other gifts, the new state-of-the-art facility was reopened on January 2, 2011 featuring seating for 1,500 people, a Desso synthetic field turf playing surface, track and field facilities, locker rooms, restrooms, concessions, an air conditioned press box, Musco field lighting and an electronic scoreboard. Making a match for the first game was only
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ORANGE BOWL HISTORY half a problem. Poor little University of Miami was more than willing. "The Hurricanes were so poor," says Earnie Seiler, then the City of Miami's recreation director and the acknowledged ramrod of the Orange Bowl, "They had 14 pairs of shoes for 32 players." But bringing in a team to play the Hurricanes was another matter. George E. Hussey, recreation director for Florida Power and Light, was friendly with Chick Meehan, Coach of the Manhattan College team. Manhattan was an Eastern power in those days. After an enthusiastic call from Hussey, Meehan agreed to come to Miami. Henry L. Doherty, who owned the Miami Biltmore, the Roney Plaza, the Key Largo Angler's Club and the Biltmore Golf Course agreed to put the Manhattan team up at the Biltmore and to underwrite $5,000 of the game's expenses. The festival committee guaranteed Manhattan $3,000 to appear, $1,500 in advance. Meehan brought his team to Miami by ocean liner, the only team ever to travel to a bowl game by sea, and on arrival demanded the additional $1,500 advance. Seiler and his group didn’t have it. “So we made the Chief of Police our financial chairman,” Seiler recalls, “and he went around to the prominent bookies in town, including the notorious Acey-Deucey, and we came up with the full guarantee on game day.” In a meeting with Meehan a few days before the game the sponsors implored him to take it easy on hapless Miami. Meehan agreed to hold the difference down to “no more than three touchdowns.” The Hurricanes, meanwhile, got coaching assistance from immortal Bob Zuppke of Illinois. Miami’s head coach, Tommy McCann, had played under Zuppke. Thinking the result a foregone conclusion, Seiler ordered a giant "Congratulations Manhattan" cake for the post-game party. Miami had other ideas. The Hurricanes, as gutty as the soon-to-beformalized Orange Bowl Committee, held off repeated Manhattan threats, once at the 3-inch line, and won, 7-0. Miami drove from its 44 for the lone touchdown in the fourth quarter, Cecil Cook scoring from two yards out. Seiler scrambled to the phone to call the chef at the Biltmore Hotel to change the name on the cake. The first Palm Festival was light years removed from the pageantry of today's Orange Bowl, but some notice was served that in the future when football was played in Miami, the game would not be the only attraction. Just before kickoff, an auto moved on the field with an oversized replica of a football on top. A cannon boomed, the football opened and dozens of pigeons fluttered into the sunshine Seiler's first "extravaganza." In 1934, W. Keith Phillips, chairman of the Greater Miami Athletic Club and President of the Miami Chamber of Commerce, invited Seiler and others to his office to discuss the prospect of a New Year’s Day football game—to be played at Miami Stadium—to succeed the first two Palm
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Festivals of 1933-34. Phillips and local radio announcer Dinty Dennis brought the name “Orange Bowl” to the newly formed committee where it was immediately embraced. Despite having just six weeks to organize the contest, the first Orange Bowl Classic, pitting Bucknell against Miami, was played on January 1, 1935 in front of 5,135 fans, many begged off the streets at no charge. The game site was at N.W. 4th Street (former Orange Bowl Stadium site) and each team received only $12,500 for being there. The Bison routed the Hurricanes, 26-0. The committee was riding a wave of national publicity and, with a year to prepare for the 1936 Orange Bowl, decided to expand the Festival and stage a lavish parade prior to the game. On December 9, 1936, a proposed charter of “The Orange Bowl Committee” was put together. An election of officers was scheduled for the spring of 1937. The charter called for the Orange Bowl Committee to be a non-profit organization and placed a ceiling of indebtedness at $750,000 – a fraction of what each participating team takes home today. With the committee firmly in place, the group invited two out-of-state teams, Catholic University and Mississippi, to the 1936 Classic, doubling nationwide interest. The thrilling 20-19 Catholic victory was played in front of 6,568 fans. The fans sat on wooden bleachers at the former Orange Bowl site. The 1936 game also marked the first Orange Bowl to be broadcast on radio. The committee had to pay the network $500 to install lines, but the game was heard on regional airwaves with CBS’ Bill Munday delivering the play-by-play. Following Munday’s call of the 1936 Classic, the Committee and CBS signed a contract to broadcast the game on national radio and convinced the network to send its top announcer, Ted Husing, to the game. One week prior to the 1937 Orange Bowl,
ground was broken for a new facility. Upon learning of the plans for Orange Bowl Stadium, Husing admired the ingenuity of the game’s organizers. The broadcaster was overwhelmed by the Orange Bowl’s hospitality and despite the subpar facilities, Husing became one of the Orange Bowl’s biggest boosters following the 1937 game.
CBS Announcer Ted Husing
ORANGE BOWL STADIUM BUILT; MAD GENIUS; GAME HITS BIG TIME IN ’39 Seiler, who became a founding member of the Orange Bowl Committee (OBC) in 1937, was proudest of the building and development of the Orange Bowl Stadium itself, a project which began with his securing a WPA commitment to build a facility in 1936. The efforts led to the construction of a $325,000 stadium with a capacity of 22,000. The facility was originally called Roddy Burdine Stadium, for one of Miami’s leading merchants, and was dedicated on December 10, 1937, just in time for an Auburn-Michigan State matchup in the 1938 Orange Bowl. Ralph O’Gwynne’s two-yard touchdown run gave the Tigers a 6-0 victory in the
Miami, pitting undefeated teams against each other. The matchup led to such media and public interest that 32,191 fans packed Orange Bowl Stadium, which had a listed capacity of 22,050. A 17-0 Tennessee win propelled the Orange Bowl to “Big Four” bowl status with the Rose, Cotton, and Sugar bowls. Seiler came to be known as the Mad Genius for all of his Orange Bowl success. He did not object, not to the noun or even to the adjective. Actually, he thought it had a nice ring to it. Jimmy Burns, Miami Herald columnist, started it. “Seiler is mad,” Burns said. THE FABULOUS ‘40S The Orange Bowl experienced immense growth in the 1940s, hosting legendary coaches Wallace Butts of Georgia (1942, ’49), General Robert Neyland of Tennessee (1947), and Bobby Dodd of Georgia Tech (’48), as well as fabled players in Missouri’s Paul Christman (1940), Georgia’s Frankie Sinkwich (1942), Boston College’s Mike Holovak (1943), LSU’s Steve Van Buren (1944), Georgia Tech’s Frank Broyles (1945) and Texas’ Tom Landry (1949). Despite a broken jaw and sprained ankle, Sinkwich chalked up an Orange Bowl-record 355 yards of total offense under center, 243 yards and three touchdowns through the air and 112 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Sinkwich also handled kicking and punting duties in perhaps the
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LSU’s Steve Van Buren
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lowest scoring Orange Bowl in history. A year later, on March 3, 1939, Seiler became the Orange Bowl Committee’s first fulltime business manager. Two months later, on May 15, the OBC incorporated as a non-profit organization and its Charter was signed by the first membership. Seiler later became the executive vice president after the war and was elected to the Orange Bowl Hall of Honor in December 1970. Seiler’s successful marketing approach brought Oklahoma and Tennessee to the 1939 Orange Bowl. As the story goes, Seiler went to Norman, Oklahoma to invite the Sooners to Miami, but faced competition from other bowls which offered more money. He chalked the Oklahoma campus with slogans that read, “On to Miami” and “See you at the 1939 Orange Bowl,” showed Sooner players many photos of Miami’s beaches, beautiful women, and even promised to set the team up on dates. Upon Oklahoma’s acceptance, Sooner coach Tom Stidham asked Tennessee coach General Robert Neyland to bring the Volunteers to
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ORANGE BOWL HISTORY best individual performance in Orange Bowl history, as Georgia defeated Texas Christian, 40-26. In the 1943 Orange Bowl, Holovak rushed for 141 yards and touchdowns of 65, 35 and two yards, but it was not enough for Boston College as Alabama upended the Eagles, 37-21. Broyles, during the 1945 game, passed for a then Orange Bowl record 304 yards, but Tulsa’s rushing attack secured a 26-12 victory against Georgia Tech. Landry, who would go on to win two Super Bowls as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, closed the decade with 117 rushing yards and a touchdown, sending Texas to a 41-28 win against Georgia in the 1949 Orange Bowl. Arguably, the best game of the 1940s came in 1946 when Jack Harding’s Miami team defeated Holy Cross, 13-6 on the final play of the game. With 10 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Crusader quarterback Gene DeFilippo threw downfield, but his pass was deflected into the hands of Miami defensive back Al Hudson who returned the ball for an 89-yard touchdown as time expired. MARYLAND-OKLAHOMA MATCHUPS DEFINE ‘50S New teams and historical moments marked the 1950s. The Orange Bowl was televised for the first time and played host to its first two top-ranked teams and national championship games while
enjoying a five-year agreement to match the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big Seven Conference against each other. CBS nationally televised the Orange Bowl for the first time in 1953, in which Alabama piled up 596 yards in a 61-6 win against Syracuse, in what is still the Classic’s largest margin of victory. The Orange Bowl hosted the national champion in both the 1954 and 1956 Orange Bowls, when Jim Tatum’s Maryland Terrapins and Bud Wilkinson’s Oklahoma Sooners met both times. No. 1 Maryland was declared the national champion prior to the 1954 Classic, but No. 4 Oklahoma shutout the Terps, 7-0. Two years later, No. 1 Oklahoma scored 14 third-quarter points to beat No. 3 Maryland again, 20-6. The Sooners would go on to win two more Orange Bowls during the decade, claiming back-to-back victories over Duke, 48-21 in 1958, and Syracuse, 21-6 in 1959. Other notable games included Paul “Bear” Bryant’s introduction to the Orange Bowl as Kentucky’s coach in 1950, which saw Santa Clara defeat the Wildcats, 21-13. In 1952, a gamewinning field goal from Pepper Rodgers, who would later coach Kansas in the 1969 Orange Bowl, sent Georgia Tech to a 17-14 victory over Baylor. JFK VISITS ORANGE BOWL; NIGHTIME TELEVISION BEGINS The 1960s saw the Orange Bowl host a “Who’s Who” of college and professional football, with the likes of Georgia’s Fran Tarkenton (1960), Missouri head coach Dan Devine (1960-61), Navy’s Heisman Trophy winner Joe Bellino (1961), Alabama’s coach Paul “Bear” Bryant (1963, ’65-66), Lee Roy Jordan (1963), Joe Namath (1963, ‘65), Ray Perkins (1965-66), Steve Sloan (1965-66), Florida’s
Heisman Trophy winner Steve Spurrier and Larry Smith (1967), Penn State’s coach Joe Paterno (1969) and Kansas’ John Riggins (1969). In 1963, President John F. Kennedy was one of 73,380 fans who saw Namath complete nine-of17 passes for 86 yards and a touchdown and Jordan record an Orange Bowl-record 31 tackles in a 17-0 shutout of Oklahoma in Paul “Bear” Bryant’s first Orange Bowl win as the Crimson Tide coach. Alabama continued to appear in the Classic, as the Orange Bowl hosted its third and fourth national championships in 1965 and ’66, with Texas defeating the Tide, 21-17 in ’65, and Alabama coming back to beat Nebraska, 39-28 in ’66. The Crimson Tide’s ’65 matchup with Texas marked the first Orange Bowl to be played at night, as well was the first of 31 consecutive telecasts by
Kentucky Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant in 1950
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President John F. Kennedy in 1963
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NBC. Texas raced out to a 21-7 halftime lead, but Namath rallied his troops by completing 18 of 37 passes for 255 yards and two touchdowns. Despite being stopped by Texas’ Frank Bedrick and Tommy Nobis on a quarterback sneak on a crucial fourth-and-one from the one-yard line, Namath was named the game’s first Most Outstanding Player. Alabama won the national championship the following year on the strength of Steve Sloan’s 20-of-28 passing for 296 yards and two touchdowns. Smith carried Florida to a 27-12 in over Georgia Tech in 1967, rushing for a then Orange Bowl record 187 yards, including an all-time long 94-yard touchdown run. Kansas and Penn State battled to a wild finish in 1969. After a Penn State touchdown that brought the Nittany Lions to within one point at 1413, a young Joe Paterno elected for a two-point conversion attempt, but Chuck Burkhart’s pass failed. However, referee Foster Grose flagged Kansas for having 12 men on the field and Penn State’s Bob Campbell plunged into the endzone to clinch a 15-14 win. NEBRASKA WINS BACK-TO-BACK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS In the 1970s, the Orange Bowl again saw some of the game’s greatest coaches on its sidelines: Bryant, Paterno, Devine, Notre Dame’s Ara Parseghian, LSU’s Charles McClendon, Michigan’s Bo Schembechler, Ohio State’s Woody Hayes, Arkansas’ Lou Holtz and Oklahoma’s Barry Switzer each led their teams to Orange Bowl appearances, but the decade truly belonged to Nebraska’s Bob Devaney. Nebraska won a pair of national championships in 1971 and ’72 over LSU and Alabama, respectively. In the 1971 game, Jerry Tagge’s quarterback sneak on fourth-and-one from the one-yard line was initially stopped by the Tiger defense, but Tagge stretch the ball over the goal line for a 17-12 victory. In 1972, the Cornhuskers’ 38-6 win over the Crimson Tide was keyed in the first quarter when Johnny Rodgers broke a 77-yard punt return for a touchdown. Devaney’s final game on the Nebraska sidelines ended in a third straight Orange Bowl victory, a 40-6 win against Notre Dame in 1973. This time, Devaney moved Rodgers from his usual wingback position to I-Back and the Heisman Trophy winner closed out his collegiate career with the best individual performance in the Orange Bowl since Frank Sinkwich’s in 1942, scoring four touchdowns and passing for another. His final touchdown of the day came on a 50-yard pass reception in the third quarter, before sitting out the remainder of the game. The Orange Bowl Committee hosted its third national championship game of the decade on New Year’s Day ’76 when Oklahoma beat Michigan,
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14-6. Barry Switzer coached the Sooners in the first of his nine Orange Bowl appearances against the legendary Bo Schembechler, who made his only Orange Bowl appearance in ‘76. Other memories of the decade included Joe Paterno’s undefeated Nittany Lions of 1970 and ’74, Ara Parseghian’s retirement following Notre Dame’s 13-11 win over Alabama in 1975, and
Arkansas’ 31-6 upset of Oklahoma in 1978 after Lou Holtz suspended his top two running backs. Penn State’s Franco Harris (1970) and Heisman Trophy winner John Cappelletti (1974) and Nebraska’s Rich Glover (1971, ’72 and ’73) were among those who roamed the Orange Bowl turf during the decade.
Alabama’s Ray Perkins (88) and Joe Namath (12)
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ORANGE BOWL HISTORY THE ‘80S: HOME OF THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP After hosting three national championship games in the 1970s, the Orange Bowl staged four such games in the ‘80s, due in large part to the prestige of and the Orange Bowl’s agreement with the Big Eight Conference, as well as the emergence of the University of Miami on the national scene. Big Eight teams Oklahoma or Nebraska played in each Orange Bowl during the decade, including a pair of national championship game appearances by each. Led by quarterback Homer Jordan and defensemen Terry Kinard, Jeff Davis, and William “Refridgerator” Perry, Clemson capped a 12-0 season and won the national championship with a 22-15 win over Nebraska in the 1982 Orange Bowl. The 50th Orange Bowl in 1984 provided a perfect setting for one of the finest, and most exciting, games in college football history. Miami won the school’s first of five national titles in a 31-30 win over Nebraska in arguably the greatest college football game of all time. Howard Schnellen-
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berger’s Hurricanes raced to a 17-0 lead before the end of the first quarter, but the Cornhuskers answered with 14 points in the second frame, including a 19-yard touchdown run by AllAmerican guard Dean Steinkuhler in the nowfamous “Fumblerooski” play. Nebraska out-scored Miami in the second half, 16-14, but freshman quarterback Bernie Kosar’s 300 passing yards and Ken Calhoun’s batted pass thwarted a last second two-point conversion and a ‘Husker comeback. Oklahoma made four straight Orange Bowl appearances from 1985-88 and earned a national title in ‘86 after defeating Penn State, 25-10. The Sooners competed for the national title again in ’88—the Orange Bowl’s fourth national title game of the decade—but it was Jimmy Johnson’s Miami team that earned its second national championship with a 20-14 victory over Oklahoma. The ‘80s also showcased the Big Eight’s best running backs and Miami’s best quarterbacks, as two Heisman Tophy winners - Oklahoma’s Billy Sims and Nebraska’s Mike Rozier - played in three Orange Bowls apiece. Sims totaled 305 yards and three touchdowns and was instrumental in Sooner wins over Florida State in ’80 and ’81. Rozier rushed for an Orange Bowl record 340 yards from 1982-84. Kosar’s 300 passing yards as a freshman in the 1984 Orange Bowl and Steve Walsh’s record 486 yards in wins over Oklahoma and Nebraska in ’88 and ’89 cemented Miami’s growth into a dynasty. ORANGE BOWL SIGNS FIRST TITLE SPONSOR; MORE NATIONAL TITLES IN THE ‘90S In 1989, FedEx, then known as Federal Express, signed a deal to become the first title sponsor of the Orange Bowl beginning with the game on January 1, 1990. The 21-year partnership would become the longest title sponsor relationship of any college bowl game and ended in 2010 when the Orange Bowl reached a deal with Discover to become the second title sponsor in
game history. During the 1990s, the Orange Bowl set an all-time record by hosting five national championship games, including four in the five years spanning 1991-95. The first two Orange Bowls of the decade pitted national newcomer Colorado against tradition-rich Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish knocked off the top-ranked Buffaloes 21-6 in 1990, but Colorado earned a national championship with a thrilling 10-9 win in 1991 that went straight to the highlight reel. Trailing, 10-9, with 43 seconds left to play, Notre Dame’s Raghib “Rocket” Ismail returned a punt 91 yards for a would-be
Nebraska’s Tommie Frazier
touchdown, but a clipping penalty nullified the play and ultimately led to a Colorado victory. The 1992 Orange Bowl pitted Miami and Nebraska against each other for the third time in nine years, with the Hurricanes winning their fourth national title since 1983. The win also gave ‘Canes head coach Dennis Erickson his second national championship with Miami. The early ‘90s brought about another change in the college football landscape, as the Orange Bowl Committee led the way to the formation of the Bowl Coalition, which was introduced as a means of providing order to the bowl selection process. The Orange Bowl became one of four “Tier 1” bowls included under the Coalition, and hosted nationally prominent teams Florida State, Miami or Nebraska in each of the seven years from 1992-98. Under legendary coach Bobby Bowden, Florida State won its first two Orange Bowls— including the 1993 national championship—with 27-14 and 18-16 wins over the Cornhuskers in ’93 and ’94, respectively. The 1994 Nebraska-Florida State matchup was especially memorable, as college football witnessed only the 11th meeting between No. 1 and No. 2-ranked teams.
Oklahoma’s Billy Sims
Colorado’s Charles Johnson
Clemson coach Danny Ford and Homer Jordan
2000’S: ORANGE BOWL RECORDS FALL IN THE NEW MILLENIUM The first decade of the 21st century turned into a glorious one for the Orange Bowl when it hosted its first BCS National Championship Games, two of college football’s most legendary coaches, and a total of seven Heisman Trophy winners. The four Bowl Championship Series games—the Orange, Fiesta, Rose, and Sugar Bowls—rotated as the site of the national championship game every season in the first eight years of the arrangement with the 2001 matchup between underdog Oklahoma and topranked Florida State landed in South Florida. The Sooners claimed their seventh national title by
Notre Dame’s Raghib “Rocket” Ismail
Nebraska’s failed two-point conversion attempt in 1984.
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Facing a 16-15 deficit in the fourth quarter after Byron Bennett’s 27-yard field goal at the 1:16 mark, Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Charlie Ward directed Florida State’s “Fast Break Offense” into position for Scott Bentley’s goahead 22-yard field goal with 21 seconds on the clock. However, Nebraska quarterback Tommie Frazier moved the Cornhuskers to the Seminoles’ 28-yard line with one second to play, but Bennett missed the game-winner. In 1994, the Orange Bowl Committee voted to relocate its game to Pro Player Stadium (now Sun Life Stadium) as a condition of its inclusion in the Bowl Alliance, a successor to the Coalition. With the first Bowl Alliance game in 1996 came the end of long standing relationships with the Big Eight Conference and NBC. The three-year Bowl Alliance arrangement, which included the Fiesta Bowl and Sugar Bowl, was televised on CBS. In 1995, Nebraska joined Oklahoma teams of 1978-81 and 1985-88 to play in four straight Orange Bowls, this time getting the better of Miami, 24-17, as Tom Osborne won his first national title. A new era began on New Year’s Eve 1996 when Nebraska and Virginia Tech met in the 63rd Orange Bowl: it was the first Orange Bowl played at Pro Player Stadium and the first to be played before January 1. The Cornhuskers won their second of three Classics in the four year span of 1995-98 by defeating the Hokies, 41-21, and behind Ahman Green’s Orange Bowl record 206 rushing yards, would go on to beat a Peyton Manning-led Tennessee team in 1998 to claim the Cornhuskers’ fifth national championship in Tom Osborne’s final game. The 1999 Orange Bowl signified both an end and a new beginning: the Classic returned to Orange Bowl Stadium for a one-year reprieve and was played for the first time as part of the newly formed Bowl Championship Series. Florida and Syracuse combined for 762 yards of total offense in a 31-10 Gator victory.
Nebraska coach Tom Osborne
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ORANGE BOWL HISTORY upsetting Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke’s Seminoles, 13-2. Additionally, Florida State, who made its third straight national title game appearance, remains as the only team to play in three consecutive BCS title games. A year before the Sooners defeated the Seminoles in the BCS National Championship game, Michigan’s Tom Brady kicked off the decade in 2000 by passing for what was then an Orange Bowl record 369 yards as the Wolverines defeated Alabama, 35-34, in the first overtime game in the Classic’s history. High-powered aerial attacks from Florida and Maryland in 2002 broke several Orange Bowl records, some of which still stand today. The Gators prevailed 56-23 while setting single-team records with 659 total yards and 456 passing yards in Steve Spurrier’s final game as the Florida head coach.
Stanford’s Andrew Luck
In the 2003 Orange Bowl, 2002 Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer guided Southern California to five scoring drives of at least 61 yards in a 38-17 win over Iowa in the first of a record seven consecutive BCS appearances for the Trojans. In 2004, two in-state teams met in the Orange Bowl for the first time, as Miami went on to defeat arch-rival Florida State 16-14, but the Seminoles would return just two seasons later. The Orange Bowl Committee reached an agreement with the Atlantic Coast Conference prior to the 2006 Classic, whereby the ACC champion would earn an automatic bid to the Orange Bowl. The 2006 Orange Bowl saw Penn State outlast Florida State in triple overtime. In a contest that saw a punt return touchdown, safety, five lead changes or times and three overtimes, Penn State’s Kevin Kelly gave the Nittany Lions the victory a record four hours and 45 minutes after the opening kickoff. Southern California and Oklahoma’s 2005 matchup proved to be a special event for the Orange Bowl, which hosted the BCS National Championship Game for the second time and assembled three Heisman Trophy winners on the same field for the first time ever. Matt Leinart, the 2004 recipient, and Reggie Bush, who was awarded the trophy following the 2005 season, made easy work of 2003 Heisman winner Jason White and the Sooners, winning 55-19. The Trojans later vacated the title and Bush relinquished the Heisman Trophy.
As part of a new BCS agreement prior to the 2006-07 bowl season, the four BCS sites would rotate a BCS National Championship Game in addition to their traditional bowl, creating a fifth BCS game annually. Unlikely participants Wake Forest and Louisville met in 2007, with the Cardinals taking a 2413 victory from the Demon Deacons. Virginia Tech became the first team to play in two consecutive Orange Bowls since Nebraska in 1998, losing to Kansas 24-21 in 2008 and defeating Cincinnati 20-7 in 2009. The Orange Bowl Committee double-hosted for the first time in 2009. The Orange Bowl game was played on January 1 as Virginia Tech defeated Cincinnati 20-7. On January 8, 2009, the BCS National Championship Game featured multiple Heisman winners competing for a national title for the second time. Florida’s 2007 Heisman winner Tim Tebow and 2008 winner Sam Bradford of Oklahoma squared off in what would turn into a 24-14 Gator win, their second national championship in three seasons. Once again, the Orange Bowl has moved into a new decade, but this one promises to be as fruitful as the eight that preceded it. Georgia Tech’s
Anthony Allen, who caught a touchdown pass for Louisville in the 2007 Orange Bowl, scored on a oneyard touchdown run in the 2010 game, but the Yellow Jackets fell to Iowa, 24-14, in the coldest Orange Bowl in history (49 degrees at kickoff). Allen is the only player to score a touchdown for two different teams in Orange Bowl history. Growth and change have been constant throughout the years for the Orange Bowl. In 2011, ESPN televised the contest as well as the other four BCS games and the Orange Bowl partnered with Discover as its title sponsor, only the second title sponsor in its history. The matchup featured Virginia Tech making its third Orange Bowl appearance in four years against Stanford – a school playing in its first Orange Bowl. Andrew Luck threw for 287 yards
and four touchdowns as the Cardinal rolled to a 4012 victory. The 2012 Orange Bowl saw first-time participant West Virginia set a number of Orange Bowl records. Led by South Florida native and Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance participant Geno Smith, the West Virginia Mountaineers defeated the Clemson Tigers 70-33, a bowl game record for points scored. Smith set Orange Bowl records for passing yards (407) and touchdowns thrown (6) while wide receiver Tavon Austin caught an Orange Bowl record 12 passes and four touchdowns. For the second time in its history, the Orange Bowl double hosted two BCS Bowl games in 2013. Quarterback EJ Manuel and fullback Lonnie Pryor each scored fourth quarter touchdowns to help Florida State defeat Northern Illinois 31-10 for its first BCS bowl victory since winning the national championship in 1999. Pryor finished his Seminole career in style, rushing for 134 yards on five carries with two touchdowns and was named the game’s Most Valuable Player. A week later, the BCS National Championship Game saw No. 2 Alabama soundly defeat Notre Dame for its second consecutive national title and third in the last four years. Running back Eddie Lacy earned the game’s offensive MVP after running for 140 yards and a touchdown, leading the Tide over the top-ranked
Fighting Irish to a 42-14 victory. The 2014 Orange Bowl, the last in the BCS era, featured the Clemson Tigers, making their second trip to South Florida in three years, and the Ohio State Buckeyes. Two of the nation’s top offenses were on display and Clemson emerged victorious 40-35. A fourth quarter touchdown and a late interception sealed the win for the Tigers. Clemson’s combination of Tahj Boyd and Sammy Watkins was the difference in the game. Boyd finished with 378 yards and five touchdowns and an additional 127 yards rushing including a 48-yard touchdown run. Watkins broke the all-time Orange Bowl receptions and receiving yards records, finishing with 16 catches for 227 yards, hauling in two scores. In 2014, as part of an agreement with ESPN, Capital One has secured a six year title sponsorship of the Orange Bowl. December 31, 2014 marks the first Capital One Orange Bowl. The multi-year deal builds on Capital One’s substantial support of college athletics by becoming the official credit card and bank of the new College Football Playoff.
Alabama’s Eddy Lacy Clemson’s Sammy Watkins and Head Coach Dabo Sweeney
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ALL-TIME GAME RESULTS
ALL-TIME GAME RESULTS Year 2014 (Jan. 3)
Score Clemson 40 Ohio State 35
Head Coach Dabo Swinney Urban Meyer
Most Outstanding Player Sammy Watkins (Clemson)
Record 11-2 12-2
Rank 12/12/8 7/7/12
Attendance 72,080
Payout** 6.3 (both)
Hi-Lo-Rain 73-60-.00
Year 1988 (Jan. 1)
Score Miami 20 Oklahoma 14
Head Coach Jimmy Johnson Barry Switzer
Most Outstanding Player Bernard Clark (Miami) Darrell Reed (Oklahoma)
Record 12-0 11-1
Rank 2/1 1/3
Attendance 74,178
Payout** 2,591,654
Hi-Lo-Rain 79-72-.00
2013 (Jan. 7)
Alabama 42 Notre Dame 14
Nick Saban Brian Kelly
Eddie Lacy (Alabama) C.J. Mosley (Alabama)
13-1 12-1
2/2/1 1/1/4
80,120
23.6 6.2
80-66-.00
1987 (Jan. 1)
Oklahoma 42 Arkansas 8
Barry Switzer Ken Hatfield
Dante Jones (Oklahoma) Spencer Tillman (Oklahoma)
11-1 9-3
3/3 9/15
52,717
2,210,763
75-62-.00
2013 (Jan. 1)
Florida State 31 Northern Illinois 10
Jimbo Fisher Rod Carey
Lonnie Pryor (Florida State)
12-2 12-2
12/13/10 15/16/22
72,073
23.6 28.2
79-67-.00
1986 (Jan. 1)
Oklahoma 25 Penn State 10
Barry Switzer Joe Paterno
Sonny Brown (Oklahoma) Tim Lashar (Oklahoma)
11-1 11-1
3/1 1/3
74,178
2,239,780
79-72-.00
2012 (Jan. 4)
West Virginia 70 Clemson 33
Dana Holgorsen Dabo Swinney
Geno Smith (West Virginia)
10-3 10-4
23/23/17 15/14/22
67,563
22.3
66-42-.00
1985 (Jan. 1)
Washington 28 Oklahoma 17
Don James Barry Switzer
Jacque Robinson (Washington) Ron Holmes (Washington)
11-1 9-2-1
4/2 2/6
56,294
2,016,000
82-71-.00
2011 (Jan. 3)
Stanford 40 Virginia Tech 12
Jim Harbaugh Frank Beamer
Andrew Luck (Stanford)
12-1 11-3
4/5/4 13/12/16
65,453
6 21.2
77-65-.06
1984 (Jan. 2)
Miami 31 Nebraska 30
Howard Schnellenberger Tom Osborne
Bernie Kosar (Miami) Jack Fernandez (Miami)
11-1 12-1
5/1 1/2
72,549
1,839,540
70-62-.00
2010 (Jan. 5)
Iowa 24 Georgia Tech 14
Kirk Ferentz Paul Johnson
Adrian Clayborn (Iowa)
11-2 11-3
10/7/7 9/13/13
66,131
5 18.5
61-43-.00
1983 (Jan. 1)
Nebraska 21 LSU 20
Tom Osborne Jerry Stovall
Turner Gill (Nebraska) Dave Rimington (Nebraska)
12-1 8-3-1
3/3 13/11
54,407
1,658,336
77-72-.00
2009 (Jan. 8)
Florida 24 Oklahoma 14
Urban Meyer Bob Stoops
Tim Tebow (Florida) Carlos Dunlap (Florida)
13-1 11-2
2/1/1 1/2/5
78,468
18.5
86-60-.00
1982 (Jan. 1)
Clemson 22 Nebraska 15
Danny Ford Tom Osborne
Homer Jordan (Clemson) Jeff Davis (Clemson)
12-0 9-3
1/1 4/11
72,748
1,538,424
77-73-.00
2009 (Jan. 1)
Virginia Tech 20 Cincinnati 7
Frank Beamer Brian Kelly
Darren Evans (Virginia Tech)
10-4 11-3
19/21/15 12/12/17
73,602
18.5
79-61-.00
1981 (Jan. 1)
Oklahoma 18 Florida State 17
Barry Switzer Bobby Bowden
J.C. Watts (Oklahoma) Jarvis Coursey (Florida State)
10-2 10-2
4/3 2/5
71,043
1,523,886
70-62-.00
2008 (Jan. 3)
Kansas 24 Virginia Tech 21
Mark Mangino Frank Beamer
Aqib Talib (Kansas)
12-1 11-3
8/8/7 3/5/9
74,111
4.5 17
59-37-.00
1980 (Jan. 1)
Oklahoma 24 Florida State 7
Barry Switzer Bobby Bowden
J.C. Watts (Oklahoma) Bud Herbet (Oklahoma)
11-1 11-1
5/3 4/6
66,714
1,295,398
62-58-.00
2007 (Jan. 2)
Louisville 24 Wake Forest 13
Bobby Petrino Jim Grobe
Brian Brohm (Louisville)
12-1 11-3
6/5/6 14/15/18
74,470
17
73-62-.94
1979 (Jan. 1)
Oklahoma 31 Nebraska 24
Barry Switzer Tom Osborne
Billy Sims (Oklahoma) Reggie Kinlaw (Oklahoma)
11-1 9-3
4/3 6/8
66,365
1,128,076
86-72-.04
2006 (Jan. 3)
Penn State 26* (3OT) Florida State 23
Joe Paterno Bobby Bowden
Willie Reid (Florida State)
11-1 8-5
3/3/3 22/22/23
77,773
15
83-62-.01
1978 (Jan. 2)
Arkansas 31 Oklahoma 6
Lou Holtz Barry Switzer
Roland Sales (Arkansas) Reggie Freeman (Arkansas)
11-1 10-2
6/3 2/7
60,987
996,655
87-71-.00
2005 (Jan. 4)
USC 55* Oklahoma 19
Pete Carroll Bob Stoops
Matt Leinart (USC)
13-0* 12-1
1/1/1* 2/2/3
77,912
14.4
80-69-.01
1977 (Jan. 1)
Ohio State 27 Colorado 10
Woody Hayes Bill Mallory
Rod Gerald (Ohio State) Tom Cousineau (Ohio State)
9-2-1 8-4
11/6 12/16
65,537
900,800
68-64-.00
2004 (Jan. 1)
Miami 16 Florida State 14
Larry Coker Bobby Bowden
Jarrett Payton (Miami)
11-2 10-3
9/10/5 7/9/11
76,739
14
73-62-.00
1976 (Jan. 1)
Oklahoma 14 Michigan 6
Barry Switzer Bo Schembechler
Steve Davis (Oklahoma) Lee Roy Selmon (Oklahoma)
11-1 8-2-2
3/1 5/8
80,307
698,444
66-64-.00
2003 (Jan. 2)
USC 38 Iowa 17
Pete Carroll Kirk Ferentz
Carson Palmer (USC)
11-2 11-2
4/5/4 5/3/8
75,971
4.5
84-67-.00
1975 (Jan. 1)
Notre Dame 13 Alabama 11
Ara Parseghian Paul "Bear" Bryant
Wayne Bullock (Notre Dame) Lee Roy Cook (Alabama)
10-2 11-1
9/6 1/5
71,801
630,231
73-70-.00
2002 (Jan. 2)
Florida 56 Maryland 23
Steve Spurrier Ralph Friedgen
Taylor Jacobs (Florida)
10-2 10-2
5/5/3 10/6/11
73,640
6 12
71-60-.08
1974 (Jan. 1)
Penn State 16 LSU 9
Joe Paterno Charlie McClendon
Tom Shuman (Penn State) Randy Crowder (Penn State)
12-0 9-3
6/5 13/13
60,477
584,080
76-72-.00
2001 (Jan. 3)
Oklahoma 13 Florida State 2
Bob Stoops Bobby Bowden
Torrance Marshall (Oklahoma)
13-0 11-2
1/1/1 2/3/5
76,835
12
65-51-.19
1973 (Jan. 1)
Nebraska 40 Notre Dame 6
Bob Devaney Ara Parseghian
Johnny Rodgers (Nebraska) Rich Glover (Nebraska)
9-2-1 8-3
9/4 12/14
80,010
562,087
74-70-.00
2000 (Jan. 2)
Michigan 35 (OT) Alabama 34
Lloyd Carr Mike Dubose
David Terrell (Michigan)
10-2 10-3
8/8/5 4/5/8
70,461
6 12
82-70-.00
1972 (Jan. 1)
Nebraska 38 Alabama 6
Bob Devaney Paul "Bear" Bryant
Jerry Tagge (Nebraska) Rich Glover (Nebraska)
13-0 11-1
1/1 2/4
78,151
497,439
73-66-.00
1999 (Jan. 2)
Florida 31 Syracuse 10
Steve Spurrier Paul Pasqualoni
Travis Taylor (Florida)
10-2 8-4
8/7/5 15/18/25
67,919
6 12
80-73-.16
1971 (Jan. 1)
Nebraska 17 LSU 12
Bob Devaney Charlie McClendon
Jerry Tagge (Nebraska) Willie Harper (Nebraska)
11-0-1 9-3
3/1 5/7
80,699
451,513
67-57-.00
1998 (Jan. 2)
Nebraska 42 Tennessee 17
Tom Osborne Phillip Fulmer
Ahman Green (Nebraska) Jamal Lewis (Tennessee)
13-0 11-2
2/1 3/8
74,002
11.5
77-66-.00
1970 (Jan. 1)
Penn State 10 Missouri 3
Joe Paterno Dan Devine
Chuck Burkhart (Penn State) Mike Reid (Penn State)
11-0 9-2
2/2 6/6
78,282
411,282
80-62-.04
1996 (Dec. 31)
Nebraska 41 Virginia Tech 21
Tom Osborne Frank Beamer
Damon Benning (Nebraska) Ken Oxendine (Virginia Tech)
11-2 10-2
6/6 10/12
63,297
11.5
83-72-.01
1969 (Jan. 1)
Penn State 15 Kansas 14
Joe Paterno Pepper Rodgers
Donnie Shanklin (Kansas)
11-0 9-2
2/2 6/7
77,719
353,120
78-65-.00
1996 (Jan. 1)
Florida State 31 Notre Dame 26
Bobby Bowden Lou Holtz
Andre Cooper (Florida State) Derrick Mayes (Notre Dame)
10-2 9-3
8/4 6/11
72,198
11.5
84-71-.00
1968 (Jan. 1)
Oklahoma 26 Tennessee 24
Chuck Fairbanks Doug Dickey
Bob Warmack (Oklahoma)
10-1 9-2
3 2
77,993
334,832
79-70-.00
1995 (Jan. 1)
Nebraska 24 Miami 17
Tom Osborne Dennis Erickson
Tommie Frazier (Nebraska) Chris T. Jones (Miami)
13-0 10-2
1/1 3/6
81,753
4,641,033
82-65-.00
1967 (Jan. 1)
Florida 27 Georgia Tech 12
Ray Graves Bobby Dodd
Larry Smith (Florida)
9-2 9-2
8
72,426
259,824
84-70-.00
1994 (Jan. 1)
Florida State 18 Nebraska 16
Bobby Bowden Tom Osborne
Charlie Ward (Florida State) Tommie Frazier (Nebraska)
12-1 11-1
2/1 1/3
81,536
4,281,924
81-76-.19
1966 (Jan. 1)
Alabama 39 Nebraska 28
Paul "Bear" Bryant Bob Devaney
Steve Sloan (Alabama)
9-1-1 10-1
4/1 3/5
72,214
219,323
79-69-.00
1993 (Jan. 1)
Florida State 27 Nebraska 14
Bobby Bowden Tom Osborne
Charlie Ward (Florida State) Corey Dixon (Nebraska)
11-1 9-3
3/2 11/14
57,324
4,187,500
80-67-5.04
1965 (Jan. 1)
Texas 21 Alabama 17
Darrell Royal Paul "Bear" Bryant
Joe Namath (Alabama)
10-1 10-1
5 1
72,647
208,943
79-75-.03
1992 (Jan. 1)
Miami 22 Nebraska 0
Dennis Erickson Tom Osborne
Larry Jones (Miami) Tyrone Legette (Nebraska)
12-0 9-2-1
1/1 11/15
77,747
4,168,001
75-63-.09
1964 (Jan. 1)
Nebraska 13 Auburn 7
Bob Devaney Ralph "Shug" Jordan
10-1 9-2
5 6
72,647
197,677
68-56-.00
1991 (Jan. 1)
Colorado 10 Notre Dame 9
Bill McCartney Lou Holtz
Charles Johnson (Colorado) Chris Zorich (Notre Dame)
11-1-1 9-3
1/1 5/6
77,062
4,187,959
81-68-.00
1963 (Jan.1)
Alabama 17 Oklahoma 0
Paul "Bear" Bryant Bud Wilkinson
10-1 8-3
5 8
72,880
192,067
72-69-.00
1990 (Jan. 1)
Notre Dame 21 Colorado 6
Lou Holtz Bill McCartney
Raghib Ismail (Notre Dame) Darian Hagan (Colorado)
12-1 11-1
4/2 1/4
81,191
4,170,730
85-68-.00
1962 (Jan. 1)
LSU 25 Colorado 7
Paul Dietzel Sonny Grandelius
10-1 9-2
4 7
68,150
177,252
69-54-.15
1989 (Jan. 2)
Miami 23 Nebraska 3
Jimmy Johnson Tom Osborne
Steve Walsh (Miami) Charles Fryar (Nebraska)
11-1 11-2
2/2 6/10
79,480
2,735,616
85-64-.00
1961 (Jan. 2)
Missouri 21 Navy 14
Dan Devine Wayne Hardin
10-1 9-2
5 4
72,212
183,653
80-67-.00
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GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS
ALL-TIME GAME RESULTS Year 1960 (Jan. 1)
Score Georgia 14 Missouri 0
Head Coach Wallace "Wally" Butts Dan Devine
1959 (Jan. 1)
Oklahoma 21 Syracuse 6
1958 (Jan. 1)
Most Outstanding Player
Payout** 185,962
1936
1935
Hi-Lo-Rain 77-58-.00
1937
Record 10-1 6-5
Rank 5 18
Attendance 72,186
Bud Wilkinson Ben Schwartzwalder
10-1 8-2
5 9
75,281
185,280
79-72.00
Oklahoma 48 Duke 21
Bud Wilkinson Bill Murray
10-1 6-3-2
4 16
76,318
224,314
74-70-.00
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January 1, 1936 - Miami Stadium
January 1, 1937 - Miami Stadium
1957 (Jan. 1)
Colorado 27 Clemson 21
Dallas Ward Frank Howard
8-2-1 7-2-2
20 19
73,280
218,993
73-57-.00
Bison Capture First Orange Bowl
Catholic Holds Off Late Rally
Desperation Pass Upsets Maroons
1956 (Jan. 2)
Oklahoma 20 Maryland 6
Bud Wilkinson Jim Tatum
11-0 10-1
1 3
76,561
226,146
75-70-.00
1955 (Jan. 1)
Duke 34 Nebraska 7
Bill Murray Bill Glassford
8-2-1 6-5
14 -
68,750
137,991
76-70-.00
1954 (Jan. 1)
Oklahoma 7 Maryland 0
Bud Wilkinson Jim Tatum
9-1-1 10-1
4 1
68,640
121,308
73-60-.00
1953 (Jan. 1)
Alabama 61 Syracuse 6
Harold "Red" Drew Ben Schwartzwalder
10-2 7-3
9 14
66,280
104,990
67-55-.00
1952 (Jan. 1)
Georgia Tech 17 Baylor 14
Bobby Dodd George Sauer
11-0-1 8-2-1
5 9
66,839
92,980
79-73-.00
1951 (Jan. 1)
Clemson 15 Miami 14
Frank Howard Andy Gustafson
9-0-1 9-1-1
10 15
65,181
-
70-50-.00
1950 (Jan. 1)
Santa Clara 21 Kentucky 13
Len Casanova Paul "Bear" Bryant
8-2-1 9-3
15 11
64,816
-
74-68-.00
1949 (Jan. 1)
Texas 41 Georgia 28
Blair Cheery Wallace "Wally" Butts
7-3-1 9-2
8
60,523
-
61-42-.00
1948 (Jan. 1)
Georgia Tech 20 Kansas 14
Bobby Dodd George Sauer
10-1 8-1-2
10 12
59,578
-
77-73-.00
Bucknell, champion of the smaller Eastern colleges, was the first team invited to the Orange Bowl Classic, which had been called the Palm Festival for the previous two years. Bison head coach Hook Mylin and his staff took several days to decide on accepting the invitation to bring his team to Miami. They finally said yes, but not without precautions—280 gallons of their own water supply from Pennsylvania to combat the heat. Bucknell back Bill Wilkinson scored the first touchdown and the Bison defense held Miami to just four first downs and 28 yards of total offense en route to a 26-0 victory in the inaugural Orange Bowl. Another famous sidelight from the 1935 Classic was the transmission of the first wire photo across the United States by the Associated Press.
The 1936 Orange Bowl featured out-of-state schools Catholic University and the University of Mississippi, with Catholic prevailing 20-19. The Cardinals jumped out to a 13-0 lead before Ole Miss' Ned Peters broke free on a 67-yard touchdown run, the first long touchdown in the Orange Bowl. Catholic safety Paul Rydewski scampered 24 yards with a blocked punt to give the Cardinals a 20-6 lead going into the final quarter. The Rebels recorded two fourth-quarter touchdowns, but a missed extra point kept them one point shy. With Bill Munday of CBS handling the playby-play, the game was the first Orange Bowl to be broadcast on radio. Legendary sports writer Grantland Rice was also in the press box.
A desperation 72-yard touchdown pass from tailback Boyd Brumbaugh to Ernie Hefferle spelled an end to Mississippi State’s upset hopes as Duquesne edged the Bulldogs, 13-12. The Maroons scored first on a 10-yard run by Ike Pickle. Following a Brumbaugh 1-yard run, Mississippi State edged on top once again when Pee Wee Armstrong hit Fred Walters from 40 yards out to make it 12-7. Then in the fourth period, the Brumbaugh-toHefferle pass gave the Dukes the win. Missed extra points on both first-half touchdowns came back to haunt Mississippi State as the final margin was one point. CBS Radio once again broadcasted the game nationwide with Orange Bowl Hall of Fame inductee Ted Husing calling the action.
1947 (Jan. 1)
Rice 8 Tennessee 0
Jess Neely Gen. Robert Neyland
9-2 9-2
10 7
36,152
-
77-74-.00
1946 (Jan. 1)
Miami 13 Holy Cross 6
Jack Harding John DaGrosa
9-1-1 8-2
16
35,709
-
60-48-.00
1945 (Jan. 1)
Tulsa 26 Georgia Tech 12
Henry Frnka William Alexander
8-2 8-3
13
23,279
-
78-60-.00
1944 (Jan. 1)
LSU 19 Texas A&M 14
Bernie Moore Homer Norton
6-3 7-2-1
-
25,203
-
72-58-.00
1943 (Jan. 1)
Alabama 37 Boston College 21
Frank Thomas Dennis Myers
8-3 8-2
10 8
25,166
-
77-60-.00
1942 (Jan. 1)
Georgia 40 TCU 26
Wallace "Wally" Butts Leo "Dutch" Meyer
9-1-1 7-3-1
14 -
35,786
-
77-72-.00
1941 (Jan. 1)
Mississippi State 14 Georgetown 7
Allyn McKeen Jack Haggerty
10-0-1 8-2
9 13
29,554
-
77-70-.00
1940 (Jan. 1)
Georgia Tech 21 Missouri 7
William Alexander Don Faurot
8-2 8-2
16 6
29,278
-
74-56-.00
1939 (Jan. 2)
Tennessee 17 Oklahoma 0
Gen. Robert Neyland Tom Stidham
11-0 10-1
2 4
32,191
-
78-67-.00
1938 (Jan. 1)
Auburn 6 Michigan State 0
Jack Meagher Charlie Bachman
6-2-3 8-2
-
18,972
-
78-73-.00
1937 (Jan. 1)
Duquesne 13 Mississippi State 12
Jack Smith "Major" Ralph Sasse
8-2 7-3-1
14 -
9,210
-
77-73-.00
1936 (Jan. 1)
Catholic 20 Mississippi 19
A.J. Bergman Ed Walker
8-1 9-2
-
6,568
-
74-70-.00
1935 (Jan. 1)
Bucknell 26 Miami 0
Edward "Hook" Mylin Tom McCann
7-2-2 5-3-1
-
5,134
-
79-69-.09
26 0
Bucknell Miami
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punts/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Bucknell 0 7 Miami 0 0
Catholic Mississippi
BUCK 12 215 13 3 1 63 278 6/41 2/1 4/30
6 0
MIAMI 8 15 14 3 5 13 28 13/29 4/1 1/15
13 0
-
26 0
SCORING SUMMARY BUCK: B. Wilkinson 23-yard pass from Jenkins (Dobie kick); BUCK: Miller 4-yard run (kick failed); BUCK: S. Smith 8-yard run (Dobie kick); BUCK: Reznichak 10-yard run (kick failed). Bucknell Head Coach: Hook Mylin Miami Head Coach: Tom McCann
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Catholic 7 6 Mississippi 0 6
20 19
Duquesne Miss. State
CU 7 124 3 1 2 48 172 13/41.0 1/1 1/30
7 0
MISS 15 212 12 3 4 53 265 11/38.0 3/2 1/10
0 13
-
20 19
SCORING SUMMARY CU: Adamaitis 1-yard pass from Draginis (Milligan kick); CU: Foley 52-yard pass from Adamaitis (kick failed); MISS: Peters 67-yard run (kick failed); CU: Rydewski 24-yard run on blocked kick (Makofske kick); MISS: Bernard 3-yard run (kick failed); MISS: Poole 24-yard pass from Baumstein (Richardson kick)
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Duquesne 0 7 Miss. State 6 6
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DUQ 14 199 15 5 4 110 309 9/24.7 0/0 1/5
0 0
MISS ST. 12 111 23 8 0 159 270 6/43.0 0/0 1/5
6 0
-
13 12
SCORING SUMMARY MISS ST: Pickle 8-yard run (kick failed); DUQ: Brumbaugh 1-yard run (Brumbaugh kick); MISS ST: Walters 40-yard pass from Armstrong (kick failed); DUQ: Hefferle 72-yard pass from Brumbaugh (kick failed) Duquesne Head Coach: Jack Smith Mississippi State Head Coach: Major Ralph Sasse
Catholic Head Coach: A.J. Bergman Mississippi Head Coach: Ed Walker
* - Participation later vacated by NCAA ** -1996 to present, payouts in millions Note: Prior to 1996, payouts made to individual teams. Since 1996, payouts made to the conference of the participating team. If only one payout listed, both teams received the same payout. Since 1999, payout to the conferences for a second BCS participating team is less than for its champion. Note: Prior to 1965, rankings are from Associated Press poll pre-bowl games. From 1965-98, rankings indicate AP poll before and after bowl games. Beginning in 1999, BCS Standings precedes AP rankings (BCS/AP pregame/AP postgame).
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GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS 1938
1939
Auburn 6 Michigan State 0
1940
Tennessee Oklahoma
1941
Georgia Tech Missouri
17 0
21 7
1942
Miss. State Georgetown
14 7
Georgia TCU
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Auburn Squeaks by Spartans
Orange Bowl Declared “Major Bowl”
Georgia Tech Upsets Missouri
Special Teams Saves State
Bulldog Star Sinks TCU
Solo-Soaring Eagle Not Enough
In the lowest scoring game in Orange Bowl history, Auburn won 6-0 while Michigan State’s offense sputtered the entire day. Not until the fourth quarter did the Spartans make a first down and they totaled only two for the game—to go along with 57 yards of total offense. Although the Auburn offense seemed to move at will, it could score only once— and then missed the extra point. Ralph O’Gwynne set up his two-yard touchdown run with a 45-yard pass from George Kenmore in the second quarter. He was run out of bounds at the Spartan five. After three attempts which netted two yards, O’Gwynne’s fourth-down skirt over the left side proved the difference. The Tigers participated in the Orange Bowl after the Southeastern Conference officials voted, 7-6, lifting a ban which forbade SEC teams from playing postseason games in bowls other than the Rose and Sugar Bowls. A sellout crowd of nearly 19,000 attended the game at Miami's brand-new $360,000 Orange Bowl Stadium.
A match-up of undefeated Tennessee and Oklahoma propelled the Orange Bowl into the "major bowl" arena in 1939. It took some marketing and public relations moves by the OBC's Ernie Seiler to bring the Sooners to South Florida. Seiler went to Norman and covered the campus with posters of palm trees, beaches, and Miami's young women. After a stirring pep talk to the OU squad, the Sooners voted to accept the Orange Bowl offer over more lucrative ones from the Cotton, Rose, and Sugar Bowls. Seiler then asked Oklahoma head coach Tom Stidham to call his friend, head coach Bob Neyland at Tennessee, to set up the match-up. When Neyland accepted, the Orange Bowl had the game of the year. Oklahoma had recorded eight shutouts in its 10-0 season, while the Volunteers had seven in their 10-0 campaign. Tennessee dominated the game, racking up 268 yards of offense and limiting the Sooners to 81. Play was rough in this contest as the teams racked up a total of 242 yards in penalties, and several players were ejected from the game.
The Yellow Jackets made their first of six trips to the Orange Bowl a successful one, defeating Big Six champion Missouri 21-7 behind the heroics of 147-pound Johnny Bosch, who out-ran and out-passed the Tigers' AllAmerican “Passin” Paul Christman. After Christman scored for the Tigers, Howard Ector's one-yard touchdown plunge completed Tech's 63-yard drive to knot the score at 7-7. Rob Ison raced 59 yards for a second quarter Tech touchdown to give the Jackets the lead for good. In the third quarter, Tech fumbled at the Missouri one-yard line but forced the Tigers to punt. Bosch returned the punt 14 yards to the 34 and Early Wheby raced 34 yards for the score. Missouri drove once to the Jackets' oneyard line in the fourth quarter, but Tech held and finished its season with an 8-2 record and a No. 16 national ranking by the Associated Press.
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Auburn 0 6 Mich. State 0 0
AUB 13 197 10 4 2 81 278 10/33.7 0/0 -/50
0 0
MICH ST. 2 40 12 2 3 25 65 12/25.2 0/0 -/35
0 0
-
6 0
SCORING SUMMARY AUB: O’Gwynne 2-yard run (kick failed) Auburn Head Coach: Jack Meagher Michigan State Head Coach: Charlie Bachman
TENN 15 51 197 27 10 1 63 260 12/36.0 2/1 16/130
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Tennessee 7 3 Oklahoma 0 0
6 0
OKLA 6 16 25 13 4 0 69 94 13/40.0 4/3 9/90
7 0
-
17 0
SCORING SUMMARY TENN: Foxx 8-yard run (Wyatt kick); TENN: Watt 22-yard FG; TENN: B. Wood 19-yard run on reverse (Foxx kick)
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Georgia Tech 7 7 Missouri 7 0
GT 12 210 14 8 1 91 301 -/35.0 -/3 -/36
7 0
MIZZ 14 151 26 8 1 60 211 -/33.0 -/1 -/15
0 0
-
21 7
SCORING SUMMARY MIZZ: Christman 1-yard run (Cunningham kick); GT: Ector 1-yard run (Goree kick); GT: Ison 31-yard run (Goree kick); GT: Wheby 59-yard run (Goree kick) Georgia Tech Head Coach: W.A. Alexander Missouri Head Coach: Don Faurot
Augie Lio thought the Hoyas were victims of Southern officiating in the 1941 game, as Mississippi State won a defensive struggle with Eastern power Georgetown 14-7 to earn its first bowl victory in history. It was a scoreless game late in the first quarter when Georgetown’s Jim Daniels dropped into his end zone to punt the ball. State’s Hunter Corhern broke through to block the kick and giant Bulldog tackle John Tripson recovered in the endzone for a touchdown. The Maroons added a second-quarter score and held the Hoyas to just one touchdown in the second half. State was held to only 119 yards of total offense and eight first downs, while Georgetown registered 221 yards of offense. With MSU leading 7-0, Georgetown’s Julius Koshlap hit Arthur Lenski for 46 yards to the Mississippi State four yard-line. However, the referee called it back when he said Koshlap was not five yards behind the line when he launched the ball, a rule at that time.
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards
MISS ST. 8 106 11 5 0 52 158 11/36.8 2/0 11/71
SCORE BY QUARTERS Miss. State 7 7 Georgetown 0 0
0 7
G’TOWN 14 125 23 10 3 104 229 8/28.2 1/0 8/90
0 0
-
SCORING SUMMARY MISS ST: Tripson blocked punt recovery (Dees kick); MISS ST: Jefferson 2-yard run (Burke kick); G’TOWN: Castiglia 2-yard run (Lio kick) Mississippi State Head Coach: Allyn McKeen Georgetown Head Coach: Jack Haggerty
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over TCU. Sinkwich, a future Heisman Trophy winner and Orange Bowl Hall-of-Fame member, passed for touchdowns of 61, 60 and 15 yards and raced 43 yards on a quarterback draw for another score. He completed nine-of-13 passes for 243 yards and chalked up 355 yards of total offense, an Orange Bowl record that still stands. Georgia led at halftime 33-7 and held a 40-7 lead through the third quarter before Texas Christian mounted a late three-touchdown effort.
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Georgia 19 14 TCU 7 0
UGA 12 218 24 12 4 281 499 4/22.2 3/3 7/54
7 7
TCU 8 71 24 9 6 137 208 7/37.0 1/0 2/24
0 12
-
40 26
SCORING SUMMARY UGA: Keuper 2-yard run (Costa kick); UGA: Conger 61-yard pass from Sinkwich (kick failed); UGA: Kimsey 60-yard pass from Sinkwich (kick failed); TCU: Gillespie 4-yard run (Medanich kick); UGA: Davis 15-yard pass from Sinkwich (Costa kick); UGA: Davis 23-yard pass from Todd (Costa kick); UGA: Sinkwich 43-yard run (Costa kick); TCU: Alford 20-yard pass from Nix (Roach kick); TCU: Alford 15-yard pass from Nix (run failed); TCU: Kring 53-yard pass from Gillespie (run failed) Georgia Head Coach: Wallace Butts Texas Christian Head Coach: Leo R. Meyer
Tennessee Head Coach: General Robert Neyland Oklahoma Head Coach: Tom Stidham
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Stung by two first-quarter Boston College touchdowns, Alabama regrouped to score 22 secondquarter points en route to a 37-21 victory in its first Orange Bowl appearance. Mike Holovak, the Eagles’ swift right halfback, scored on runs of 65 and 35 yards to put Boston College on top early. Then ‘Bama went to work, scoring on two pass plays and getting a 40-yard run from Bobby Tom Jenkins to take a 19-14 lead. Following a third Holovak touchdown, Alabama's George Hecht booted a 25-yard field goal to take a 22-21 halftime advantage. The Tide scored 15 unanswered points in the second half on a pair of touchdowns and a safety to finish off the Eagles.
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Alabama 0 Boston College 14
ALA 13 51 248 14 8 1 94 342 5/42.8 1/0 4/20
22 7
BC 13 35 237 22 12 2 157 394 4/33.7 5/2 3/11
6 0
9 0
-
37 21
SCORING SUMMARY BC: Holovak 65-yard run, lateral from Doherty (Connolly kick); BC: Holovak 35-yard run (Connolly kick); ALA: Leeth 14-yard pass from Mosley (Hecht kick); ALA: Cook 18-yard pass from August (kick failed); ALA: Jenkins 40-yard run (kick failed); BC: Holovak 2-yard run (Connolly kick); ALA: Hecht 25yard FG; ALA: August 15-yard run (kick failed); ALA: Jenkins 1-yard run (Hecht kick); ALA: Domnanovich safety Alabama Head Coach: Frank Thomas Boston College Head Coach: Dennis Myers
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GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS
GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS 1944
1945
LSU Texas A&M
1946
Tulsa Georgia Tech
19 14
26 12
1947
Miami Holy Cross
13 6
1948
Rice Tennessee
8 0
1949
Georgia Tech Kansas
20 14
Texas Georgia
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Van Buren Steals Show in Win
Tulsa Gains Revenge On Tech
Hurricanes Feeling Right at Home
Blocked Punts Bring Down Vols
Jackets Hold Off Jayhawks
Late TDs Key Longhorn Win
Steve Van Buren ran and passed for two first-quarter touchdowns and then sewed up the victory with a 63yard scoring run in the third quarter as Louisiana State University beat Texas A&M 19-14 in a war-time game. Despite coming into the game with a sprained ankle, Van Buren ran for 172 yards, kicked off, punted, and kicked an extra point in the 10th annual Classic. Louisiana State had been beaten by the Aggies earlier in the season. World War II was raging and virtually every able-bodied male was in the Armed Forces. Some schools brought in servicemen who had attended the school prior to being drafted and let them play on weekends. They were referred to as the “V-12” schools and the others were called “civilian” schools. The OBC’s policy was to select its team from the “civilian” schools.
Quarterback Frank Broyles’ Orange Bowl-record 304-yard passing attack was not enough for Georgia Tech as Tulsa avenged a 20-18 loss in the 1944 Sugar Bowl with a 26-12 win over the Yellow Jackets. Tulsa jumped out to a 20-0 lead behind a pair of Ed Shedlosky touchdowns. On Tulsa's first play of the third quarter, the Hurricane used some razzledazzle as Perry Moss threw to Nip Goodnight at the 35-yard line, who then lateraled to Barney White, who sped straight down the north sideline for six points, making the score 20-0. Tech came back with six points of its own in the third quarter. Tulsa's Camp Wilson quickly quieted the crowd, taking the Tech kickoff on the 10-yard line and racing 90 yards for a 26-6 Tulsa lead. Georgia Tech added six points in the final quarter to pull within 14 points of the victorious Hurricane.
While the rest of the state celebrated its centennial anniversary, a capacity crowd saw what was probably the most exciting finish in Orange Bowl history, as Miami's Al Hudson intercepted a pass and returned it 89 yards for the winning touchdown with no time remaining on the clock to defeat a shocked Holy Cross squad 13-6. The home crowd held its breath as the Crusaders had a last-second chance to break a 6-6 tie. Only 10 seconds remained when Holy Cross quarterback Gene DeFilippo's pass was released toward intended receiver Bob Conway. Downfield, the ball was batted into the air by Hurricanes’ linebacker Bill Krasnai at the Miami 11 yard line and into the hands of Hudson. The former state high school track champion had only one man to beat and he crossed the 35 when the game's ending gun sounded. Moments later he crossed the goal line. It was the first bowl game to be decided after time had expired.
Eight first-quarter points, including a safety off of a blocked punt, paved the way for an 8-0 upset of Tennessee by Rice. Rice blocked and tackled better than Tennessee, and it outdefended and out-kicked the team whose coach wrote the book on winning by kicking. There was a record 28 punts, including the Owls' Huey Keeney's 13. Rice Coach Jess Neely began to play Robert Neyland's game, matching quick-kick for quick-kick. The Owls' lone touchdown came on their second series on an 83-yard drive. At midfield on second down, fullback Carl Russ popped through a hole and headed downfield where he was encircled at the Tennessee 15. He pitched a lateral to Keeney trailing the play, and Keeney sprinted untouched to the end zone to make it 6-0. Soon after, the Vols punted on third down and freshman James Williams blocked the punt from the outside. The ball rolled to the Tennessee 1-yard line where the Volunteers recovered. They still had a down to work with. Rice's Ralph Murphy, another freshman, got through to the kicker again and knocked it out of the end zone for the safety.
Georgia Tech held off a furious late rally from Kansas that included a goal line fumble in the game's final seconds to defeat the Jayhawks by a 20-14 score. The Jayhawks were a two-touchdown underdog to Bobby Dodd's powerful Yellow Jackets, but the game was tied at 7-7 heading into halftime. Tech then roared to two third-quarter touchdowns to take a 20-7 lead. Kansas' Ray Evans scored his second touchdown of the game to cut the lead to 20-14 in the fourth quarter. Kansas drove to the Tech 1-yard line with 37 seconds left before Lynn McNutt fumbled on a quarterback sneak and Tech's Rollo Phillips recovered to seal the victory.
The Texas Longhorns came out on top in this high-scoring affair and the lead changed hands six times before Coach Blair Cherry's squad handed Georgia a 41-28 setback. At the time, the combined 69 points set an Orange Bowl record. The Bulldogs held a 28-27 lead early in the fourth before Texas, led by Tom Landry, moved from its own 31 to the Georgia 2. Halfback Randall Clay scored the go-ahead touchdown. Landry rushed for 117 yards and scored the second Texas touchdown on a 14-yard run. After stopping a Georgia drive, the Longhorns tacked on an insurance score for the 41-28 final margin. Johnny Rauch stood out in defeat for Georgia, completing 11-of-17 passes for 161 yards and a touchdown.
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS LSU 12 0 Texas A&M 7 0
LSU 7 48 207 12 4 0 92 299 10/40.3 3/3 7/81
7 7
TAMU 9 24 4 32 13 5 171 175 9/41.8 5/2 4/35
0 0
-
19 14
SCORING SUMMARY LSU: Van Buren 11-yard run reverse (kick failed); LSU: Goode 24-yard pass from Van Buren (kick failed); TAMU: Burditt 21-yard pass from Hallmark (Burditt kick); LSU: Van Buren 63-yard run (Van Buren kick); TAMU: Settegast 18-yard pass from Hallmark (Burditt kick) LSU Head Coach: Bernie Moore Texas A&M Head Coach: Homer Norton
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First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Tulsa 14 0 Georgia Tech 0 0
12 6
GT 17 28 40 36 19 2 309 349 4/25.7 6/3 1/15
0 6
-
26 12
SCORING SUMMARY TULSA: Shedlosky 14-yard pass from Moss (Moss kick); TULSA: Shedlosky 3-yard reverse run (Moss kick); TULSA: White 65-yard pass from Moss to Shedlosky, lateral to White (kick failed); GT: McIntosh 51-yard pass from Broyles (kick failed); TULSA: Wilson 90-yard kickoff return (kick failed); GT: Taylor 2-yard run (kick failed)
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Miami 0 6 Holy Cross 6 0
MIAMI 7 47 193 10 0 3 0 193 10/36.4 0/0 7/41
0 0
HC 13 37 181 24 8 4 59 240 9/38.5 1/1 1/5
7 0
-
13 6
SCORING SUMMARY MIAMI: Krull 1-yard run (kick failed); HC: Brennan 16yard pass from Koslowski (kick failed); MIAMI: Hudson 89-yard pass interception return (Ghaul kick) Miami Head Coach: Jack Harding Holy Cross Head Coach: John DaGrosa
Tulsa Head Coach: Henry Frnka Georgia Tech Head Coach: W.A. Alexander
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First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Rice 8 0 Tennessee 0 0
RICE 9 55 208 4 0 2 0 208 13/44.3 4/3 4/40
0 0
TENN 5 36 105 19 4 4 32 137 15/38.1 3/0 6/67
0 0
-
8 0
SCORING SUMMARY RICE: Rowan safety, recovered blocked kick; RICE: Keeney 50-yard run (kick failed)
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards
SCORE BY QUARTERS Georgia Tech 0 7 Kansas 0 7
GT 9 39 75 19 11 0 129 204 9/40.0 1/1 10/70
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SCORING SUMMARY GT: Patton 24-yard pass from Still (Bowen kick); KU: Evans 12-yard run (Fambrough kick); GT: Queen 15-yard pass from Still (kick failed); GT: Patton 5yard pass from Still (Bowen kick); KU: Evans 13yard pass from Hogan (Fambrough kick) Georgia Tech Head Coach: Bobby Dodd Kansas Head Coach: George Sauer
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Texas 13 7 Georgia 7 7
TEXAS 19 57 332 10 5 2 70 402 5/40.0 2/1 5/55
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UGA 9 30 56 17 11 2 161 217 5/41.0 1/1 6/50
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SCORING SUMMARY UGA: Bodine 71-yard interception return (Geri kick); TEXAS: Borneman 4-yard run (Clay kick); TEXAS: Landry 14-yard run (kick failed); UGA: Geri 1-yard run (Geri kick); TEXAS: Samuels 21-yard run (Clay kick); TEXAS: Proctor 24-yard pass from Campbell (Clay kick); UGA: Geri 6-yard run (Geri kick); UGA: Walston 37-yard pass from Rauch (Geri kick); TEXAS: Clay 2-yard run (Clay kick); TEXAS: Clay 4-yard run (Clay kick) Texas Head Coach: Blair Cherry Georgia Head Coach: Wallace Butts
Rice Head Coach: Jess Neely Tennessee Head Coach: Gen. Robert Neyland
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1951
Santa Clara Kentucky
21 13
1953
1952
Clemson Miami
15 14
Georgia Tech Baylor
1954
Alabama Syracuse
17 14
61 6
1955
Oklahoma Maryland
7 0
Duke Nebraska
34 7
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Longshot Santa Clara Upsets ‘Cats
Miami Loses On Safety
Late Field Goal Beats Baylor
Orange Bowl Televised for First Time
Sooner Defense Shuts Down No. 1
Duke Turns Nebraska Blue
Underdog Santa Clara scored 14 third-quarter points and withstood the challenge of Kentucky quarterback Babe Parilli to earn a 21-13 win. Kentucky seemed in charge in the opening half, leading 7-0 on a 1yard Wilbur Jamerson run. Santa Clara punter Hall Haynes contributed on offense scoring the second of two Santa Clara touchdowns in the third quarter to take a 14-7 lead. Kentucky pulled within one, 14-13, in the fourth when Parilli hooked up with Emery Clark on a 52-yard pass play. The Californians gambled on a wide pitch-out to Bernie Vogel as the clock ran down and Vogel took it 16 yards to make the final score 21-13. The game was Bear Bryant and Kentucky's first major bowl appearance. Santa Clara's 3,300mile, four-day trip by train to Miami marked its only appearance in the Orange Bowl.
Clemson backup defensive guard Sterling Smith nailed Miami halfback Frank Smith for a safety late in the game to give the Tigers a 15-14 win over the Hurricanes. The hometown 'Canes were protecting a 14-13 lead with six minutes to go when Harry Mallios returned a punt 79 yards for an apparent score. But penalties moved Miami into a deep hole and on the next play, F. Smith took a pitchout and was dropped by S. Smith for a safety. Both teams had come into the Orange Bowl with only a tie blemishing their record. Clemson led 7-0 at halftime, thanks to a 76yard first-quarter march, while the 'Canes managed only one first down through two quarters of play. Clemson took the second half kickoff and used six plays to get Glenn Smith into the end zone with a pass from quarterback Billy Hair. The conversion was blocked and Clemson led, 13-0. The third quarter, however, would belong to Miami. Mallios scored the Hurricanes' first points on a 5-yard pitch-out play after a 45-yard Smith run. Following an interception, Miami quarterback Bob Schneidenback and receiver Ed Cuter teamed up on a 79-yard pass-and-run play and the Hurricanes suddenly found themselves on top 1413.
Georgia Tech broke a 14-14 tie late in the fourth quarter on a 22- yard Pepper Rodgers field goal to beat Baylor 17-14 on a hot, muggy day in Miami. Undefeated Georgia Tech came into the game as co-champion of the Southeastern Conference while Baylor was the Southwest Conference's runner-up. The Bears dominated the first half and led 14-7 at halftime. With 6:53 left in the game, the Yellow Jackets knotted the score at 14 on a 22-yard touchdown pass from Darrell Crawford to Buck Martin. Three minutes later, Tech's Pete Ferris picked off a Larry Isbell pass at midfield and returned it to the Baylor 9. Crawford tried right tackle for no gain. Leon Hardeman, who had scored his team's first touchdown, got three at left guard but a pass intended for Jeff Knox fell incomplete and Tech faced fourth down. Head coach Bobby Dodd sent second-team quarterback Franklin “Pepper” Rodgers to kick the field goal. Rodgers, a sophomore who would later coach in the 1969 Orange Bowl for Kansas, split the uprights.
Heavily-favored Alabama dominated Syracuse in the most lopsided Orange Bowl Classic in history. The Crimson Tide held a 216 halftime advantage and tacked on 20 points in each of the final quarters to embarrass the Orangemen 61-6. Seven Orange Bowl records fell and four others were equaled as the Tide rolled up 586 yards of total offense out of its split T attack. Big plays marked its advances, including a 50-yard pass to Corky Tharp from Clell Hobson in the second quarter, an 80-yard Cecil Ingram punt return and Buster Hill's 60-yard interception return in the fourth. Even backup quarterback Bart Starr got in on the action; Starr's 22-yard pass to Joe Cummings gave the Crimson Tide the Orange Bowl record for most points in the Classic. A national television audience saw the Orange Bowl for the first time in history—CBS provided the coverage.
Top-ranked University of Maryland, minus All-America quarterback Bernie Faloney, was shut out for the first time in 51 games by fourth-ranked Oklahoma, 7-0, in the 20th Orange Bowl Classic. The Terrapins, champions of the new Atlantic Coast Conference, were college football's dynasty. During the regular season, the Maryland defense had allowed a mere 84 rushing yards per game. Despite losing Faloney to a knee injury early in the week, the Maryland offense came out smoking. Behind backup Charlie Boxold, the Terrapins rolled to a first down at the Sooner 4yard line on the game's second drive. But the Big Seven champions held as Ralph Felton's plunge on fourth down came up six inches short. Maryland continued to knock: eight times inside Sooner territory, but came away empty. While Terp kickers failed to connect on two field goals, Oklahoma's Larry Griggs took an option pitch 28 yards for the game's only score. The Sooner offense dominated the Maryland defense, collecting 217 yards. The match-up was the first of five straight Atlantic Coast Conference-Big Seven clashes.
Duke won the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1954 and Oklahoma won the Big Seven, but the Sooners stayed home because of a conference rule that prohibited consecutive Orange Bowl appearances. This allowed runner-up Nebraska to enter the game, which it lost to the Blue Devils 34-7. The Blue Devils controlled the ball throughout the game. They dominated every statistical category, including plays (76-to-54), first downs (23-to-6) and yards (361-to-105). Duke scored first on Bob Pascal’s seven-yard run in the second quarter and Jerry Barger threw five yards to Jerry Kocourek for a 14-0 halftime lead. Nebraska got on the board with Don Comstock’s three-yard run over the left tackle in the third quarter, but Barger’s second touchdown pass to Sonny Sorrell for five yards made it 20-6. Duke’s final touchdowns were on a one-yard run by Nick McKeithan and a three-yarder by Sam Eberdt.
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Santa Clara 0 0 Kentucky 0 7
SC 8 41 144 12 3 1 79 223 7/41.2 2/2 4/30
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UK 18 60 184 11 6 2 122 306 9/38.9 1/1 4/23
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SCORING SUMMARY UK: Jamerson 2-yard run (Brooks kick); SC: Pasco 2-yard run (Vargas kick); SC: Haynes 2-yard run (Vargas kick); UK: Clark 52-yard pass from Parilli (kick failed); SC: Vogel 16-yard run (Vargas kick) Santa Clara Head Coach: Len Casanova Kentucky Head Coach: Paul “Bear” Bryant
CLEM 19 57 144 18 9 3 178 322 4/30.0 3/1 2/20
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Clemson 0 7 Miami 0 0
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MIAMI 7 31 112 15 5 4 100 212 5/40.2 0/0 5/55 2 0
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SCORING SUMMARY CLEM: Cone 1-yard run (Radcliff kick); CLEM: Smith 21-yard pass from Hair (kick failed); MIAMI: Mallios 5-yard run (Watson kick); MIAMI: F. Smith 17-yard pass from Hackett (Watson kick); CLEM: Safety, Smith tackled in endzone by Smith
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Georgia Tech 7 0 Baylor 7 7
GT 9 35 152 14 6 1 84 236 7/35.3 3/1 6/60
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BAY 17 60 206 18 8 3 93 299 6/34.7 4/0 7/85
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SCORING SUMMARY GT: Hardeman 3-yard run (Rodgers kick); BAY: Parma 1-yard run (Brocato kick); BAY: Coody 4-yard run (Brocato kick); GT: Martin 22-yard pass from Crawford (Rodgers kick); GT: Rodgers 16-yard FG Georgia Tech Head Coach: Bobby Dodd Baylor Head Coach: George Sauer
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SCORE BY QUARTERS Alabama 7 14 Syracuse 6 0
ALA 25 45 286 34 22 2 300 596 3/30.0 3/2 5/45
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SYR 15 33 75 34 17 5 157 232 8/35.0 0/0 5/42
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SCORING SUMMARY ALA: Luna 28-yard pass from Hobson (Luna kick); SYR: Szonbathy 15-yard pass from Stark (kick failed); ALA: Marlow 2-yard run (Luna kick); ALA: Tharp 50-yard pass from Hobson (Luna kick); ALA: Luna 38-yard run (Luna kick); ALA: Lewis 4-yard run (Luna kick); ALA: Lewis 30yard run (kick failed); ALA: Cummings 22-yard pass from Starr (kick failed); ALA: Ingram 80-yard punt return (Luna kick); ALA: Hill 60-yard interception return (Luna kick)
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Oklahoma 0 7 Maryland 0 0
OKLA 10 47 208 6 4 0 22 230 7/31.3 2/2 7/45
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SCORING SUMMARY OKLA: Griggs 25 run (Leake kick) Oklahoma Head Coach: Bud Wilkinson Maryland Head Coach: Jim Tatum
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First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Duke 0 14 Nebraska 0 0
DUKE 23 64 288 13 7 0 82 370 5/26.6 2/1 2/30
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SCORING SUMMARY DUKE: Pascal 7-yard run (Nelson kick); DUKE: Kocourek 5-yard pass from Barger (Nelson kick); DUKE: Sorrell 5-yard pass from Barger (kick failed); NEB: Comstock 3-yard run (B. Smith kick); DUKE: McKeithan 1-yard run (Nelson kick); DUKE: Eberdt 3-yard run (Nelson kick) Duke Head Coach: Bill Murray Nebraska Head Coach: Bill Glassford
Alabama Head Coach: Harold “Red” Drew Syracuse Head Coach: Ben Schwartzwalder
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GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS 1956
1957
Oklahoma Maryland
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1959
1958
Colorado Clemson
Oklahoma Duke
27 21
1960 21 6
Oklahoma Syracuse
48 21
1961 14 0
Georgia Missouri
Missouri Navy
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#1 Oklahoma Keeps Streaking
Comeback for Tigers Falls Short
Sooners Flurry Breaks Open Game
Big Plays Propel Sooners
Tarkenton Rallies Georgia
Navy’s Weapon Silenced
Oklahoma hit Syracuse with three "home run" plays, and was fortunate to escape the Silver Anniversary Orange Bowl with a 21-6 win. Syracuse dominated the Sooners in every category, including total yardage. Oklahoma utilized its team speed and scored before the game was three minutes old. Fullback Prentice Gautt took a pitchout and went 42 yards around left end for the score. A more spectacular long play came with 2:56 remaining in the first quarter. Following a Syracuse fumble deep in Sooner territory, right halfback Brewster Hobby took a lateral and passed to Ross Coyle in the flat. Coyle took off on a 79-yard touchdown sprint and the Sooners had a 14-0 lead. Each team's defense frustrated the other's offense. Late in the third, Hobby got through Syracuse's punt coverage and returned the football 40 yards for a 21-0 lead. Syracuse scored its only points in the fourth on a 69-yard drive that ended in Mark Weber's 15-yard run.
The nation was first introduced to quarterback Fran Tarkenton in the 1960 Orange Bowl Classic, as the Georgia senior used his scrambling ability to lead his team to a 14-0 win over Missouri. Tarkenton threw for two touchdowns on broken plays and completed nineof-16 passes for 131 yards. In the first quarter he threw 29 yards to sophomore halfback Bill McKenney for a 7-0 Georgia lead, and in the third, he scrambled free again and found end Aaron Box open on a 33- yard scoring strike. Missouri Coach Dan Devine praised Tarkenton lavishly, but he also said the hard knocking Georgia defense was a big factor. Missouri, which broke Oklahoma's grip on the Big Seven championship, led in total yardage, 264-to223, but couldn't get across the goal line as three interceptions stopped potential scoring drives. Georgia head coach Wally Butts coached his last Bulldog game.
Missouri held Navy Heisman Trophy and Maxwell Award winner Joe Bellino to just four yards rushing and came away a 21-14 winner on a day of big plays. Bellino, however, made one play that left his impact on the Orange Bowl. With the Tigers leading 21-6 in the fourth quarter, the senior snatched a 27-yard Harold Spooner pass that "simply was out of his reach." Missouri coach Dan Devine later called it the greatest catch he had ever seen. Navy defensive back Greg Mather set the "big play" tone in the opening quarter on a 98-yard return of a picked off lateral that Missouri halfback Donnie Smith had tried to direct to quarterback Ron Taylor. The Middies recovered a fumble on the next series, but Norm Beal's 90-yard interception return of a Spooner pass made it 7-6. Missouri avenged a 1960 Orange Bowl loss and would have finished the season as national champion had it not been for a regular seasonending loss to Kansas.
Oklahoma's 30-game winning streak remained intact as it swept by a strong Maryland squad 20-6, in a rematch of the 1954 Orange Bowl. Oklahoma's streak had been kept alive since it beat Maryland 70 two years earlier. The Terrapins came into this game riding their own 15-game streak. A slow first half produced only a Maryland touchdown, but the explosive speed of Bud Wilkinson's number one-ranked Sooners slowly wore down the Terrapins. The Sooners took command in the third quarter. Quarterback Tommy McDonald's 32- yard punt return before Oklahoma's first offensive series put the ball at the Maryland 46. A sevenplay drive ensued in which the Sooners raced from one play to the next in a speedup offense that confused the Terrapins. During one span, Oklahoma ran three plays in 38 actual seconds. McDonald scored on a four-yard touchdown run to cap off the drive. On their next series, Oklahoma utilized the hurry-up offense once again. The 16-play drive ended with a 1-yard sneak by Jay O'Neal and a 14-6 lead. The Terrapins threatened soon after, but a Jerry Tubbs interception stopped them at the Sooner 26. Maryland came right back and had a first down at the Oklahoma 30, but Carl Dodd intercepted a Lynn Beightol pass and raced 82 yards for the touchdown. First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Oklahoma 0 0 Maryland 0 6
OKLA 16 64 202 10 4 1 53 255 8/34.5 1/1 3/35 14 0
UMD 9 47 187 10 3 3 46 233 7/40.4 3/2 7/61 6 0
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Clemson mounted one of the greatest comebacks in Orange Bowl history, but fell short when Colorado intercepted a pass deep in its territory on the last play of the game. In that final series, Clemson's Willie Smith recovered a Buffalo fumble at the Colorado 27 with his team trailing 27-21. But the Buff’s Bob Stransky intercepted quarterback Charlie Bussey's pass to save the game. After a scoreless first quarter, Colorado stormed to three quick touchdowns. The Buffaloes narrowly missed a fourth touchdown and went into the locker room with a 20-0 cushion. An inspiring speech by Clemson head coach Frank Howard, in which he threatened to resign if he didn't get a better effort from his team, followed. His squad responded with three second-half scores on a pair of runs by Joel Wells and another by Bob Spooner. A shocked Colorado squad saw the Tigers take a 21-20 lead with 11:22 to go. Although leading, Clemson attempted an onside kick, but Colorado recovered. The Buffaloes marched 53 yards in eight plays and went ahead for good on John Bayuk's second touchdown of the day. COLO 16 69 279 4 2 0 27 306 5/36.6 8/3 5/55
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Colorado 0 20 Clemson 0 0
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CLEM 14 44 217 8 3 2 25 242 7/37.9 0/0 4/40
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SCORING SUMMARY COLO: Bayuk 2-yard run (Indorf kick); COLO: Dowler 6-yard run (Cook kick); COLO: Cook 26-yard run (kick failed); CLEM: Wells 3-yard run (Bussey kick); CLEM: Wells 58-yard run (Bussey kick); CLEM: Spooner 1-yard run (Bussey kick); COLO: Bayuk 1-yard run (Indorf kick) Colorado Head Coach: Dallas Ward Clemson Head Coach: Frank Howard
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Fourth-ranked Oklahoma unleashed a furious attack in the fourth quarter, scoring 27 unanswered points to break open a close game against Duke. With the score 21-14, Oklahoma capitalized on three Duke miscues, scoring three times in the next 3:23 and turning the game into a 48-21 rout. A crowd of 76,561 was on hand to witness the Sooners' third Orange Bowl victory in five years. Following a Duke fumble and blocked kick, the Sooners used the combination of Brewster Hobby to David Baker and Baker to Hobby for two more scores. In the first quarter, Baker's 94-yard interception return of a Bob Brodhead pass gave the Sooners a 7-0 lead and marked the longest such return in Orange Bowl history. The night's scoring ended on a similar play, a 68-yard interception return and lateral to Dick Carpenter at the Duke 30. Although Oklahoma was penalized 150 yards and turned the ball over four times, it was never a factor in the game. Duke could not capitalize on three Sooner interceptions by turning the ball over four times. First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Oklahoma 7 7 Duke 0 7
OKLA 11 44 165 18 9 3 114 279 7/34.7 2/1 12/150 7 7
DUKE 16 69 231 13 8 2 97 328 10/28.1 3/2 3/25 27 7
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SCORING SUMMARY OKLA: Baker 94-yard pass interception (Dodd kick); OKLA: Thomas 13-yard run (Dodd kick); DUKE: McElhaney 1-yard run (Carlton kick); OKLA: Dodd 1yard run (Dodd kick); DUKE: Dutrow 8-yard run (Carlton kick); OKLA: Sandefer 4-yard run (Dodd kick); OKLA: Baker 29-yard pass from Hobby (Boyd kick); OKLA: Hobby 9-yard pass from Baker (kick failed); DUKE: McElhaney 4-yard run (Carlton kick); OKLA: Carpenter 73-yard intercepted lateral return (McDaniel kick)
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Oklahoma 14 0 Syracuse 0 0
OKLA 12 44 152 4 3 0 93 245 8/37.0 2/1 3/35
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SYR 18 56 239 25 10 2 72 311 8/31.2 2/2 4/20
0 6
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SCORING SUMMARY OKLA: Gautt 42-yard run (run failed); OKLA: Coyle 79-yard pass from Hobby (Sandefer to Hobby); OKLA: Hobby 40-yard punt return (Boyd kick); SYR: Weber 15-yard run (run failed) Oklahoma Head Coach: Bud Wilkinson Syracuse Head Coach: Ben Schwartzwalder
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Georgia 7 7 Missouri 0 0
UGA 14 41 88 21 9 2 128 216 7/46.9 1/0 7/44
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MIZZ 17 38 80 24 14 3 180 260 6/38.7 3/0 7/72
0 0
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SCORING SUMMARY UGA: McKenny 29-yard pass from Tarkenton (Pennington kick); UGA: Box 33-yard pass from Tarkenton (Pennington kick) Georgia Head Coach: Wallace Butts Missouri Head Coach: Dan Devine
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Missouri 7 7 Navy 6 0
MIZZ 19 66 296 6 1 0 5 301 4/30.5 5/3 1/15
0 0
NAVY 9 24 -8 23 13 4 176 168 7/35.4 2/0 1/4
7 8
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SCORING SUMMARY NAVY: Mather 98-yard fumble return (kick failed); MIZZ: Beal 90-yard interception return (Tobin kick); MIZZ: D. Smith 4-yard run (Tobin kick); MIZZ: Taylor 1-yard run (Tobin kick); NAVY: Bellino 27-yard pass from Spooner (Luper pass from Spooner) Missouri Head Coach: Dan Devine Navy Head Coach: Wayne Hardin
Oklahoma Head Coach: Bud Wilkinson Duke Head Coach: Bill Murray
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GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS 1962
1963
LSU Colorado
25 7
1964
Alabama Oklahoma
1965
Nebraska Auburn
17 0
13 7
1966
Texas Alabama
21 17
Alabama Nebraska
1967 39 28
Florida Georgia Tech
27 12
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January 1, 1963 - Orange Bowl Stadium
January 1, 1964 - Orange Bowl Stadium
January 1, 1965 - Orange Bowl Stadium NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
January 1, 1966 - Orange Bowl Stadium NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
January 2, 1967 - Orange Bowl Stadium
Blocked Punts Propel Tigers
JFK Watches ‘Bama’s Show
Nebraska Holds Off Late Rally
First Night Game a Classic
Sloan Passes Underdog Alabama
Smith Runs Over Georgia Tech
LSU's Paul Dietzel, coaching his last game for the Tigers, watched while his team turned Colorado punts into scores in a 25-7 triumph over the Big Seven opponent. Dietzel noticed a quirk in the Colorado center's snaps and used it to his team's advantage in this battle of top-10, once-beaten teams. In the early going, Wendell Harris' 30-yard field goal gave LSU a 3-0 lead. Then, the Tigers blocked a Charlie McBride punt into the endzone for a safety. Colorado's Loren Schweiniger went 59 yards with an interception return that gave the Buffaloes a 7-5 lead, but LSU came back before the half with an 82-yard scoring march that made it 11-7. In the third quarter, the Tigers put 14 points on the scoreboard on Jimmy Field's run from the 9 and a Gene Sykes recovery of his own blocked punt.
President John F. Kennedy was one of 73,380 fans to witness Alabama linebacker Lee Roy Jordan single-handedly turn back Oklahoma, 17-0. Jordan, who met Kennedy during the coin toss, recorded 31 tackles as a defensive battle took shape right from the start. The tough Alabama defense had allowed only 39 points all season and had not been scored upon twice in any game. After ‘Bama had taken a 7-0 lead on a 25-yard pass from sophomore Joe Namath to Richard Williams, Oklahoma botched its best scoring opportunity. The Sooners lost a fumble on the Alabama 7-yard line, after a 56-yard Ron Fletcherto-Allen Bumgardner pass led them down the field. In the second quarter a 15-yard Cotton Clark run stretched the 'Bama lead to 14-0, and the Tide extended that to 17-0 on Tim Davis' 19-yard FG. Both teams compiled 260 yards of total offense, but Oklahoma was unable to get into the end zone. Despite his fumble, Grisham earned 107 tough yards on the ground for the Sooners.
Nebraska linebacker John Kirby batted away an Auburn pass on fourth down as the final seconds ticked away in the 1964 Orange Bowl, giving his team a 13-7 win. Nebraska came into the game ranked fifth and Auburn sixth in the UPI poll. The AP poll figured it the opposite way. With the help of a Bob Brown block, Nebraska quarterback Dennis Claridge ignited the Big Red early, taking a bootleg 68 yards on only the third play of the game. Dave Theisen added a pair of field goals and the Huskers led 13-0 at halftime. Auburn quarterback Jimmy Sidle, one of the top runners in Southeastern Conference history, pulled his team within six, 13-7, on a 13-yard, thirdquarter run. In the closing minutes of the game, Sidle had the Tigers in position to win, but Kirby's pass breakup on a fourth-and-four play prevented the score for Nebraska. Claridge rushed for 108 yards on the afternoon while Sidle racked up 96 yards for his team. Nebraska head coach Bob Devaney made his first of five appearances in the Orange Bowl.
Texas upset No. 1 Alabama 21-17 in the first night game in Orange Bowl history. The Longhorns stopped Alabama quarterback Joe Namath inches short of the goal line on a crucial fourth-down play late in the game that would have given the Crimson Tide the lead. The defeat overshadowed a heroic performance by Namath, who didn't start the game because of a knee injury. He completed 18-of-37 passes for 255 yards and two touchdowns and was named the game's Most Outstanding Player. The Longhorns' Ernie Koy ran for a 79-yard touchdown on Texas’ first possession. Texas went up 14-0 after quarterback Jim Hudson hit George Sauer for a 69-yard score. Alabama head coach Bear Bryant then sent in Namath to replace starter Steve Sloan. He completed 10 passes on an 87-yard touchdown drive. Koy gave Texas a 21-7 lead with 27 seconds remaining in the first half. Namath came out firing in the second half, hitting Ray Perkins with a 20- yard pass to close the gap to 21-14. When Texas' Marvin Kristynik fumbled late in the fourth quarter, Namath was at the controls once again. Three plays later at the one-yard line, Namath tried a quarterback sneak and Longhorn left tackle Frank Bedrick and All-American linebacker Tommy Nobis stopped him short of the goal line. Prior to the game, Alabama was named national champions by both the UPI and AP polls.
Alabama coach Bear Bryant gave quarterback Steve Sloan the green light to throw on any down, and Sloan set Orange Bowl passing records in leading the Tide to a 39-28 victory over powerhouse Nebraska. Sloan completed 20-of-28 passes for 296 yards and two touchdowns. A fine three-touchdown performance by Nebraska quarterback Bob Churchich was not enough to overcome four Nebraska fumbles and a 24-7 halftime deficit. In his first offensive series, Sloan took the Tide 69 yards in eight plays, concluding it with a 21- yard scoring pass to Ray Perkins. Nebraska tied the score at 7-7 when Churchich connected with Tony Jeter for 33 yards. Sloan put 'Bama on top 21-7, by engineering drives of 89 and 93 yards. Bryant elected to go with an onside kick and Alabama recovered. Five plays later, his team led 24-7 following an 18-yard David Ray field goal. The teams exchanged touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters. Churchich's 14-yard pass to Jeter and the ensuing two-point conversion closed the final margin to 39-28. The Tide's Perkins caught an Orange Bowl-record nine passes for 159 yards, a mark that stood for 25 years.
Halfback Larry Smith rushed for 187 yards, including a third-quarter 94yard touchdown sprint, as Florida rolled over eighth-ranked Georgia Tech 27-12. Tech trailed 7-6 and was at the Florida six yard line in the third quarter when Bobby Downs intercepted a pass from the Yellow Jackets' Kim King. On the next play, Smith took a handoff from Heisman winner Steve Spurrier and went 94 yards to put the Gators up 14-6. Florida went on to dominate after Smith's run. Graham McKeel's second of his two one-yard touchdown runs and Larry Good's 25-yard run in the fourth quarter made it 27-6. Tech scored the first touchdown of the day—a 10-yard pass from King to Craig Baynham—to take the initial 6-0 lead. The Jackets didn't score again until the fourth quarter when Jack Coons gathered in a 5yard Harmon Wages' aerial. The Yellow Jackets' Lenny Snow was a bright spot, rushing for 110 yards and hauling in a 52-yard pass reception. The 1967 Orange Bowl marked legendary Bobby Dodd's last appearance as head coach at Georgia Tech. Florida head coach Ray Graves had been Dodd's assistant at Georgia Tech for 14 years.
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS LSU 5 6 Colorado 0 7
LSU 19 57 206 18 8 3 109 315 4/33.8 2/1 7/65
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SCORING SUMMARY LSU: Harris 30-yard FG; LSU: Kinchen safety on blocked punt; COLO: Schweninger 59-yard interception return (Hillebrand kick); LSU: Cranford 1-yard run (run failed); LSU: Field 9-yard run (Harris kick); LSU: Sykes recovered blocked punt in endzone (Harris kick) LSU Head Coach: Paul Dietzel Colorado Head Coach: Sonny Grandelius
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First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Alabama 7 7 Oklahoma 0 0
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OKLA 10 52 154 8 4 1 106 260 10/34.0 2/2 1/5
0 0
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SCORING SUMMARY ALA: Williamson 25-yard pass from Namath (Davis kick); ALA: Clark 15-yard run (Davis kick); ALA: Davis 19-yard FG Alabama Head Coach: Paul “Bear” Bryant Oklahoma Head Coach: Bud Wilkinson
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Yards Penalized SCORE BY QUARTERS Nebraska 10 3 Auburn 0 0
NEB 11 26 204 9 4 0 30 234 7/38.3 2/1 6/65
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AUB 17 57 126 27 14 1 157 283 6/35.2 3/1 5/39
0 0
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SCORING SUMMARY NEB: Claridge 68-yard run (Theisen kick); NEB: Theisen 31-yard FG; NEB: Theisen 26-yard FG; AUB: Sidle 13-yard run (Woodall kick) Nebraska Head Coach: Bob Devaney Auburn Head Coach: Shug Jordan
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Texas 7 14 Alabama 0 7
TEXAS 15 51 212 17 4 1 101 313 9/36.8 2/1 3/25 0 7
ALA 18 26 49 44 20 2 298 347 5/43.4 3/1 4/46 0 3
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First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Yards Penalized SCORE BY QUARTERS Alabama 7 17 Nebraska 0 7
ALA 29 57 222 29 20 2 296 518 5/31.2 0/0 8/62 8 6
NEB 17 24 145 19 12 1 232 377 3/41.7 4/4 8/86 7 15
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SCORING SUMMARY ALA: Perkins 32-yard pass from Sloan (Ray kick); NEB: Jeter 33-yard pass from Churchich (Wachholtz kick); ALA: Kelley 4-yard run (Ray kick); ALA: Perkins 11-yard pass from Sloan (Ray kick); ALA: Ray 18-yard FG; NEB: Gregory 49-yard pass from Churchich (pass failed); ALA: Bowman 1-yard run (Perkins pass from Sloan); NEB: Churchich 1-yard run (Wachholtz kick); ALA: Bowman 3-yard run (Ray kick); NEB: Jeter 14yard pass from Churchich (Gregory pass from Churchich) MOP: Steve Sloan (Alabama) Alabama Head Coach: Paul “Bear” Bryant Nebraska Head Coach: Bob Devaney
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FLA 22 48 284 32 15 1 165 449 7/36.1 1/1 4/32 7 0
GT 17 46 197 22 8 4 122 319 6/42.3 2/1 5/41 13 6
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SCORING SUMMARY GT: Baynham 10-yard pass from King (run failed); FLA: McKeel 1-yard run (Barfield kick); FLA: Smith 94-yard run (Barfield kick); FLA: McKeel 1-yard run (Barfield kick); FLA: Good 25-yard run (pass failed); GT: Coons 5-yard pass from Wages (pass failed) MOP: Larry Smith (Florida) Florida Head Coach: Ray Graves Georgia Tech Head Coach: Bobby Dodd
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1969
Oklahoma Tennessee
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1970
Penn State Kansas
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1971
Penn State Missouri
10 3
1972 17 12
Nebraska LSU
1973 38 6
Nebraska Alabama
Nebraska Notre Dame
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January 1, 1970 - Orange Bowl Stadium
January 1, 1971 - Orange Bowl Stadium NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
January 1, 1972 - Orange Bowl Stadium NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
January 1, 1973 - Orange Bowl Stadium
‘Vols Miss Game Winning FG
Late Penalty Gives PSU Win
PSU Finishes Undefeated, No. 2
Nebraska Downs LSU for Title
‘Huskers Win Second Straight Title
Devaney Goes Out on Top
With seven seconds remaining in the game, a 43-yard field goal attempt by Tennessee's Karl Kremser sailed wide right, leaving Oklahoma with a narrow 26-24 Orange Bowl victory over Tennessee. The miss saved Oklahoma firstyear coach Chuck Fairbanks from being the game's goat after he made a coaching miscue minutes earlier. Facing fourth-and-one from his own 43-yard line with 1:54 left, Fairbanks gambled and went for the first down, but the Sooners were stopped. The ball was given to tailback Steve Owens, who was met by blitzing Tennessee linebacker Jack Reynolds before he could take a step. Tennessee, which scored all 24 of its points in the second half, worked it into field goal range before Kremser missed. Oklahoma's offense came out steaming in the first half, getting three touchdowns led by Most Outstanding Player Bob Warmack. Tennessee came alive in the third, ignited by Jimmy Glover's 36-yard interception return for six points. That was followed by a 5-yard Fulton scoring run and a Kremser field goal that closed it to 19-17. Oklahoma's Bob Stephenson briefly broke the momentum with a 25-yard interception return that made it 26-17, but Tennessee countered with a late 1yard run by Dewey Warren.
Given a second try due to a Kansas penalty, Penn State scored on a late two-point conversion to beat the Jayhawks, 15-14, in the 35th Orange Bowl. Kansas held on the previous attempt, but referee Foster Grose noticed 12 men on the field and awarded a second try to the Nittany Lions. Bob Campbell swept over the left side of the line for the win. This Kansas team, the only one ever to win the Big Eight title, scored first on a Mike Reeves 2yard run. Penn State running back Charlie Pittman came back with a 13-yard touchdown to even it up at halftime. Following a scoreless third quarter, fullback John Riggins' 1-yard run put the Jayhawks up 147. Kansas looked like it would score again but head coach Pepper Rodgers elected to run the ball on a fourth-and-one at the Penn State 14 yard line. Instead of the sure three points, Riggins was stopped for no gain by Penn State's Pete Johnson. With 1:16 to go and still trailing by seven, Penn State partially blocked a Kansas punt, and took over at midfield. Chuck Burkhart completed a deep pass to Campbell, who was knocked out at the 3. Burkhart eventually scored on a 1-yard run that made it Kansas 14, Penn State 13.
Second-ranked Penn State saw its chances for a national title expire when Texas finished its season earlier in the day with a Cotton Bowl title, but Joe Paterno's squad still completed an undefeated season with a 10-3 win over Missouri. Penn State scored all 10 of its points in a 21second span during the first quarter. Following a 29-yard field goal, the Nittany Lions recovered a Missouri fumble on the ensuing kickoff and quarterback Chuck Burkhart hit Lydell Mitchell with a 28-yard touchdown strike on the next play. Missouri lost two fumbles and had an Orange Bowl-record seven passes intercepted by the Penn State defense. Penn State sophomore Franco Harris had 17 carries for 46 yards in a game that featured 19 future National Football League stars.
Coach Bob Devaney's Nebraska Cornhuskers won their first of two consecutive national championships by virtue of a 17-12 win over LSU. Earlier in the day, top-ranked Texas was upset by Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl and number two-ranked Ohio State was shocked by Stanford and Jim Plunkett in the Rose Bowl. That left the door to the title wide open for the third-ranked 'Huskers. They responded by building a 10-0 first quarter lead. A pair of Mark Lumpkin field goals and a 31yard touchdown pass from Buddy Lee to Al Coffee on the last play of the third quarter gave the Tigers a 12-10 lead. Nebraska showed its grit by regaining the lead with 8:50 left in the game. On fourth-and-one, quarterback Jerry Tagge was stopped inches short of the goal, but he stretched the ball over the line for the national title.
A match-up between top-ranked Nebraska and No. 2 Alabama was billed as the "Game of the Century II,” but the 'Huskers proved to be far superior as they handed Alabama and coach Paul “Bear” Bryant a 38-6 defeat. The game followed Nebraska’s 35-31 "Game of the Century I" win over Oklahoma that earned the Big Eight title and Orange Bowl berth. Nebraska jumped to a 14-0 lead on a Jeff Kinney two-yard run and then 'Husker AllAmerican Johnny Rodgers' 77 yard punt return for a touchdown on the final play of the first quarter. Two more 'Husker scores engineered by Jerry Tagge in the second quarter gave Coach Bob Devaney's team a comfortable 28-0 halftime lead. Devaney notched his first win in three tries over Bryant.
Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers closed out his collegiate career in style, scoring four touchdowns and passing for another as Nebraska became the first team to win three straight Orange Bowl titles by romping over Notre Dame, 40-6. The game also was the last for Nebraska Head Coach Bob Devaney, as he closed out his illustrious 16year coaching career with the best record in college football (136-30-7). Devaney moved Rodgers to I-back from his usual wingback position, and on the game's first play, the senior took a pitchout for a big gainer and a sign of things to come. "Johnny R" capped his career by scoring on runs of 8, 4 and 5 yards. He also caught the Irish defense off guard by tossing a 52-yard halfback touchdown pass to Frosty Anderson in the second quarter. Rodgers scored the last of his record 50 Nebraska touchdowns on a 50-yard pass reception from quarterback David Humm in the third quarter and then sat out the rest of the game.
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Oklahoma 7 12 Tennessee 0 0
OKLA 18 50 203 18 9 3 107 310 5/47.0 0/0 2/10 0 14
TENN 18 44 172 23 12 2 160 332 2/32.0 1/1 4/27 7 10
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SCORING SUMMARY OKLA: Warmack 7-yard run (Vachon kick); OKLA: Hinton 20-yard pass from Warmack (kick failed); OKLA: Owens 1-yard run (run failed); TENN: Glover 36-yard interception return (Kremser kick); TENN: Fulton 5-yard run (Kremser kick); OKLA: Stephenson 23-yard interception return (Vachon kick); TENN: Kremser 26-yard FG; TENN: Warren 1-yard run (Kremser kick) MOP: Bob Warmack (Oklahoma) Oklahoma Head Coach: Chuck Fairbanks Tennessee Head Coach: Doug Dickey
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First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Penn State 0 7 Kansas 7 0
0 0
KU 16 59 76 18 9 1 165 241 10/38.3 2/0 2/10
8 7
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15 14
PSU 12 54 57 26 11 1 187 244 12/43.1 0/0 5/40
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Penn State 10 0 Missouri 0 3
0 0
MIZZ 13 43 189 28 6 7 117 306 6/44.7 4/2 3/25
0 0
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10 3
SCORING SUMMARY PSU: Reitz 29-yard FG; PSU: Mitchell 28-yard pass from Burkhart (Reitz kick); MIZZ: Brown 33-yard FG MOP: Chuck Burkhart (Penn State), Mike Reid (Penn State) Penn State Head Coach: Joe Paterno Missouri Head Coach: Dan Devine
SCORING SUMMARY KU: Reeves 2-yard run (Bell kick); PSU: Pittman 13yard run (Garthwaite kick); KU: Riggins 1-yard run (Bell kick); PSU: Burkhart 3-yard run (Campbell run) MOP: Donnie Shanklin (Kansas)
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Nebraska 10 0 LSU 0 3
NEB 18 48 132 28 14 2 161 293 6/37.7 4/3 8/67
0 9
LSU 20 45 51 32 17 1 227 278 8/32.5 4/3 4/27
7 0
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SCORING SUMMARY NEB: Rogers 26-yard FG; NEB: Orduno 3-yard run (Rogers kick); LSU: Lumpkin 36-yard FG; LSU: Lumpkin 25-yard FG; LSU: Coffee 31-yard pass from Lee (kick failed); NEB: Tagge 1-yard run (Rogers kick) MOP: Jerry Tagge (Nebraska), Willie Harper (Nebraska)
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Nebraska 14 14 Alabama 0 0
NEB 15 47 183 20 11 0 159 342 5/42.2 3/2 4/50
3 6
7 0
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SCORING SUMMARY NEB: Kinney 2-yard run (kick failed); NEB: Rodgers 77-yard punt return (Damkroger pass from Tagge); NEB: Tagge 1-yard run (Sanger kick); NEB: Dixon 2yard run (Sanger kick); ALA: Davis 3-yard run (run failed); NEB: Sanger 21-yard FG; NEB: Van Brownson 1-yard run (Sanger kick) MOP: Jerry Tagge (Nebraska), Rich Glover (Nebraska) Nebraska Head Coach: Bob Devaney Alabama Head Coach: Paul “Bear” Bryant
Nebraska Head Coach: Bob Devaney LSU Head Coach: Charlie McClendon
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Nebraska 7 13 Notre Dame 0 0
NEB 30 64 300 26 17 1 260 560 4/38.3 1/1 5/68
20 0
ND 13 44 104 23 9 3 103 207 6/37.2 3/0 1/15
0 6
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40 6
SCORING SUMMARY NEB: Rodgers 8-yard run (Sanger kick); NEB: Dixon 1-yard run (Sanger kick); NEB: Anderson 52-yard pass from Rodgers (kick blocked); NEB: Rodgers 4yard run (pass failed); NEB: Rodgers 5-yard run (Sanger kick); NEB: Rodgers 50-yard pass from Humm (Sanger kick); ND: Demmerle 5-yard pass from Clements (pass failed) MOP: Johnny Rodgers (Nebraska), Rich Glover (Nebraska) Nebraska Head Coach: Bob Devaney Notre Dame Head Coach: Ara Parseghian
Penn State Head Coach: Joe Paterno Kansas Head Coach: Pepper Rodgers
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ALA 16 58 241 13 3 2 47 288 7/43.3 5/2 4/58
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GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS
1974
1975
Penn State LSU
16 9
1977
1976
Notre Dame Alabama
Oklahoma Michigan
13 11
1978
Ohio State Colorado
14 6
27 10
1979
Arkansas Oklahoma
31 6
Oklahoma Nebraska
31 24
January 1, 1974 - Orange Bowl Stadium
January 1, 1975 - Orange Bowl Stadium
January 1, 1976 - Orange Bowl Stadium NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
January 1, 1977 - Orange Bowl Stadium
January 2, 1978 - Orange Bowl Stadium
January 1, 1979 - Orange Bowl Stadium
Penn State Remains Unbeaten
Irish Spoil ‘Bama Title Hopes
Sooners Get Defensive for Title
Buckeyes Go to Bench for Offense
Arkansas Sales Pitch Works
OU Stings Nebraska in Big Eight Clash
Undefeated Penn State moved its record to 12-0 on the season as it took advantage of consistently poor LSU field position to win 16-9. LSU out-gained the Nittany Lions 274 yards to 185 and held Heisman Trophy winner John Cappelletti to 50 yards. Cappelletti did score the Nittany Lions’ final touchdown on a one-yard plunge in the second quarter, but the game’s big play was a spectacular 72-yard touchdown catch by Chuck Herd off a pass from Tom Shuman early in the second quarter. LSU scored first on a three-yard run by Steve Rogers, and Penn State retaliated with a 44-yard field goal by Chris Bahr to make it 7-3 at the end of the first quarter. Herd’s catch and Cappelletti’s plunge put PSU ahead 16-7 at the half. Although Penn State finished undefeated, the polls still had the Nittany Lions ranked fifth.
Notre Dame players sent coach Ara Parseghian out with a win, upsetting number one-ranked Alabama 13-11, in an exciting Orange Bowl contest that went down to the wire. With less than two minutes remaining, Alabama needed just a field goal for the win. Facing a second-and-two situation on the Notre Dame 38, Alabama quarterback Richard Todd was intercepted by Reggie Barnett. Underdog Notre Dame led quickly in this contest, 13-0, on a pair of touchdown runs by Wayne Bullock and Mark McLane. Alabama cut it to 13-3 at the half on a 21-yard field goal by Danny Ridgeway. In the fourth quarter, Todd hit Russ Schamun on a 48-yard scoring strike and followed it up with a two-point conversion pitch to George Pugh to narrow the gap to 13-11. A few more yards and the Tide would be in field goal range, but Barnett stepped in front of intended receiver, intercepted the Alabama pass and sealed the victory for Notre Dame.
Second-ranked Oklahoma survived a defensive battle with Big Ten runner-up and fourthranked Michigan, winning its second national championship in the Orange Bowl by a 14-6 score. The Sooners, coming off of two years of probation, controlled their own destiny after UCLA upset No.1 Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. After three quarters of play, Oklahoma was protecting a 7-0 lead. On the first play of the fourth quarter, quarterback Steve Davis ran 10 yards to increase the Sooner lead to 14-0, but Michigan recovered an Oklahoma fumble on the Sooner 2 and Gordon Bell took it in to make it 14-6. The Sooner defense then took over, and the Michigan offense never made it past midfield again. Oklahoma's defensive effort was led by Lee Roy and Dewey Selmon (10 and 13 tackles, respectively) and limited Michigan to 202 yards of offense.
The Ohio State offense, led by second-team quarterback Rod Gerald, came alive in the second quarter as the Buckeyes went on to beat co-Big Eight champion Colorado 27-10. The Buffaloes jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, but a broken ankle suffered by middle guard Charlie Johnson turned the momentum to Ohio State. After Jeff Logan's 36-yard touchdown run at the close of the first, Woody Hayes substituted the fleet-footed Gerald at quarterback and the offense came alive. The Buckeyes tied it at 10 on a Tom Skladany field goal and then went ahead on a 3yard Pete Johnson run that capped a 99-yard drive. The Buffs could not do anything offensively in the second half as Ohio State added 10 more points.
Reserve running back Roland Sales set an Orange Bowl record with 205 rushing yards on 22 carries and a pair of touchdowns in Arkansas’ 31-6 upset over a championship-minded Oklahoma. With top-ranked Texas losing earlier in the day in the Cotton Bowl, all Oklahoma had to do was win to achieve the top ranking. Also in the Sooners' corner was the suspension of three Arkansas starters by Coach Lou Holtz prior to the trip to Miami. But it was not to be. Barry Switzer went against his own strategy by choosing to receive the opening kickoff rather than play defense. Oklahoma fumbled inside its own 10 on the third play of the game and Arkansas immediately scored for a lead it never relinquished. The fumbles by Oklahoma backs Billy Sims and Kenny King turned into touchdowns and it was quickly a 14-0 Razorback lead. Arkansas went nine yards in two plays for the first score, a 1-yard Sales run, and 58 yards in seven plays that culminated in another 1-yard run—this one by Ron Calcagni.
Oklahoma, with the help of a 17point third quarter, avenged a regular-season loss to Nebraska with a 31-24 win, thanks to two touchdowns each by Billy Sims and Thomas Lott. Nebraska got off to a 7-0 start but the Sooners came back with 24 unanswered points and held a 31-10 lead after three quarters. Nebraska rallied with 9:12 left in the game, closing it to 31-17 on a Rick Berns 1- yard run. Then, Oklahoma’s Lott fumbled at his own 42, but the Huskers couldn't punch it in. The Sooners, ranked No. 1 with one loss, had lost a heartbreaker to the Cornhuskers, 17- 14, on a late fumble at the Nebraska three-yard line. When the Huskers were upset the following week by Missouri, producing a Big Eight Championship tie, the Orange Bowl officials came up with the idea of a rematch. It was the first-ever match-up of two Big Eight teams in a bowl game.
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Penn State 3 13 LSU 7 0
PSU 9 43 28 17 6 1 157 185 7/34.7 1/0 3/37
0 2
LSU 18 57 205 20 8 1 69 274 8/46.8 3/1 3/30
0 0
-
16 9
SCORING SUMMARY LSU: Rogers 3-yard run (Jackson kick); PSU: C.Bahr 44-yard FG; PSU: Herd 72-yard pass from Shuman (C.Bahr kick); PSU: Cappelletti 1-yard run (kick failed); LSU: Team safety MOP: Tom Shuman (Penn State), Randy Crowder (Penn State) Penn State Head Coach: Joe Paterno LSU Head Coach: Charlie McClendon
ND 15 66 185 8 4 2 19 204 6/38.0 1/1 1/15
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Notre Dame 7 6 Alabama 0 3
0 0
ALA 14 33 62 29 15 2 223 285 7/40.0 5/2 1/5
0 8
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13 11
SCORING SUMMARY ND: Bullock 4-yard run (Reeve kick); ND: McLane 9-yard run (kick failed); ALA: Ridgeway 21-yard FG; ALA: Schamun 48-yard pass from Todd (Pugh pass from Todd) MOP: Wayne Bullock (Notre Dame), Leroy Cook (Alabama)
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Oklahoma 0 7 Michigan 0 0
OKLA 16 65 282 5 3 0 63 345 9/34.9 4/3 9/90
0 0
MICH 12 52 169 20 2 3 33 202 10/38.6 1/0 5/24
7 6
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14 6
SCORING SUMMARY OKLA: Brooks 39-yard run (DiRienzo kick); OKLA: Davis 9-yard run (DiRienzo kick); MICH: Bell 2-yard run (run failed) MOP: Steve Davis (Oklahoma), Lee Roy Selmon (Oklahoma) Oklahoma Head Coach: Barry Switzer Michigan Head Coach: Bo Schembechler
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Yards Penalized SCORE BY QUARTERS Ohio State 7 10 Colorado 10 0
OSU 17 71 271 7 2 2 59 330 3/42.2 4/4 4/37
3 0
COLO 5 40 134 23 8 0 137 271 7/35.2 1/0 8/60
7 0
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27 10
SCORING SUMMARY COLO: Zetterberg 26-yard FG; COLO: Moorehead 11-yard pass from Kapple (Zetterberg kick); OSU: Logan 36-yard run (Skladany kick); OSU: Skladany 28-yard FG; OSU: P. Johnson 3-yard run (Skladany kick); OSU: Skladany 20-yard FG; OSU: Gerald 4yard run (Skladany kick) MOP: Rod Gerald (Ohio State), Tom Cousineau (Ohio State) Ohio State Head Coach: Woody Hayes Colorado Head Coach: Bill Mallory
Notre Dame Head Coach: Ara Parseghian Alabama Head Coach: Paul “Bear” Bryant
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Arkansas 14 0 Oklahoma 0 0
ARK 22 60 317 12 7 0 90 407 4/40.5 2/1 7/50
10 0
OKLA 19 49 230 14 7 1 80 310 5/44.4 4/3 5/25
7 6
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31 6
SCORING SUMMARY ARK: Sales 1-yard run (Little kick); ARK: Calcagni 1yard run (Little kick); ARK: Little 32-yard FG; ARK: Sales 4-yard run (Little kick); OKLA: Hicks 8-yard pass from Blevins (run failed); ARK: White 20-yard run (Little kick) MOP: Roland Sales (Arkansas), Reggie Freeman (Arkansas)
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Yards Penalized SCORE BY QUARTERS Oklahoma 7 7 Nebraska 7 0
OKLA 17 53 292 3 2 2 47 339 3/39.3 1/1 6/50
17 3
NEB 27 54 217 31 18 0 220 437 2/37.5 0/0 8/96
0 14
-
31 24
SCORING SUMMARY NEB: Smith 21-yard pass from Sorley (Todd kick); OKLA: Sims 3-yard run (von Schamann kick); OKLA: Lott 3-yard run (von Schamann kick); OKLA: Sims 11-yard run (von Schamann kick); OKLA: von Schamann 26-yard FG; NEB: Todd 31-yard FG; OU: Lott 2-yard run (von Schamann kick); NEB: Berns 1yard run (Todd kick); NEB: Miller 2-yard pass from Sorley (Todd kick) MOP: Billy Sims (Oklahoma), Reggie Kinlaw (Oklahoma) Oklahoma Head Coach: Barry Switzer Nebraska Head Coach: Tom Osborne
Arkansas Head Coach: Lou Holtz Oklahoma Head Coach: Barry Switzer
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GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS 1980
1981 24 7
Oklahoma Florida State
1982
1983
Clemson Nebraska
18 17
Oklahoma Florida State
22 15
1984
Nebraska LSU
21 20
Miami Nebraska
1985 31 30
Washington Oklahoma
28 17
January 1, 1980 - Orange Bowl Stadium
January 1, 1981 - Orange Bowl Stadium
January 1, 1982 - Orange Bowl Stadium NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
January 1, 1983 - Orange Bowl Stadium
January 2, 1984 - Orange Bowl Stadium NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
January 1, 1985 - Orange Bowl Stadium
Sooners Spoil Seminole Uprising
Wishbone Watts Airs Out FSU
Clemson Perfect in Title Game
Fumblin’ Nebraska Holds On
Golden Game for Hurricanes
Huskies Beat Sooners, Finish #2
J.C. Watts and Billy Sims each rushed for more than 100 yards and a stingy Oklahoma defense shut down undefeated and fourthranked Florida State for a 24-7 victory. For 17 minutes, it appeared Florida State would realize its dream of a 12-0 season. Making its first appearance in the Orange Bowl, Florida State took a 7-0 lead on a 1-yard Mike Whiting run. The Seminoles had a chance to double the lead when Bobby Butler blocked a Sooner punt and Florida State had the ball on the Oklahoma 17. But a series of miscues, including a fumbled field goal snap, left the Seminoles without a score. Watts quickly quieted the biased Garnet & Gold crowd with a 61-yard touchdown run, the first of 24 unanswered points by Oklahoma. Moments later, Bud Hebert intercepted a Jimmy Jordan pass at the Seminole 10 and Stanley Wilson cashed it in two plays later. A Mike Keeling 24-yard field goal before the half made it 17-7. Watts finished the day with 127 yards rushing and Sims had 164.
Oklahoma wishbone quarterback J.C. Watts went to the air in the fourth quarter to defeat Florida State 18-17, in an exciting finish. Florida State held a 17-10 lead with 3:19 remaining and Watts, who had fumbled four times and lost three, had been stymied by the Seminoles' top-ranked defense. But in the final minutes, Watts passed for 74 yards on a 78-yard Sooner drive, including a 1- yard touchdown to split end Steve Rhodes with 1:33 left in the game. With the Seminoles guessing rush, Watts lofted a two-point conversion pass to tight end Forrest Valora for the lead. The Seminoles had one last shot to win, but Bill Capece's 62-yard field goal attempt just missed. Florida State, 10-1 coming into the game, scored first when Ricky Williams culminated a 70- yard drive with a 10-yard touchdown run. Oklahoma's Mike Keeling made good on a 53-yard field goal attempt right before halftime to cut the lead to 7-3. The Sooners took the second half kickoff 78 yards, with David Overstreet scoring from the 4. Florida State then evened it up at 10-10 at the end of the third quarter on a 19-yard Capece field goal. Four minutes into the fourth, a botched Sooner punt snap was recovered in the endzone by AllAmerican cornerback Bobby Butler and the Seminoles had a 17-10 lead.
Top-ranked Clemson won its first national championship and finished with its third perfect season in its 88-year history with a 22-15 win over Nebraska. After Clemson took a 22-7 lead into the fourth quarter behind three Donald Igwebuike field goals and a Homer Jordan-to-Perry Tuttle score, Nebraska engineered a final run at the Tigers. A 26-yard touchdown by Roger Craig capped a 69-yard drive and Craig's two-point conversion made it a sevenpoint game with nine minutes to play. But the Clemson defense, led by AllAmerican safety Terry Kinard and 295-pound freshman defensive tackle William Perry, shut down the Big Red on its final drive and the Tiger offense held the ball for over five minutes as time expired. Craig and Mike Rozier rushed for 161 of Nebraska's 193 yards. Rozier also passed 25 yards to Anthony Steels for a touchdown.
LSU came within one point of upsetting No. 3 Nebraska, but the Huskers held on to win 21-20. Despite four fumbles and a pair of interceptions, the Big Red Machine was able to come back from a 17-7 deficit to win. Two Dalton Hilliard scores for LSU came as the result of Nebraska fumbles and a third quarter LSU field goal was also the result of a fumble. Finally, the ’Husker offense came alive, scoring twice thanks to drives engineered by quarterback Turner Gill. Gill found Mike Rozier with an 11-yard pass and then scored the second touchdown himself, giving the ’Huskers a 21-17 lead. LSU cut it to one with a fourth quarter field goal by Juan Betanzos.
In arguably the greatest college football bowl game ever played, Miami won its first national championship 3130, after Nebraska missed a two-point conversion attempt in the 50th anniversary Orange Bowl Classic. The ’Huskers had pulled within one with 48 seconds to play, but Miami strong safety Ken Calhoun stepped in front of a Turner Gill attempted two-point conversion pass to preserve the win. The 11-0 ’Huskers were the favorites, but they quickly found themselves behind 17-0, after Miami freshman quarterback Bernie Kosar threw two touchdowns to his tight end Glenn Dennison. The first ’Husker points came in the second quarter on Dean Steinkuhler's controversial 19-yard "fumblerooskie" play. The Huskers added a 1- yard Gill run to close the gap to 17-14. A Nebraska field goal tied it at 17 in the third, but Alonzo Highsmith and Albert Bentley scored touchdowns at the end of long Kosar-led drives. Nebraska responded at the close of the third with a Jeff Smith 1-yard run. After Miami missed a field goal in the fourth, Smith ran it in from the 24 yards out with 48 second left in the game. Then, the Nebraska comeback hopes were dashed when the conversion pass was batted away.
Washington, the first Pac-10 team to be invited to the Orange Bowl, rallied to beat No. 2 Oklahoma 2817. Backup quarterback Hugh Millen came off the bench in relief of Paul Sicuro to lead Washington to a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns. The Huskies had jumped out to a surprising 14-0 lead early when Sicuro connected with Danny Greene on a 29-yard touchdown pass and Jacque Robinson later scored from the one yard line. Oklahoma cut the lead to 14-7 on Danny Bradley's one-yard run and then tied the game just before halftime when Derrick Shepard caught a Bradley pass at the 47 and raced in. The Sooners broke the deadlock in the third quarter on a 35-yard Tim Lashar field goal, but with 8:39 to play, Millen tossed a 12-yard touchdown pass to Mark Pattison that gave Washington the 21-17 advantage. Washington then intercepted a Sooner pass to set up its final score.
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Oklahoma 0 17 Florida State 7 0
OKLA 23 59 411 4 2 0 36 447 4/25.0 5/4 3/27
0 0
FSU 12 35 82 27 8 3 100 182 9/42.2 1/0 4/20
7 0
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SCORING SUMMARY FSU: Whiting 1-yard run (Cappelen kick); OKLA: Watts 61-yard run (Keeling kick); OKLA: Wilson 5yard run (Keeling kick); OKLA: Keeling 24-yard FG; OKLA: Sims 22-yard run; OKLA: Watts 12-yard run (Keeling kick) MOP: J.C. Watts (Oklahoma), Bud Hebert (Oklahoma) Oklahoma Head Coach: Barry Switzer Florida State Head Coach: Bobby Bowden
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First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Oklahoma 0 3 Florida State 0 7
7 3
FSU 23 60 212 15 11 0 51 263 4/42.5 1/0 5/58 8 7
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SCORING SUMMARY FSU: Williams 10-yard run (Capece kick); OKLA: Keeling 53-yard FG; OKLA: Overstreet 4-yard run (Keeling kick); FSU: Capece 19-yard FG; FSU: Butler fumble recovery (Capece kick); OKLA: Watts 11-yard pass to Rhodes (Watts pass to Valora) MOP: J.C. Watts (Oklahoma), Jarvis Coursey (Florida State)
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Clemson 6 6 Nebraska 7 0
CLEM 17 52 155 22 11 1 134 289 4/45.8 3/1 7/57
10 0
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0 8
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SCORING SUMMARY CLEM: Igwebuike 41-yard FG; NEB: Steels 25-yard pass from Rozier (Seibel kick); CLEM: Igwebuike 37yard FG; CLEM: Austin 2-yard run (pass failed); CLEM: Tuttle 13-yard pass from Jordan (Pauling kick); CLEM: Igwebuike 36-yard FG; NEB: Craig 26-yard run (Craig run) MOP: Homer Jordan (Clemson), Jeff Davis (Clemson)
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Nebraska 7 0 LSU 7 7
NEB 22 58 219 22 13 2 184 403 1/31.0 4/4 4/25
7 3
LSU 12 31 38 30 14 2 173 211 6/39.2 1/1 8/54
7 3
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SCORING SUMMARY NEB: Schellen 5-yard run (Seibel kick); LSU: Hilliard 1-yard run (Betanzos kick); LSU: Hilliard 1yard run (Betanzos kick); LSU: Betanzos 28-yard FG; NEB: Rozier 11-yard pass from Gill (Seibel kick); NEB: Gill 1-yard run (Seibel kick); LSU: Betanzos 49-yard FG MOP: Turner Gill (Nebraska), Dave Rimington (Nebraska) Nebraska Head Coach: Tom Osborne LSU Head Coach: Jerry Stovall
Clemson Head Coach: Danny Ford Nebraska Head Coach: Tom Osborne
Oklahoma Head Coach: Barry Switzer Florida State Head Coach: Bobby Bowden
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First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Miami 17 0 Nebraska 0 14
MIAMI 22 28 130 35 19 1 300 430 4/41.8 1/1 13/101 14 3
NEB 24 56 287 30 16 1 172 459 3/37.3 6/1 4/51 0 13
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SCORING SUMMARY MIAMI: Dennison 2-yard pass from Kosar (Davis kick); MIAMI: Davis 45-yard FG; MIAMI: Dennison 22-yard pass from Kosar (Davis kick); NEB: Steinkuhler 19-yard run (Livingston kick); NEB: Gill 1yard run (Livington kick); NEB: Livingston 34-yard FG; MIAMI: Highsmith 1-yard run (Davis kick); MIAMI: Bentley 7-yard run (Davis kick); NEB: Smith 1-yard run (Livingston kick); NEB: Smith 24-yard run (pass failed) MOP: Bernie Kosar (Miami), Jack Fernandez (Miami)
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Washington 14 0 Oklahoma 0 14
WASH 17 43 192 21 9 3 119 311 6/37.7 3/1 5/25
0 0
OKLA 17 54 162 21 6 1 124 286 7/34.6 6/2 8/60
14 3
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SCORING SUMMARY WASH: Greene 29-yard pass from Sicuro (Jaeger kick); WASH: Robinson 1-yard run (Jaeger kick); OKLA: Bradley 1-yard run (Lashar kick); OKLA: Shepard 61-yard pass from Bradley (Lashar kick); OKLA: Lashar 35-yard FG; WASH: Pattison 12-yard pass from Millen (Jaeger kick); WASH: Fenney 6yard run (Jaeger kick) MOP: Jacque Robinson (Washington), Ron Holmes (Washington) Washington Head Coach: Don James Oklahoma Head Coach: Barry Switzer
Miami Head Coach: Howard Schnellenberger Nebraska Head Coach: Tom Osborne
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GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS 1986
1987
Oklahoma Penn State
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Oklahoma Arkansas
1989
Miami Oklahoma
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20 14
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Miami Nebraska
23 3
1991
Notre Dame Colorado
21 6
Colorado Notre Dame
10 9
January 1, 1986 - Orange Bowl Stadium NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
January 1, 1987 - Orange Bowl Stadium
January 1, 1988 - Orange Bowl Stadium NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
January 2, 1989 - Orange Bowl Stadium
January 1, 1990 - Orange Bowl Stadium
January 1, 1991 - Orange Bowl Stadium NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Lasher Kicks Sooners to Title
Sooners Steamroll Razorbacks
Miami Earns Championship Ring
‘Canes Pass Test, Finish #2
Irish Stampede Buffaloes
Buffs Hang On to Win Title
Oklahoma scored 16 secondquarter points and shut out topranked Penn State in the second half as it won its third national championship in the Orange Bowl. After giving up seven on the Lions' opening drive on a short Tim Manoa run, the Sooner defense shut down Penn State. Tim Lashar kicked the first of his four field goals early in the second quarter to make it 7-3 and swung the momentum to Oklahoma. Jamelle Holieway, who would engineer six scoring drives, found All-American tight end Keith Jackson for a 71-yard touchdown pass on a third-and-24 play. Lashar added a pair of field goals before State's Massimo Manca kicked a 27-yarder with one second left in the half that made it 16-10. The Sooners' top-ranked defense took over in the second half and fullback Lydell Carr scampered 61 yards to make the final 25-10. Oklahoma’s defense was lead by Brian Bosworth (13 solo tackles). The Sooners picked off four passes en route to victory.
Oklahoma capped its third consecutive season as Big Eight Champions with a 42-8 rout of Arkansas. Early in the second quarter, Spencer Tillman put Oklahoma ahead with a 77-yard touchdown run. After a second Arkansas interception in as many possessions, Tillman found his way into the endzone from 21-yards out, putting the Sooners up 14-0 at the half. To start the second half, Oklahoma's defense sacked the Razorbacks' Greg Thomas twice, forcing a three-and-out situation for the scoreless Hogs. On the Sooners next possession quarterback Jamelle Holieway called his own number and scored on a 2-yard run. With Oklahoma leading 28-0, the Razorbacks continued to self-destruct as Thomas threw two more interceptions in the fourth quarter. Although neither turnover resulted in a Sooner score, Oklahoma still put more points on the board with two more touchdowns in the fourth. Arkansas did manage to avoid a shutout with less than 25 seconds left in the game on a 1-yard touchdown run by senior fullback Derrick Thomas.
For the second time in five years, Miami became the national champion in the Orange Bowl, this time knocking off Oklahoma, 20-14. The Miami offense broke quickly from the starting gate and took the first possession 65 yards for a score as Steve Walsh lofted a 30-yard pass to Melvin Bratton. The Hurricane defense, led by linebacker Bernard Clark, set the tone for the day when it forced Oklahoma to punt on its first five possessions. The Hurricanes' first two drives of the second half produced a Greg Cox' Orange Bowl-record 56yard field goal and then a Walsh-to-Michael Irvin 23-yard touchdown pass. At 11:19 of the fourth, Cox came up with another field goal from 48-yards out. With 2:05 left in the fourth quarter, the Sooners scored on a 29-yard “fumblerooskie,” which gave the Oklahoma faithful a flicker of hope. When the Sooners regained possession, the Hurricane defenders blew it out when they sacked quarterback Charles Thompson and caused a fumble to ensure the victory.
Second-ranked Miami, with no chance to repeat as national champion after undefeated Notre Dame won earlier in the day, overwhelmed Nebraska 23-3 in the 55th annual Orange Bowl. On Miami’s second possession, quarterback Steve Walsh found halfback Leonard Conley down the middle for a 22-yard touchdown pass. Conley scored again in the second quarter, catching a 42-yard pass from Walsh, and Carlos Huerta added a pair of field goals to give the Hurricanes a comfortable 20-0 halftime lead. The Miami defense held Nebraska's No. 1 rushing offense to just 31 yards in the first half. Walsh set an Orange Bowl record for passes attempted with 44. It was Head Coach Jimmy Johnson's last game at Miami before moving on to the NFL.
Notre Dame took advantage of three first-half missed scoring opportunities by Colorado and handed the 11-0 top-ranked Buffaloes a 21-6 defeat. The game was barely five minutes old when tailback Eric Bieniemy fumbled at the Notre Dame 19. In the second quarter, Ken Culbertson missed a 23-yard field goal and Notre Dame foiled a fake field goal attempt on a fourth-and-goal on its three-yard line. Billy Hackett's 27-yard field goal attempt just before the half was blocked by Colorado’s Garry Howe, leaving the game scoreless. Notre Dame scored two quick touchdowns in the third quarter. Anthony Johnson's 2-yard touchdown run was followed by Raghib Ismail's 35-yard reverse for a touchdown after Ned Bolcar intercepted Buffalo quarterback Darian Hagan. Hagan's 39-yard touchdown run cut it to 14-6 at the close of the third quarter, but Culbertson missed the PAT. Notre Dame marched 82 yards in 17 plays, eating nearly nine minutes of clock time, to put the game out of reach. Johnson's second touchdown made it 21-6.
The 1991 Colorado Buffaloes, a team of comebacks and controversy, overcame the loss of top quarterback Darian Hagan to earn their first national championship with a 10-9 victory over Notre Dame. Colorado's Eric Bieniemy led both teams as he gained 86 tough yards on the ground and 19 yards through the air and scored the Buffaloes lone touchdown. But the MOP was backup quarterback Charles S. Johnson, who completed all three of his passes for 32 yards in a third-quarter drive that led to Bieniemy's one-yard dive into the end zone—the eventual winning score. Trailing 10-9 with 43 seconds remaining, Notre Dame's Raghib "Rocket" Ismail broke the Colorado punt coverage and ran 91 yards for the winning score—only to have it nullified by a late clipping penalty. Five plays later, frustrated Notre Dame quarterback Rick Mirer threw his third interception of the day. Colorado defensive back Deon Figures grabbed the ball to seal the Colorado victory. The Buffs took an early 3-0 advantage on a 33yard Jim Harper field goal, but a Ricky Watters 2yard run gave Notre Dame a 6-3 lead before halftime. Notre Dame running backs Tony Brooks and Watters, who ran for 46 and 44 yards, respectively, each fumbled on consecutive third-quarter possessions. From there, the Colorado defense took over and kept the Fighting Irish out of scoring range the rest of the way.
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Oklahoma 0 16 Penn State 7 3
OKLA 12 52 228 6 3 0 91 319 5/42.6 5/1 7/45
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PSU 14 36 103 34 18 4 164 267 6/46.3 2/1 6/49
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OKLA 11 48 366 5 2 0 47 413 5/47.6 3/2 4/40
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Oklahoma 0 14 Arkansas 0 0
14 0
ARK 17 45 48 33 16 5 192 240 9/41.1 2/0 3/25 14 8
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SCORING SUMMARY PSU: Manoa 1-yard run (Manca kick); OKLA: Lashar 26-yard FG; OKLA: Jackson 71-yard pass from Holieway (Lashar kick); OKLA: Lashar 31-yard FG; OKLA: Lashar 21-yard FG; PSU: Manca 27-yard FG; OKLA: Lashar 22-yard FG; OKLA: Carr 61-yard run (kick failed) MOP: Sonny Brown (Oklahoma), Tim Lashar (Oklahoma)
SCORING SUMMARY OKLA: Tillman 77-yard run (Lashar kick); OKLA: Tillman 21-yard run (Lashar kick); OKLA: Holieway 2-yard run (Lashar kick); OKLA: Holieway 4-yard run (Lashar kick); OKLA: Stafford 13-yard run (Lashar kick); OKLA: Parham 49-yard run (Lashar kick); ARK: Thomas 2-yard run (Shibest pass from Bland) MOP: Spencer Tillman (Oklahoma), Dante Jones (Oklahoma)
Oklahoma Head Coach: Barry Switzer Penn State Head Coach: Joe Paterno
Oklahoma Head Coach: Barry Switzer Arkansas Head Coach: Ken Hatfield
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First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Miami 7 0 Oklahoma 0 7
MIAMI 15 38 72 30 18 1 209 281 6/44.7 0/0 8/85
10 0
OKLA 13 53 179 13 5 0 76 255 8/39.0 4/2 5/39
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SCORING SUMMARY MIAMI: Bratton 30-yard pass from Walsh (Cox kick); OKLA: Stafford 1-yard run (Lashar kick); MIAMI: Cox 56-yard FG; MIAMI: Irvin 23-yard pass from Walsh (Cox kick); MIAMI: Cox 48-yard FG; OKLA: Hutson 29yard run (Lashar kick) MOP: Bernard Clark (Miami), Darrell Reed (Oklahoma)
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Miami 7 13 Nebraska 0 0
MIAMI 20 28 69 48 23 3 285 354 4/39.5 1/0 7/60
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3 0
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SCORING SUMMARY MIAMI: Conley 22-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick); MIAMI: Huerta 18-yard FG; MIAMI: Conley 42-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick); MIAMI: Huerta 37-yard FG; NEB: Barrios 50-yard FG; MIAMI: Huerta 37-yard FG MOP: Steve Walsh (Miami), Charles Fryar (Nebraska) Miami Head Coach: Jimmy Johnson Nebraska Head Coach: Tom Osborne
Miami Head Coach: Jimmy Johnson Oklahoma Head Coach: Barry Switzer
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Notre Dame 0 0 Colorado 0 0
ND 18 52 279 9 5 0 99 378 5/40.1 0/0 3/35 14 6
COLO 16 46 217 13 4 2 65 282 3/39.3 1/1 1/5 7 0
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First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Colorado 0 3 Notre Dame 0 6
COLO 19 54 186 19 9 0 109 295 7/40.4 2/1 6/50 7 3
ND 18 35 123 31 13 3 141 264 3/51.0 2/2 3/45 0 0
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SCORING SUMMARY COLO: Harper 22-yard FG; ND: Watters 2-yard run (kick blocked); ND: Hentrich 24-yard FG; COLO: Bieniemy 1-yard run (Harper kick) MOP: Charles S. Johnson (Colorado), Chris Zorich (Notre Dame) Colorado Head Coach: Bill McCartney Notre Dame Head Coach: Lou Holtz
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GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS 1992 Miami Nebraska
22 0
1993
1994
Florida State Nebraska
Florida State Nebraska
27 14
1995 18 16
1996
Nebraska Miami
24 17
Florida State Notre Dame
1996 31 26
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Nebraska Virginia Tech
January 1, 1992 - Orange Bowl Stadium NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
January 1, 1993 - Orange Bowl Stadium
January 1, 1994 - Orange Bowl Stadium NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
January 1, 1995 - Orange Bowl Stadium NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
January 1, 1996 - Orange Bowl Stadium
December 31, 1996 - Pro Player Stadium
Shutout Gives ‘Canes Third Title
Seminoles Capture First OB Win
FSU Wins First National Title
Osborne Wins First Title
FSU Wins 11th Straight Bowl Game
OB Game Moves to Pro Player
For the third time in five years, the Orange Bowl was the cream of the proverbial crop of New Year's Day bowl games as Miami soundly defeated Nebraska 22-0, to take a share of the national championship. Hurricane fullback, and the game’s Most Outstanding Player, Larry Jones ran for 144 yards and a touchdown, while quarterback Gino Torretta completed 19-of-41 passes for 257 yards and a score. The Cornhuskers, the NCAA leaders in offense going into the game, didn't earn a rushing yard in the first quarter and netted just one yard on one completed pass. Miami became the first team in 221 games to hold the Cornhuskers scoreless. Nebraska’s Derek Brown gained only 10 yards on five carries, and the Huskers pass attack was stifled by a Miami defensive front that got to quarterback Keithen McCant five times. The defensive stoppers for the ‘Canes were tackle Rusty Medearis, who had four sacks, and Micheal Barrow, who contributed 10 tackles. Miami’s defense dominated while the offense followed Torretta's 8-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Williams with two Carlos Huerta field goals for a 13- 0 cushion. The third quarter proved no more fruitful for Nebraska. Needing a strong defensive showing, the 'Huskers failed to hinder Miami from marching 66 yards on its first drive of the second half, culminating in a 1yard Jones run and a 19-0 lead. Huerta added a 54-yard field goal, second-longest in Orange Bowl history, to go up 22-0. Miami finished No. 1 in the Associated Press Poll while the University of Washington got the nod from the Coaches' Poll.
Florida State won its first Orange Bowl game 27-14, with a 13-point second quarter that proved too much for Nebraska. The Cornhuskers missed a pair of field goals and fumbled the ball away on its own two-yard line in the second quarter. Florida State jumped out to a 7-0 lead thanks to a 75-yard drive engineered by quarterback Charlie Ward that culminated with a 25-yard scoring toss to freshman Tamarick Vanover. On the game's next play, Florida State defensive end Dan Footman recovered a wild Tommie Frazier pitch-out at the Nebraska two. The ACC champs led 17-0 three plays later on a Ward-to-Kez McCorvey 4yard touchdown pass. The Huskers wasted an ensuing 48-yard kickoff return by Barron Miles when Bryon Bennett missed a 39 yards field goal attempt. Florida State cashed in on a Dan Mowrey 24-yard field goal after a 70-yard drive to make it 20-0. A 41-yard Frazier-to-Corey Dixon touchdown pass cut it to 20-7 just before halftime. FSU continued its ground attack in the third quarter, going 85 yards in 16 plays for a 27-7 lead on Sean Jackson's 11-yard touchdown run. Early in the fourth, Frazier hit tight end Gerald Armstrong for a 1yard touchdown to go up 27-14. FSU finished second in the AP Poll for the fourth time since 1987 while Nebraska dropped to 14. The halftime show was cancelled for the first time in history due to flooding prior to the game.
Led by Charlie Ward, Florida State came from behind to defeat Nebraska, 18-16, to secure the school's first-ever national championship. In a game that had two climatic finishes, the Seminoles true freshman place kicker Scott Bentley's 22-yard field goal, his fourth of the day, put FSU on top with :21 left to all but seal a victory. The game seemed to end after Cornhusker quarterback Tommie Frazier hit tight end Trumane Bell with a 29-yard pass as time expired. But officials concurred that :01 had to be placed back on the clock and the field was cleared for another finish. This time it was Nebraska's 45-yard try that sailed wide left, giving FSU its ninth-straight bowl victory. The game set an Orange Bowl record crowd of 81,536 and saw just the 11th meeting ever between the No. 1 and No. 2-ranked teams and just the third ever in the Orange Bowl.
Two fourth-quarter touchdowns helped No. 1 Nebraska overcome a 17-9 deficit, giving Coach Tom Osborne a 24-17 win over Miami and his first national championship as a head coach. Miami took the opening kickoff 32 yards in 10 plays and a 44-yard Dane Prewitt field goal made it 3-0. The Hurricanes pushed it to 10-0 after three Frank Costa passes moved the third-ranked ‘Canes down the field, culminating in a Costa-to-Trent Jones 35-yard touchdown play. Brook Berringer, who led Nebraska to an 11-0 regular season record, replaced Tommie Frazier at quarterback. The senior hooked up with tight end Mark Gilman on a 19-yard touchdown pass play that made it 10-7 at the half. In the third quarter, fullback Cory Schlesinger bolted up the middle on a trap play for the 15-yard touchdown. Back in the game, Frazier hit tight end Eric Alford with the two-point conversion that tied the game at 17. Lawrence Phillips rushed for 96 yards, but it was Frazier who was named MOP. Despite completing just three of five passes for 25 yards and rushing for 31 yards, it was the senior’s fourth-quarter spark that led to the Husker win.
Florida State rallied to score 17 late fourth quarter points in Orange Bowl Stadium, beating Notre Dame 31-26. With quarterback Danny Kanell tossing four touchdown passes— three to Florida State MOP Andre Cooper—Florida State won its NCAA-record 11th consecutive bowl and finished an unprecedented ninth consecutive season with 10 or more victories. Kanell, who threw for 290 yards on the night, closed the gap to 26-21 on an 11-yard touchdown pass to wide out E.G. Green. The drive covered 73 yards and included a pair of runs by Warrick Dunn that netted 17 yards. Notre Dame punted on its next series, and the Seminoles Dee Feaster returned it 41 yards to the Fighting Irish 30 yard line. It took Kanell just 1:39 to get into the end zone on a three-yard touchdown to Cooper. Kanell and Cooper hooked up again on the two-point conversion and the Seminoles were suddenly out in front 29-26 with 6:09 left. A Notre Dame fumble and a quarterback Tom Krug safety made the final score 31-26.
The 63rd annual Orange Bowl, played for the first time in Pro Player Stadium, saw the Nebraska Cornhuskers defeat the Hokies of Virginia Tech, 41-21, on New Year’s Eve. The No. 10 Hokies jumped out to an early 7-0 lead in the first quarter thanks to a 19-yard touchdown strike from quarterback Jim Druckenmiller to Marcus Parker. However, it was short lived, as the No. 6 Huskers posted a 17-point second quarter and a 14-point third quarter on their way to their third consecutive bowl victory. The Cornhuskers would score the final 17 points of the game. They answered with 20 seconds remaining in the third quarter to increase their lead back to 10 on Benning’s 6-yard touchdown run. Benning, Nebraska’s game MOP finished with 95 yards rushing on 15 carries.
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MIAMI 25 44 192 41 19 2 257 439 5/33.0 3/0 12/143 9 0
NEB 9 38 122 19 7 2 89 171 8/36.6 3/2 6/36 0 0
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SCORING SUMMARY MIAMI: Williams 8-yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick); MIAMI: Huerta 24-yard FG; MIAMI: Huerta 24yard FG; MIAMI: Jones 1-yard run (pass failed); MIAMI: Huerta 54-yard FG. MOP: Larry Jones (Miami) and Tyrone Legette (Nebraska) Miami Head Coach: Dennis Erickson Nebraska Head Coach: Tom Osborne
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First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Florida State 7 13 Nebraska 0 7
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NEB 13 34 144 22 10 2 146 290 4/44.8 5/1 6/50 0 7
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SCORING SUMMARY FSU: Vanover 25-yard pass from Ward (Mowrey kick); FSU: McCorvey 4-yard pass from Ward (Mowrey kick); FSU: Mowrey 24-yard FG; NEB: Dixon 41-yard pass from Frazier (Bennett kick); FSU: Jackson 11-yard run (Mowrey kick); NEB: Armstrong 1-yard pass from Frazier (Bennett kick) MOP: Charlie Ward (Florida State), Corey Dixon (Nebraska)
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Florida State 3 0 Nebraska 0 7
FSU 22 24 47 43 24 0 286 333 6/45.2 0/0 10/69
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NEB 20 44 183 25 13 2 206 389 7/38.4 2/0 11/115
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SCORING SUMMARY FSU: Bentley 34-yard FG; NEB: Baul 34-yard pass from Frazier (Bennett kick); FSU: Bentley 25-yard FG; FSU: Floyd 1-yard run (pass failed); FSU: Bentley 39-yard FG; NEB: Phillips 12-yard run (run failed); NEB: Bennett 27-yard FG; FSU: Bentley 22-yard FG MOP: Charlie Ward (Florida State), Tommie Frazier (Nebraska) Florida State Head Coach: Bobby Bowden Nebraska Head Coach: Tom Osborne
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First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards 3/20 SCORE BY QUARTERS Nebraska 0 7 Miami 10 0
NEB 20 46 199 20 11 2 106 305 7/41.1 2/1
MIAMI 14 28 29 35 18 1 248 277 7/39.7 2/0 11/92
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Florida State 7 7 Notre Dame 10 0
FSU 26 37 188 33 20 2 290 478 3/44.0 1/0 7/59 0 7
ND 17 45 256 26 15 1 169 425 5/42.4 2/1 7/55 17 9
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SCORING SUMMARY MIAMI: Prewitt 44-yard FG; MIAMI: Jones 35-yard pass from Costa (Prewitt kick); NEB: Gilman 19-yard pass from Berringer (Sieler kick); MIAMI: Harris 44yard pass from Costa (Prewitt kick); NEB: Harris tackles Costa in endzone for safety; NEB: Schlesinger 15-yard run (Alford pass from Frazier); NEB: Schlesinger 14-yard run (Sieler kick) MOP: Tommie Frazier (Nebraska), Chris T. Jones (Miami)
SCORING SUMMARY ND: Mayes 39-yard pass from Krug (Cengia kick); FSU: Cooper 15-yard pass from Kanell (Bentley kick); ND: Cengia 20-yard FG; FSU: Cooper 10-yard pass from Kanell (Bentley kick); ND: Mayes 33-yard pass from Krug (Cengia kick); ND: Safety, Kanell steps out of endzone; ND: Chruplewicz 5-yard pass from Krug (Cengia kick); FSU: Green 11-yard pass from Kanell (Bentley kick); FSU: Cooper 3-yard pass from Kanell (Cooper pass from Kanell); FSU: Safety, Krug intentional grounding in the endzone MOP: Andre Cooper (Florida State), Derrick Mayes (Notre Dame)
Nebraska Head Coach: Tom Osborne Miami Head Coach: Dennis Erickson
Florida State Head Coach: Bobby Bowden Notre Dame Head Coach: Lou Holtz
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First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Nebraska 0 17 Virginia Tech 7 7
NEB 25 49 279 22 11 0 136 415 2/44.5 1/0 3/16
14 7
VT 22 39 193 33 16 0 214 407 5/34.2 1/1 5/89
10 0
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SCORING SUMMARY VT: Parker 19-yard pass from Druckenmiller (Graham kick); NEB: Brown 25-yard FG; NEB: Frost 5-yard run (Brown kick); NEB: Peter 31-yard fumble recovery (Brown kick); VT: Scales 6-yard pass from Druckenmiller (Graham kick); NEB: Benning 33yard run (Brown kick); VT: White 33-yard pass from Druckenmiller (Graham kick); NEB: Benning 6-yard run (Brown kick); NEB: Brown 37-yard FG; NEB: Frost 22-yard run (Brown kick) MOP: Ken Oxendine (Virginia Tech), Damon Benning (Nebraska) Nebraska Head: Tom Osborne Virginia Tech Head Coach: Frank Beamer
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GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS 1998
1999
Nebraska Tennessee
42 17
2000
Florida Syracuse
2001
35 34
Michigan Alabama
31 10
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2002
Oklahoma Florida State
13 2
Florida Maryland
2003 56 23
38 17
USC Iowa
January 2, 1998 - Pro Player Stadium NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
January 2, 1999 - Orange Bowl Stadium
January 2, 2000 - Pro Player Stadium
January 3, 2001 - Pro Player Stadium NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
January 2, 2002 - Pro Player Stadium
January 2, 2003 - Pro Player Stadium
Osborne Ends Career on Top
Game Returns to OB Stadium
Michigan Outlasts Tide in OT
Sooners Earn National Title
Offensive Showcase for Gators
Palmer Leads USC Rout
The Cornhuskers rolled up 534 yards of offense, including 409 on the ground, to send legendary head coach Tom Osborne into retirement with his third national title. The ’Huskers’ 42-17 domination of third-ranked Tennessee vaulted Nebraska to the top spot in the rankings, giving it their fifth national title, four of which have been claimed in the Orange Bowl. Senior Terry Fair fumbled a Nebraska punt and it was quickly pounced on by Lance Brown at the Tennessee 15-yard line. Five plays later, Shevin Wiggins scampered in from 10 yards out to give Nebraska a 14-0 lead with 11:28 remaining in the first half. Tennessee, however, refused to surrender. The Volunteers threatened when Jamal Lewis, who broke the Tennessee freshman rushing record with 1,364 yards on the year, ripped off a 23-yard gain down to the Husker five-yard line. On the next play, Peyton Manning hit wide out Peerless Price with a touchdown strike to cut the deficit to 28-9. Nebraska closed things out with a touchdown drive consisting of nine consecutive running plays. The victory closed out the Osborne era in grand style.
The 65th annual FedEx Orange Bowl made a curtain call to the stadium it called home for more than 60 years, Orange Bowl Stadium. The Florida Gators also made a return to the Orange Bowl, playing in the game for the first time since 1967. Using a 28-point first half, the Gators easily strolled to victory over Syracuse 31-10. Florida gave the heavily partisan Gator crowd of 67,919 a show in the first quarter, using the quick strike to score on drives that totaled 39 and 40 seconds, respectively. Florida’s quarterback duo of Doug Johnson and Jesse Palmer finished 22-of31 for 308 yards. Palmer finished 10-of-14 for 113 yards with one rushing and one passing touchdown, while Johnson finished 12-of-17 with 195 yards and two touchdown strikes. Syracuse All-American quarterback Donovan McNabb was held to 14-of-30 passing for 192 yards.
The first Orange Bowl of the new century saw a thriller between Alabama and Michigan end with a 35-34 overtime victory for the Wolverines. This was the first appearance for either team in the Orange Bowl in almost a quarter century. In only its second Orange Bowl appearance, Michigan trailed in the third quarter 28-14, before Tom Brady tossed a touchdown pass to David Terrell and Anthony Thomas ran for another. Neither team managed to score again in regulation, sending the game into the first overtime in Orange Bowl history. In the extra period, Michigan scored on a 25yard Brady pass to Shawn Thompson, and an extra point by Hayden Epstein put the Wolverines on top 35-28. The Tide also scored on their opportunity but came up short when Ryan Pflugner’s extra point attempt sailed wide right.
Oklahoma entered the game with a perfect 12-0 record, but was still considered the underdog to No. 2 Florida State, two-time national champions in the ‘90s. The Sooners smothered a Florida State team that averaged 42 points and led the nation in total offense. Only a bad snap over punter Jeff Ferguson's head in the final minute, which resulted in a safety, prevented Oklahoma from handing the Seminoles their first shutout since 1988. Oklahoma led 6-0 when All-American linebacker Rocky Calmus forced Seminole quarterback Chris Weinke to fumble near the Florida State 20 midway through the fourth quarter. Roy Williams recovered for the Sooners, and Quentin Griffin scored the clinching touchdown on a 10-yard run up the middle with 8:30 to play. Weinke, the Heisman Trophy winner, finished just 25-of-51 and threw two interceptions. Oklahoma QB Josh Heupel, the Heisman runner-up, outplayed Weinke by completing 25-of-39 passes for 214 yards.
Heisman Trophy runner-up Rex Grossman completed 20-of-28 passes for 248 yards and four touchdowns to lead Florida to a 5623 victory over Maryland. The Gator air attack was led by MOP Taylor Jacobs who turned in Orange Bowl records of 10 catches for 170 yards, as well as two touchdowns. Grossman led the Gators to an Orange Bowl record 659 total yards, including 456 through the air. Maryland's offense struggled as running back Bruce Perry was limited to 22 yards on 11 carries, while Florida running back Earnest Graham ran 16 times for 151 yards and two scores. The teams combined for 79 points, breaking the combined record of 69, and their 1,019 total yards broke the record of 903 set by Florida State and Notre Dame in 1996. Jacobs' 10 catches equaled the record set by David Terrell of Michigan in the 2000 Orange Bowl. His 170 receiving yards were 11 more than the record held by Alabama's Ray Perkins (1966) and Florida's Travis Taylor (1999).
The 2003 Orange Bowl match-up between Southern California and Iowa restored a traditional postseason match-up between Big Ten and Pac-10 conference champions. It was just a tad further east than normal. This traditional Pasadena match-up played out instead in South Florida and created a tremendous amount of interest on the national scene. In the end, it was the perfect ending to a storied season and collegiate career for USC’s star quarterback Carson Palmer. The Heisman Trophy winner dominated his duel with Heisman runner-up Brad Banks, throwing for 303 yards and a touchdown to help No. 5 USC beat No. 3 Iowa, 38-17. Palmer led scoring drives of 79, 80, 99, 85 and 61 yards and added MOP honors to his long list of 2002 accolades. USC mounted long touchdown marches on its first three possessions of the second half to open-up a game that was 10-10 at halftime. Iowa’s biggest play came when C.J. Jones returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, an Orange Bowl record. USC held the ball for over 38 minutes and did not turn the ball over. Justin Fargas led the way on the ground with 20 carries for 122 yards and Sultan McCullough added another 77 yards on 12 carries.
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Nebraska 7 7 Tennessee 0 3
NEB 30 68 409 12 9 0 125 534 4/39.0 3/2 8/63 21 6
TENN 16 21 128 35 25 1 187 315 6/52.3 2/2 5/37 7 8
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SCORING SUMMARY NEB: Green 1-yard run (Brown kick); NEB: Wiggins 10-yard run (Brown kick); TENN: Hall 44-yard FG; NEB: Frost 1-yard run (Brown kick); NEB: Frost 11yard run (Brown kick); TENN: Price 5-yard pass from Manning (Manning pass failed); NEB: Green 22-yard run (Brown kick); NEB: Frost 9-yard run (Brown kick); TENN: McCullough 3-yard pass from Martin (Stephens pass) MOP: Jamal Lewis (Tennessee), Ahman Green (Nebraska)
FLA 18 36 133 31 22 0 308 441 7/36.9 0/0 11/76
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Florida 14 14 Syracuse 0 3
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SCORING SUMMARY FLA: Taylor 51-yard pass from Johnson (Chandler kick); FLA: Taylor 26-yard pass from Johnson (Chandler kick); SYR: Trout 36-yard FG; FLA: Kinney 4-yard pass from Palmer (Chandler kick); FLA: Palmer 2-yard run (Chandler kick); FLA: Chandler 32-yard FG; SYR: M. Jackson 62-yard pass from McNabb (Trout kick) MOP: Travis Taylor (Florida) Florida Head Coach: Steve Spurrier Syracuse Head Coach: Paul Pasqualoni
SCORE BY QUARTERS Michigan 0 7 Alabama 0 14
MICH 18 23 37 47 35 0 369 406 8/43.4 2/1 10/115
21 14
ALA 12 37 184 20 13 0 121 305 9/34.4 1/0 18/132
0 0
7 6
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35 34
SCORING SUMMARY ALA: Alexander 5-yard run (Pflugner kick); ALA: Alexander 6-yard run (Pflugner kick); MICH: Terrell 27-yard pass from Brady (Epstien kick); MICH: Terrell 57-yard pass from Brady (Epstein kick); ALA: Alexander 50-yard run (Pflugner kick); ALA: Milons 62-yard punt return (Pflugner kick); MICH: Terrell 20yard pass from Brady (Epstein kick); MICH: Thomas 3-yard run (Epstein kick); MICH: Thompson 25-yard pass from Brady (Epstein kick); ALA: Carter 21-yard pass from Zow (Pflugner kick failed) MOP: David Terrell (Michigan)
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Oklahoma 3 0 Florida State 0 0
OKLA 12 36 56 39 25 1 214 270 8/41.1 2/1 7/45
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FSU 14 17 27 52 25 2 274 301 10/44.7 3/1 6/38
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SCORING SUMMARY OKLA: Duncan 27-yard FG; OKLA: Duncan 42-yard FG; OKLA: Griffin 10-yard run (Duncan kick); FSUteam safety MOP: Torrance Marshall (Oklahoma) Oklahoma Head Coach: Bob Stoops Florida State Head Coach: Bobby Bowden
Michigan Head Coach: Lloyd Carr Alabama Head Coach: Mike DuBose
Nebraska Head Coach: Tom Osborne Tennessee Head Coach: Phillip Fulmer
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SYR 18 36 129 30 14 1 192 321 5/43.0 3/3 2/20
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First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Florida 14 14 Maryland 7 3
FLA 30 25 203 49 33 2 456 659 2/53.0 2/1 6/43 21 0
UMD 19 40 103 39 23 1 257 360 5/46.2 0/0 4/20 7 13
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First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Yards Penalized SCORE BY QUARTERS USC 7 3 14 Iowa 10 0 0
USC 30 49 247 31 21 0 303 550 2/37.5 2/0 6/45
IOWA 18 22 119 36 15 1 204 323 5/42.6 2/1 13/85
SCORING SUMMARY FLA: Graham 1-yard run (Chandler kick); FLA: Jacobs 46-yard pass from Berlin (Chandler kick); UMD: J.Williams 64-yard pass from Hill (Novak kick); UMD: Novak 20-yard FG; FLA: Jacobs 15-yard pass from Grossman (Chandler kick); FLA: Gaffney 4- yard pass from Grossman (Chandler kick); FLA: Graham 6-yard run (Chandler kick); FLA: Gillespie 11-yard run (Chandler kick); FLA: Gaffney 33-yard pass from Grossman; UMD: Riley 1-yard run (Novak kick); FLA: Perez 10-yard pass from Grossman; UMD: Riley 10yard run (pass failed) MOP: Taylor Jacobs (Florida)
SCORING SUMMARY IOWA: Jones 100-yard kickoff return (Kaeding kick); USC: Fargas 4-yard run (Killeen kick); IOWA: Kaeding 35-yard FG; USC: Killeen 35-yard FG; USC: Williams 18-yard pass from Palmer (Killeen kick); USC: Fargas 50-yard run (Killeen kick); USC: McCullough 5-yard run (Killeen kick); USC: Byrd 6-yard run (Killeen kick); IOWA: Brown 18-yard pass from Banks (Kaeding kick) MOP: Carson Palmer (USC)
Florida Head Coach: Steve Spurrier Maryland Head Coach: Ralph Friedgen
USC Head Coach: Pete Carroll Iowa Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz
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GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS 2004
2005
Miami Florida State
16 14
2007
2006
USC* Oklahoma
Penn State* Florida State
55 19
26 23
2008
Louisville Wake Forest
(3OT)
24 13
2009 Virginia Tech Cincinnati
Kansas 24 Virginia Tech 21
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January 1, 2004 - Pro Player Stadium
January 4, 2005 - Pro Player Stadium NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP*
January 3, 2006 - Dolphins Stadium
January 2, 2007 - Dolphin Stadium
January 3, 2008 - Dolphin Stadium
January 1, 2009 - Dolphin Stadium
In-State Rivals Meet in Bowl
Heisman Winners Face Off
Penn State Wins in Triple OT
Conference Champions Collide
Dream Season Continues for Kansas
Tech Earns First BCS Win
The 2004 Orange Bowl saw one of the fiercest annual rivalries meet for the first time in a bowl setting. The Hurricanes Jarrett Payton ran for 131 yards in his final collegiate performance to take home the MOP. Freshman kicker Jon Peattie converted three field goals and the Miami defense shut out Florida State in the second half in a 16-14 win. The ‘Canes win marked the fifth straight win over their in-state rivals; their longest stretch over Florida State since 1957. The Seminoles loss was their second consecutive bowl loss, marking the first time that happened since the 1979-80 seasons. Like several other Orange Bowl games, the outcome was decided by a kicker. Not only did Peattie hit a career-long 51yarder to give the Hurricanes the lead in the third quarter, but Florida State’s Xavier Beitia missed a 39-yarder with 5:30 to play.
2004 Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart faced off against 2003 Heisman Trophy winner Jason White as the Orange Bowl hosted its 18th National Championship. Leinart won the battle of the Heisman winners, throwing for an Orange Bowl record five touchdown passes to garner MOP honors and totaled 332 yards through the air on just 18 completions. Meanwhile, White had struggled throwing three interceptions, losing for the second consecutive year in a BCS Championship Game. The Trojans took advantage of four Sooner turnovers in the first half to jump out to a 38-10 halftime lead. Four of Leinart’s touchdown passes came in the first half, including two to Steve Smith. Smith matched an Orange Bowl record with his third touchdown reception to open up the third quarter. True freshman Dwayne Jarrett added 115 yards receiving and one touchdown. Reggie Bush accumulated 149 all-purpose yards for USC. Classmate LenDale White totaled 118 yards and two touchdowns on just 15 carries.
It’s not very often when a game lives up to all the hype, but the 2006 Orange Bowl was one for the ages. In a game that lasted nearly five hours, it was Penn State that outlasted Florida State. The triple overtime thriller, the first in Bowl Championship Series history, marked the Nittany Lions’ first Orange Bowl win in over thirty years and was Bobby Bowden’s third straight loss in South Florida. After both teams missed field goals in the first period of overtime and traded 1-yard touchdowns runs in the second, a missed Florida State field goal attempted opened the door for the Lions. Kevin Kelly, who had missed his previous two game-winning tries, connected on a 29-yard field goal attempt at four hours and 45 minutes after the opening kickoff. Penn State running back Austin Scott led the Lions’ ground game with 110 yards and two touchdowns, but it was Florida State’s Willie Reid who earned MOP honors in the losing effort, highlighted by an Orange Bowl record 87-yard punt return.
The 73rd Orange Bowl Classic was a contest between first-time participants, Wake Forest and Louisville. The Cardinals fell behind 1310 in the fourth quarter before their offense went into high gear. Touchdown drives of 81 and 71 yards on consecutive possessions sealed their first win in a major bowl since the 1991 Fiesta Bowl. Running back Anthony Allen scored two touchdowns, one on a trick play, and quarterback Brian Brohm threw for 311 yards and was named MOP to lead Louisville past Wake Forest 24-13. The Demon Deacons trailed 10-3 at halftime but scored on their first possession of the third period when wide receiver Nate Morton slipped behind the Louisville secondary to catch a 30- yard touchdown pass from Riley Skinner. Sam Swank made a 36-yard field goal to cap a 61- yard drive and put the Demon Deacons ahead 13- 10 early in the fourth quarter. The Cardinals responded with an eight-play drive capped by Allen's 1-yard plunge for a 17-13 lead with 12:31 to go. They quickly forced a punt, and mounted a 10play drive that ended with Brock Bolen's 18- yard scoring run. No. 5 Louisville finished 12-1 to ensure the highest final ranking in school history. The No. 15 Demon Deacons slipped to 11-3, still their best season.
In a classic match up between the nation’s second ranked scoring defense in the Virginia Tech Hokies (15.5 ppg) against the nation’s second ranked scoring offense in the Kansas Jayhawks (44.3 ppg), something had to give in the 2008 Orange Bowl. For much of the night, Virginia Tech stymied Kansas’ offense but it was the Jayhawk defense that came up big with three interceptions and beat the Hokies, 24-21, to cap one of the finest seasons in school history. The takeaways led to 17 Kansas points, including game MOP Aqib Talib’s 60-yard return for the game’s first score. This was the first major bowl for the Jayhawks since the 1969 Orange Bowl, and they made a big splash at the start, racing to a 17-0 lead after 23 minutes. Virginia Tech closed the deficit to 17-14 before Sean Glennon was intercepted by Justin Thornton, whose 30-yard return gave Kansas the ball at the 2 with 11 minutes left. Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing scored on the next play. Sparking the Tech comeback was Justin Harper’s 84-yard punt return after taking a lateral on a reverse from Eddie Royal, who fielded the kick. Kansas, perhaps the biggest surprise in college football during the season, won in its first Bowl Championship Series game to set a team record for victories.
MOP Darren Evans had 28 carries for 153 yards and a touchdown, quarterback Tyrod Taylor rushed for another score and No. 21 Virginia Tech beat No. 12 Cincinnati 20-7 in the Orange Bowl. Tech joined Southern California and Texas as the only schools to win 10 games in each of the previous five seasons. The Hokies forced Cincinnati quarterback Tony Pike into a season-high four interceptions. Pike—who wasn't even on Cincinnati's depth chart at the start of the season before blossoming into an all-Big East quarterback— threw for 239 yards and a touchdown, but had his night marred mightily by the picks and getting stopped on a fourth-and-goal in the fourth quarter. The Hokies held Cincinnati to 137 yards, rendered the Bearcats' running game nonexistent (eight carries, 11 yards) over the remainder of the half, and battled their way to a 10-7 lead by halftime. The Hokies became the first ACC team to win a BCS game since Florida State which beat Virginia Tech, then a Big East member, for the national championship to close the 1999 season.
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Miami 3 10 Florida State 0 14
MIAMI 16 48 218 29 14 2 157 375 5/25.2 2/1 5/40
3 0
FSU 10 32 110 19 6 1 96 206 7/43.6 2/1 10/85
0 0
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SCORING SUMMARY MIAMI: Peattie 32-yard FG; FSU: Booker 9-yard run (Beitia Kick); FSU: Henshaw 7-yard pass from Rix (Beitia Kick); MIAMI: Moss 3-yard run (Peattie Kick); MIAMI: Peattie 44-yard FG; MIAMI: Peattie 51-yard FG MOP: Jarrett Payton (Miami) Miami Head Coach: Larry Coker Florida State Head Coach: Bobby Bowden
USC 19 28 193 35 18 0 332 525 4/43.5 1/0 9/75
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Yards Penalized SCORE BY QUARTERS USC 14 24 Oklahoma 7 3
10 0
OKLA 19 40 128 36 24 3 224 372 4/44.5 3/2 3/30 7 9
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SCORING SUMMARY OKLA: Wilson 5-yard pass from White (Hartley kick); USC: Byrd 33-yard pass from Leinart (Killeen Kick); USC: White 6-yard run (Killeen Kick); USC: Jarrett 54yard pass from Leinart (Killeen Kick); USC: Smith 5yard pass from Leinart (Killeen kick); OKLA: Hartley 29-yard FG; USC: Smith 33-yard pass from Leinart (Killeen kick); USC: Killeen 44-yard FG; USC: Smith 4yard pass from Leinart (Killeen kick); USC: Killeen 42yard FG; USC: White 8-yard run (Killeen kick); OKLA: Team safety; OKLA: Wilson 9-yard pass from White (Hartley kick) MOP: Matt Leinart (USC) USC Head Coach: Pete Carroll Oklahoma Head Coach: Bob Stoops * - Participation later vacated by NCAA
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First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Penn State 7 7 Florida State 0 13
PSU 23 48 138 39 21 1 253 391 11/44.3 1/1 8/43 0 0
FSU 12 26 26 43 24 1 258 284 9/39.2 1/0 13/129 2 3
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SCORING SUMMARY PSU: Scott 2-yard run (Kelly kick); FSU: Reid 87yard punt return (Cismesia kick); FSU: Booker 57yard pass from Weatherford (Conversion failed); PSU: Kilmer 24-yard pass from Robinson (Kelly kick); PSU: Team Safety; FSU: Cismesia 48-yard FG; PSU: Scott 1-yard run (Kelly kick); FSU: Dean 1yard run (Cismesia kick); PSU: Kelly 29-yard FG MOP: Willie Reid (Florida State) Penn State Head Coach: Joe Paterno Florida State Head Coach: Bobby Bowden * - Participation later vacated by NCAA
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First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Louisville 0 10 Wake Forest 0 3
LOU 23 37 125 35 25 0 332 457 4/34.0 2/2 1/5 0 7
WF 18 29 111 33 21 1 271 382 5/38.6 3/2 3/30 14 3
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First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Kansas 7 10 Virginia Tech 0 7
KU 19 36 95 38 21 1 249 344 5/50.0 1/0 5/70 0 7
VT 20 42 135 31 14 3 171 306 5/38.6 0/0 4/27 7 7
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SCORING SUMMARY WF: Swank 44-yard FG; LOU: Carmody 41-yard FG; LOU: Allen 21-yard pass from Carter (Carmody kick); WF: Morton 30-yard pass from Skinner (Swank kick); WF: Swank 36 yard FG; LOU: Allen 1-yard run (Carmody kick); LOU: Bolen 18-yard run (Carmody kick) MOP: Brian Brohm (Lousiville)
SCORING SUMMARY KU: Talib 60-yard Int. return (Webb kick); KU: Webb 32yard FG; KU: Henry 13-yard pass from Reesing (Webb kick); VT: Ore 1-yard run (Dunlevy kick); VT: Harper 84yard punt return (Dunlevy kick); KU: Reesing 2-yard run (Webb kick); VT: Harper 20-yard pass from Glennon (Dunlevy kick) MOP: Aqib Talib (Kansas)
Louisville Head Coach: Bobby Petrino Wake Forest Head Coach: Jim Grobe
Kansas Head Coach: Mark Mangino Virginia Tech Head Coach: Frank Beamer
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First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Virginia Tech 0 10 Cincinnati 7 0
VT 23 55 258 23 13 1 140 398 5/38.0 3/0 3/17
3 0
CIN 14 21 71 33 16 4 239 310 4/45.8 2/0 3/10
7 0
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20 7
SCORING SUMMARY CIN: Gilyard 15-yard pass from Pike (Rogers kick); VT: T. Taylor 17-yard run (Keys kick); VT: Keys 43yard FG; VT: Keys 35-yard FG; VT: Evans 6-yard run (Keys kick) MOP: Darren Evans (Virginia Tech) Virginia Tech Head Coach: Frank Beamer Cincinnati Head Coach: Brian Kelly
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GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS 2009
2011
2010
Florida Oklahoma
24 14
Iowa Georgia Tech
2012
Stanford Virginia Tech
24 14
40 12
West Virginia Clemson
January 8, 2009 - Dolphin Stadium BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
January 5, 2010 - Land Shark Stadium
January 3, 2011 – Sun Life Stadium
Gators Ride Tebow, Defense to Title
Iowa Earns First BCS Win
Luck, Fleener Power Stanford Past Hokies
In a game that featured two of the country’s most dynamic offenses and two Heisman Trophy winning quarterbacks, it was the defensive grudge match between the second-ranked Florida Gators and top-ranked Oklahoma Sooners that dominated the 2009 BCS National Championship. The high-scoring shootout between Heisman Trophy winners Tim Tebow and Sam Bradford never materialized. Tebow shook off a career-high two interceptions to rescue the Gators, driving them to the clinching score with his notorious jump pass to David Nelson with 3:07 left to make it 24-14. Percy Harvin returned from an ankle injury and dashed for 122 yards on only nine carries for the Gators. His 52-yard gallop set up Jonathan Phillips' 27-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter for a 17-14 lead. It was Florida's third national title overall, the third straight for a team from the Southeastern Conference, and it was the Sooners' fifth straight loss in a BCS game. Oklahoma set a modern record for scoring with 702 points this season and put up at least 60 points in each of its last five games, yet never found its rhythm.
In a game that featured one of the most dynamic offenses in the nation against one of the country’s stingiest defenses, it was the No. 10 Iowa Hawkeyes solving No. 9 Georgia Tech’s triple option attack for a 24-14 victory at the 2010 Orange Bowl. Despite a temperature of 49 degrees at kickoff, the coldest in the 76-year history of the football classic, the Hawkeyes had the Yellow Jackets feeling the heat from the start. Iowa earned its first BCS bowl win, matched the school record for victories and could claim their highest final ranking since finishing No. 3 in 1960. Atlantic Coast Conference champion Georgia Tech (11-3) totaled nine first downs and 155 yards, both season-lows. Defensive end Adrian Clayborn led Iowa's defensive charge with two sacks and nine tackles, and was chosen the game's most outstanding player. Iowa earned its first Orange Bowl win. The game marked the sixth appearance for Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl, but first since 1967. The Hawkeye offense was led by quarterback Ricky Stanzi, who went 17-for-29 for 231 yards and threw two early touchdowns, and true freshman running back Brandon Wegher, who carried the ball 16 times for 113 yards and one score.
Stanford turned a tight game into a runaway in the second half, outscoring Virginia Tech 27-0 following intermission as long scoring players dominated the night. Hyped as a contest between two of the nation’s most efficient quarterbacks, Andrew Luck of Stanford and Tyrod Taylor of Virginia Tech, the game was accented by a career night for Stanford tight end Coby Fleener. Heisman Trophy runner-up Luck earned the game’s Most Outstanding Player honors with 287 passing yards, four touchdowns and an Orange Bowl record 78.3 percent completion percentage. Stanford’s offensive effort was further highlighted by Fleener, who set or tied Orange Bowl records with 173 receiving yards and three touchdown catches. The victory was Stanford’s first ever BCS win and improved the Pac-10’s Orange Bowl record to a perfect 3-0 all-time. Virginia Tech became the first team in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision history to win 11 straight games after starting the season 0-2. Against Stanford however, the Hokies could do little as they struggled on the ground. Taylor managed 222 passing yards and his lone touchdown pass was an impressive showing of his ability to escape the pocket, spinning 180 degrees to escape one tackle, then firing a pass in the endzone to David Wilson.
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Florida 0 7 Oklahoma 0 7
FLA 24 44 249 30 18 2 231 480 3/51.7 0/0 8/81 7 0
OKLA 25 29 107 41 26 2 256 363 3/38.7 0/0 4/31 10 7
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First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Iowa 14 0 Georgia Tech 7 0
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GT 9 41 143 9 2 1 12 155 7/49.1 0/0 9/68 7 7
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First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Stanford 7 6 Virginia Tech 2 10
STAN 19 31 247 23 18 1 287 534 3/46.0 2/1 6/49
VT 16 34 66 33 16 1 222 288 8/43.5 0/0 4/28
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Florida State 31 Northern Illinois 10
Alabama Notre Dame
14 0
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SCORING SUMMARY IOWA: McNutt 4-yard pass from Stanzi (Murray kick); IOWA: Sandeman 21-yard pass from Stanzi (Murray kick); GT: Tarrant 40-yard interception return (Blair kick); IOWA: Murray 33-yard FG; GT: Allen 1-yard run (Blair kick); IOWA: Wegher 32-yard run (Murray kick) MOP: Adrian Clayborn (Iowa) Iowa Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz Georgia Tech Head Coach: Paul Johnson
Stanford Head Coach: Jim Harbaugh Virginia Tech Head Coach: Frank Beamer
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January 7, 2013 – Sun Life Stadium BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
WVU Wins record-setting Orange Bowl
‘Noles Run Away from Huskies
Tide Roll to Third Crown in Four Years
The West Virginia Mountaineers rode a record-breaking offensive performance by quarterback Geno Smith, who grew up in the shadow of Sun Life Stadium, to defeat the Clemson Tigers 70-33 in the 2012 Discover Orange Bowl. The Mountaineers’ 70 points set an alltime bowl record while Smith’s six touchdown passes and Tavon Austin’s four touchdown receptions both set Orange Bowl records and tied all-time bowl records. Smith, a veteran of the Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance, threw for 407 yards and broke Tom Brady’s Orange Bowl record for most passing yards in a game. In addition to his six passing touchdowns, Smith added a rushing touchdown. Despite the offensive fireworks, the game turned on a defensive play when with Clemson only a yard away from a game-leading touchdown, Darwin Cook recovered a fumble and took it 99 yards for a touchdown to extend West Virginia’s second quarter lead to 28-17. West Virginia closed the second quarter on a 21-0 run over the final two-plus minutes, scoring three of its five second quarter touchdowns in the final minutes of the first half. The ACC Champion Tigers were led by quarterback Tajh Boyd who threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns. In total, nine different bowl records were either broken or tied in the 78th edition of the Orange Bowl.
After a tightly contested first half, Florida State pulled away for a 3110 victory over Northern Illinois. Senior fullback Lonnie Pryor, voted the game's outstanding player, ran for a career-high 134 yards and two scores on only five carries. Senior EJ Manuel threw for 291 yards, while the Seminoles stuffed Huskies' QB and allpurpose threat Jordan Lynch for most of the night. The win was the Seminoles fifth consecutive bowl victory, but was their first in a BCS bowl since 2000, when they beat Virginia Tech for the national championship. Pryor scored the first touchdown on a career-long 60-yard run, then ran 37 yards for a clinching touchdown with 10 minutes left in the game. They were the two longest rushes allowed by Northern Illinois all season. Manuel went 26-for-38, threw for one score and ran for another. Lynch came into the game leading the nation in rushing and total offense, and he threw or ran on nearly every play for the Huskies. But he completed only 15-of-41 attempts for 176 yards, and carried 23 times for 44 yards. The junior became the first player in NCAA history to surpass 3,000 yards passing and 1,500 rushing in a season. The loss was Rod Carey's debut as the Huskies' coach. He was promoted to replace Dave Doeren following the regular season.
Led by running back Eddie Lacy and quarterback AJ McCarron, the No. 2 Crimson Tide rolled top-ranked Notre Dame 42-14 in the Discover BCS National Championship Game, locking up Alabama’s second straight national title and third in four years. Lacy, the game's offensive MOP, ran for one touchdown and caught a pass for another in the final minute of the opening half, spinning away from the vaunted Notre Dame defense not once, but twice, to cap a 28-0 first half. Lacy finished with 140 yards on 20 carries. McCarron completed 20-of-28 passes for four touchdowns and 264 yards, adding another dazzling effort on top of his MOP in last year's title game. Before a record Sun Life Stadium crowd of 80,120, Alabama scored the first 35 points of the game. The game marked the 20th time the Orange Bowl hosted the National Champion or National Championship Game. Notre Dame made tremendous strides under head coach Brian Kelly, going from unranked in the preseason to the top spot in the rankings by the end of the regular season. Irish quarterback Everett Golson went 21-of-36 for 270 yards, with a touchdown and an interception. But Alabama held Notre Dame 32 yards rushing, 170 yards below their season average.
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punting/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS West Virginia 14 35 Clemson 17 3
WVU 31 43 182 46 32 1 407 589 5/35.0 0/0 4/40 14 6
CLEM 24 27 193 47 24 2 250 443 6/39.7 2/2 6/65 7 7
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First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punts/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards
FSU 23 37 243 38 26 0 291 534 5/36.8 1/1 8/96
First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punts/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards
NIU 17 32 83 41 15 1 176 259 7/42.1 1/1 5/40
SCORE BY QUARTERS Alabama 14 14 Notre Dame 0 0
SCORING SUMMARY
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SCORING SUMMARY STAN: Stewart 60-yard run (Whitaker kick); VT: Team safety;VT: Wilson 11-yard pass from Taylor (Hazley kick);STAN: Ertz 25-yard pass from Luck;VT: Hazley 37yard field goal; STAN: Marecic 1-yard run (Whitaker kick failed); STAN: Fleener 41-yard pass from Luck (Whitaker kick); STAN: Fleener 58-yard pass from Luck (Whitaker kick); STAN: Fleener 38-yard pass from Luck (Whitaker kick) MOP: Andrew Luck (Stanford)
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CLEM: Ellington 68-yard run (Catanzaro kick); WVU: Alston 4yard run (Bitancurt kick); CLEM: Watkins 27-yard pass from Boyd (Catanzaro kick); WVU: Austin 8-yard pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick); CLEM: Catanzaro 42-yard field goal; WVU: Austin 27-yard pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick); WVU: Cook 99-yard fumble recovery (Bitancurt kick); CLEM: Catanzaro 43yard field goal; WVU: Smith 7-yard run (Bitancurt kick); WVU: Austin 3-yard pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick); WVU: Alston 1yard run (Bitancurt kick); WVU: Bailey 6-yard pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick); WVU: Austin 37-yard pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick); CLEM: Hopkins 28-yard pass from Boyd (Boyd pass failed); WVU: Milhouse 7-yard pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick); CLEM: McDowell, 4-yard run (Catanzaro kick) MOP: Geno Smith (West Virginia)
West Virginia Head Coach: Dana Holgorsen Clemson Head Coach: Dabo Swinney
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SCORE BY QUARTERS Florida State 7 Northern Illinois 3
7 0
3 7
14 0
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SCORING SUMMARY FSU: Pryor 60-yard run (Hopkins kick); NIU: Sims 25yard field goal; FSU: Greene 6-Yard pass from Manuel (Hopkins kick); FSU: Hopkins 25-yard field goal; NIU: Moore 11-yard pass from Lynch (Sims kick); FSU: Manuel 9-yard run (Hopkins kick); FSU: Pryor 37-yard run (Hopkins Kick) MOP: Lonnie Pryor (Florida State) Florida State Head Coach: Jimbo Fisher Northern Illinois Head Coach: Rod Carey
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ALA 28 45 265 28 20 0 264 529 4/49.2 0/0 4/40 7 7
ND 16 19 32 36 21 1 270 302 5/42.8 1/0 3/35 7 7
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SCORING SUMMARY ALA: Lacy 20-yard run (Shelley kick); ALA: M. Williams 3-yard pass from McCarron (Shelley kick); ALA: Yeldon 1-yard run (Shelley kick); ALA: Lacy 11-yard pass from McCarron (Shelley kick); ALA: Cooper 34-yard pass from McCarron (Shelley kick); ND: Golson 2-yard run (Brindza kick); ALA: Cooper 19-yard pass from McCarron (Shelley kick); ND: Riddick 6-yard pass from Golson (Brindza kick) MOP: Eddie Lacy (Alabama), C.J. Mosley (Alabama) Alabama Head Coach: Nick Saban Notre Dame Head Coach: Brian Kelly
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GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS
BY CONFERENCE AND CURRENT AFFILIATION
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Clemson wins in a record-breaking nail-biter Two of the country’s most potent offenses, Clemson and Ohio State, faced off in the 80th Orange Bowl. The Clemson Tigers were able to squeak past the Ohio State Buckeyes with a late score and an interception in the final two minutes to seal the victory. Clemson wide receiver Sammy Watkins shined as he broke the Orange Bowl record in receptions (16) and receiving yards (227). Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd passed for a game-high 378 yards and 5 touchdowns. He was also the game’s leading rusher (20 rushes for 127 and 1 touchdown) including a 48-yard touchdown run in the opening drive of the game. After trailing 20-9, OSU stormed back behind quarterback Braxton Miller. He finished the game with a combined 271 total yards and 3 touchdowns including a 57-yard pass to Jeff Heurman and a 3-yard touchdown run with 12 seconds left in the first half to give OSU the lead at 22-20. In the third quarter running back Carlos Hyde extended OSU’s lead with a 1-yard touchdown. He finished the game with 25 rushes for 113 yards. Clemson answered with a pair of touchdowns by Martavis Bryant and Watkins. Miller’s 14-yard touchdown pass to Hyde early in the fourth quarter gave OSU a one point lead after a failed two point conversion. Clemson answered back again with 5-yard pass to Stanton Seckinger to take a 40-35 lead with just over 6 minutes remaining. OSU’s C.J. Barnett intercepted Boyd at midfield and wo plays later, Clemson’s Stephone Anthony picked off Miller and prevented a last minute comeback. First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Offense Punts/Avg. Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Clemson 14 6 Ohio State 9 13
CLEM 24 36 198 40 31 2 378 576 3/37.7 1/0 15/144 14 7
OSU 27 48 193 24 16 2 234 427 5/48.2 2/2 6/60 6 6
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SCORING SUMMARY Clemson: Boyd 48-yard run (Catanzaro kick); OSU: Miller 33-yard run (Basil kick); Watkins 34-yard pass from Boyd (Catanzaro kick); Penalty On Boyd In End Zone; Bryant 3-yard pass from Boyd (Catanzaro kick Failed); Heuerman 57-yard pass from Miller (kick blocked); Miller 3-yard run (Basil kick); Hyde 1-yard run (Basil kick); Watkins 30-yard pass from Boyd (Catanzaro kick); Bryant 3-yard pass from Boyd (Catanzaro kick); Hyde 14-yard pass from Miller (Guiton pass failed); Seckinger 5-yard pass from Boyd (Watkins pass failed) MOP: Sammy Watkins
The Orange Bowl has a long standing tradition of hosting National Champions. Since its inaugural game in 1935, the Orange Bowl has hosted 20 National Champions. Four times, 2001, 2005, 2009 and 2013, the Orange Bowl has hosted the BCS National Championship Game. The first National Champion hosted by the Orange Bowl was the University of Maryland in 1954. That year, the National Championship was awarded prior to the playing of the bowl game and Maryland lost 7-0 to Oklahoma in the 1954 Orange Bowl. The 1950’s saw the Orange Bowl host two National Champions, while the Orange Bowl also hosted National Champions in back-to-back years in 1965-66. In the 1970’s, the Orange Bowl again hosted consecutive National Champions as Nebraska won the 1971 and ’72 National Championships. The 1980’s and 1990’s continued the Orange Bowl’s National Championship tradition. In the 1980’s, the Orange Bowl played host to four National Champions, while it hosted five more in the 1990’s. The University of Oklahoma played in the first of three BCS National Championship Games hosted by the Orange Bowl. The Sooners earned the 2001 National Championship with a 13-2 victory over Florida State, but fell to USC in 2005 and 2009. Alabama was crowned national champion in 1965 prior to the Orange Bowl but lost to Texas in the game. The Crimson Tide also lost a title in 1972 to Nebraska in the Orange Bowl, but captured two others in the game, 1966 and most recently in the 2013 Orange Bowl.
National Championship Game Results
TEAM Boston College Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Maryland Miami Virginia Tech Wake Forest TOTALS
CONFERENCE-USA YEARS 1943 1951, ‘57, ’82, ‘12, ‘14 1955, ‘58 1980-81, ’93-94, ‘96, ‘01, ‘04, ’06, ‘13 1940, ‘45, ‘48, ‘52, ’67, ‘10 1954, ‘56, ‘02 1935, ‘46, ‘51, ‘84, ’88-89, ‘92, ‘95, ‘04 1996, ’08-09, ‘11 2007
G W 1 0 5 3 2 1 9 4 6 3 3 0 9 6 4 1 1 0 40 18
L 1 2 1 5 3 3 3 3 1 22
PCT .000 .600 .500 .444 .500 .000 .667 .250 .000 .450
G W 1 0 3 1 19 12
L 1 2 7
PCT .000 .333 .632
2 2 1 0 1 1 27 16
0 1.000 1 .000 0 1.000 11 .593
G 1 1 3 5
L PCT 1 .000 0 1.000 3 .000 4 .200
BIG 12 TEAM Baylor Kansas Oklahoma Texas Texas Christian West Virginia TOTALS
YEARS 1952 1948, ‘69, ‘08 1939, ‘54, ‘56, ’58-59, ‘63, ‘68, ‘76, ’78-81, ’85-88, ‘01, ‘05, ‘09+ 1949, ‘65 1942 2012
BIG EAST TEAM Cincinnati Louisville Syracuse TOTALS
2013 + Alabama Notre Dame 2009 + Florida Oklahoma 2005 USC * Oklahoma 2001 Oklahoma Florida State 1998 Nebraska Tennessee 1995 Nebraska Miami 1994 Florida State Nebraska 1992 Miami Nebraska 1991 Colorado Notre Dame 1988 Miami Oklahoma
(80,120) 41 14 (78,468) 24 14 (77,912) 55 19 (76,835) 13 2 (74,002) 42 17 (81,753) 24 17 (81,536) 18 16 (77,747) 22 0 (77,062) 10 9 (74,760) 20 14
1986 Oklahoma Penn State 1984 Miami Nebraska 1982 Clemson Nebraska 1976 Oklahoma Michigan 1972 Nebraska Alabama 1971 Nebraska LSU 1966 Alabama Nebraska 1965 Texas Alabama ^ 1956 Oklahoma Maryland
(74,178) 25 10 (72,549) 31 30 (72,748) 22 15 (80,307) 14 6 (78,151) 38 6 (80,699) 17 12 (72,214) 39 28 (72,647) 21 17 (76,561) 20 6
1954 Oklahoma Maryland ^
(68,640) 7 0
+ BCS National Championship Games * Participation later vacated by NCAA ^ National Championship awarded prior to bowl game
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TEAM Iowa Michigan Michigan State Nebraska Ohio State Penn State TOTALS
W 0 1 0 1
YEARS 2003, ‘10 1976, ‘00 1938 1955, ‘64, ‘66, ’71-73, 79, ‘82-84, ’89, ’92-95, ‘96, ‘98 1977, ‘14 1969-70, ‘74, ‘86, ‘06*
G W 2 1 2 1 1 0 17 8
L 1 1 1 9
PCT .500 .500 .000 .471
2 1 5* 4* 29 15
2 1 14
.500 .800 .517
YEARS 1957, ‘62, ‘77, ’90-91 2011 2003, 05* 1985
G W 5 2 1 1 2* 2* 1 1 9 6
L PCT 3 .400 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 1.000 3 .667
YEARS 1943, ‘53, ‘63, ’65-66, ‘72, ‘75, ’00, 13+ 1978, ‘87 1938, ‘64 1967, ‘99, ‘02, ‘09+ 1942, ‘49, ‘60 1950 1944, ‘62, ‘71, ‘74, ‘83 1936 1937, ‘41 1940, ’60-61, ‘70 1939, ‘47, ‘68, ‘98 1944
G W 9 5 2 1 2 1 4 4 3 2 1 0 5 2 1 0 2 1 4 1 4 1 1 0 38 18
L PCT 4 .556 1 .500 1 .500 0 1.000 1 .667 1 .000 3 .400 1 .000 1 .500 3 .250 3 .250 1 .000 20 .474
YEARS 1961 1973, ‘75, ’90-91, ’96, 13+
G 1 6 7
L 1 4 5
PAC-12 TEAM Colorado Stanford USC Washington TOTALS
TEAM Rice Tulsa TOTALS
YEARS 1947 1945
G 1 1 2
W 1 1 2
L PCT 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 1.000
YEARS 2013
G 1 1
W 0 0
L 1 1
PCT .000 .000
YEARS 1950 1935 1936 1937 1941 1946
G 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
W 1 1 1 1 0 0 4
L 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
PCT 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .667
MAC TEAM Northern Illinois TOTALS
OTHERS TEAM Santa Clara Bucknell Catholic Duquesne Georgetown Holy Cross TOTALS + * *
YEARS 2009 2007 1953, ‘59, ‘99
BIG TEN
Clemson Head Coach: Dabo Swinney Ohio State Head Coach: Urban Meyer
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BCS National Championship Game Participation by USC in 2005 later vacated by NCAA. USC's official record is 1-0. The Pacific-12's official record is 5-3. Participation by Penn State in 2006 later vacated by NCAA. Penn State's official record is 3-1. The Big Ten's official record is 27-15.
RECORD BY CONFERENCE (at time of game) LEAGUE Atlantic Coast Big East Big Six Big Seven Big Eight Big Ten Big 12 Independent Mid American Missouri Valley Pac-10 Southeastern Southern Southwest
G 21 8 3 5 34 29* 6 30 1 1 4* 35 1 8
W 8 4 0 4 16 15* 4 13 0 1 4* 19 1 4
L 13 4 3 1 18 14 2 17 1 0 0 16 0 4
PCT .381 .500 .000 .800 .471 .517 .667 .433 .000 1.000 1.000 .5439 1.000 .500
* - Participation by USC in 2005 later vacated by NCAA. Participation by Penn State in 2006 later vacated by NCAA
SEC TEAM Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Mississippi Mississippi State Missouri Tennessee Texas A&M TOTALS
INDEPENDENTS TEAM Navy Notre Dame TOTALS
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W 0 2 2
PCT .000 .333 .286
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YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS Comp. 31 16
Att. 40 24
Passing Yards 378 234
INT 2 2
Total Offense 576 427
Punts/Avg. 3/37.7 5/48.2
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 15/144 6/60
Year 1989
Team Miami Nebraska
265 32
20 21
28 36
264 270
0 1
529 302
4/49.2 5/42.8
0/0 1/0
4/40 3/35
1988
Miami Oklahoma
20 14
15 13
38 53
37 32
243 83
26 15
38 41
291 176
0 1
534 259
5/36.8 7/42.1
1/1 1/1
8/96 5/40
1987
Oklahoma Arkansas
42 8
11 17
31 24
43 27
182 193
32 24
46 47
407 250
1 2
589 443
5/35.0 6/39.7
0/0 2/2
4/40 6/65
1986
Oklahoma Penn State
25 10
40 12
19 16
31 34
247 66
18 16
23 33
287 222
1 1
534 288
3/46.0 8/43.5
2/1 0/0
6/49 4/28
1985
Washington Oklahoma
Iowa Georgia Tech
24 14
21 9
40 41
172 143
17 2
29 9
231 12
1 1
403 155
4/36.0 7/49.1
2/1 0/0
4/25 9/68
1984
2009
Florida Oklahoma
24 14
24 25
44 29
249 107
18 26
30 41
231 256
2 2
480 363
3/51.7 3/38.7
0/0 0/0
8/81 4/31
2009
Virginia Tech Cincinnati
20 7
23 14
55 21
258 71
13 16
23 33
140 239
1 4
398 310
5/38.0 4/45.8
3/0 2/0
2008
Kansas Virginia Tech
24 21
19 20
36 42
95 135
21 14
38 31
249 171
1 3
344 306
5/50.0 5/38.6
2007
Louisville Wake Forest
24 13
23 18
37 29
125 111
25 21
35 33
332 271
0 1
457 382
2006
Penn State* (3OT) 26 Florida State 23
23 12
48 26
138 26
21 24
39 43
253 258
1 1
2005
USC* Oklahoma
55 19
19 19
28 40
193 128
18 24
35 36
332 244
2004
Miami Florida State
16 14
16 10
48 32
218 110
14 6
29 19
2003
USC Iowa
38 17
30 18
49 22
247 119
21 15
2002
Florida Maryland
56 23
30 19
25 40
203 103
2001
Oklahoma Florida State
13 2
12 14
36 17
2000
Michigan (OT) Alabama
35 34
18 12
1999
Florida Syracuse
31 10
1998
Nebraska Tennessee
1996
Year 2014
Team Clemson Ohio State
Score First Downs 42 24 14 27
Att. 36 48
2013
Alabama Notre Dame
42 14
28 16
45 19
2013
Florida State Northern Illinois
31 10
23 17
2012
West Virginia Clemson
70 33
2011
Stanford Virginia Tech
2010
Rushing Yards 198 193
Rushing Score First Downs 23 20 3 10
Passing Yards 69 80
Comp. 23 8
Att. 48 22
Yards 285 55
INT 3 3
Total Offense 354 135
Punts/Avg. 4/39.5 9/37.2
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/60 5/45
72 179
18 5
30 13
209 76
1 0
281 255
6/44.7 8/39.0
0/0 4/2
8/85 5/39
48 45
366 48
2 16
5 33
47 192
0 5
413 240
5/47.6 9/41.1
3/2 2/0
4/40 3/25
12 14
52 36
228 103
3 18
6 34
91 164
0 4
319 267
5/42.6 6/46.3
5/1 2/1
7/45 6/49
28 17
17 17
43 54
192 162
9 6
21 21
119 124
3 1
311 286
6/37.7 7/34.6
3/1 6/2
5/25 8/60
Miami Nebraska
31 30
22 24
28 56
130 287
19 16
35 30
300 172
1 1
430 459
4/41.8 3/37.3
1/1 6/1
13/101 4/51
1983
Nebraska LSU
21 20
22 12
58 31
219 38
13 14
22 30
184 173
2 2
403 211
1/31.0 6/39.2
4/4 1/1
4/25 8/54
3/17 3/30
1982
Clemson Nebraska
22 15
17 13
52 40
155 193
11 6
22 17
134 63
1 0
289 256
4/45.8 6/43.0
3/0 3/2
7/57 8/64
1/0 0/0
5/70 4/27
1981
Oklahoma Florida State
18 17
18 23
55 60
156 212
7 11
12 15
128 51
0 0
284 263
2/37.0 4/42.5
7/5 1/1
4/32 5/58
4/34.0 5/38.6
2/2 3/2
1/5 3/30
1980
Oklahoma Florida State
24 7
23 12
59 35
411 82
2 8
4 27
36 100
0 3
447 182
4/25.0 9/42.2
5/4 1/0
3/27 4/20
391 284
11/44.3 9/39.2
1/1 1/0
8/43 13/129
1979
Oklahoma Nebraska
31 24
17 27
53 54
292 217
2 18
3 31
47 220
2 0
339 437
3/39.3 2/37.5
1/1 0/0
6/50 8/96
0 3
525 372
4/43.5 4/44.5
1/0 3/2
9/75 3/30
1978
Arkansas Oklahoma
31 6
22 19
60 49
317 230
7 7
12 14
90 80
0 1
407 310
4/40.5 5/44.4
2/1 4/3
7/50 5/25
157 96
2 1
375 206
5/25.2 7/43.6
2/1 2/1
5/40 10/85
1977
Ohio State Colorado
27 10
21 12
71 40
307 146
2 8
7 23
59 137
0 2
366 283
3/42.2 7/35.2
4/4 1/1
4/37 8/60
31 36
303 204
0 1
550 323
2/37.5 5/42.6
2/0 2/1
6/45 13/85
1976
Oklahoma Michigan
14 6
16 12
65 52
282 169
3 2
5 20
63 33
0 3
345 202
9/34.9 10/38.6
4/3 1/1
9/90 5/24
33 23
49 39
456 257
2 1
659 360
2/53.0 5/46.2
2/1 0/0
6/43 4/20
1975
Notre Dame Alabama
13 11
15 14
66 33
185 62
4 15
8 29
19 223
2 2
204 285
6/38.0 7/40.0
1/1 5/2
1/15 1/5
56 27
25 25
39 52
214 274
1 2
270 301
8/41.1 10/44.7
2/1 3/1
7/45 6/38
1974
Penn State LSU
16 9
9 18
43 57
28 205
6 8
17 20
157 69
1 1
185 274
7/34.7 8/46.8
1/0 3/1
3/37 3/30
23 37
37 184
35 13
47 20
369 121
0 0
406 305
8/43.4 9/34.4
2/1 1/0
10/115 18/132
1973
Nebraska Notre Dame
40 6
30 13
64 44
300 104
17 9
26 23
260 103
1 3
560 207
4/38.3 6/37.2
1/1 3/0
5/68 1/15
18 18
36 36
133 129
22 14
31 30
308 192
0 1
441 321
7/36.9 5/43.0
0/0 3/3
11/76 2/20
1972
Nebraska Alabama
38 6
15 16
47 58
183 241
11 3
20 13
159 47
0 2
342 288
5/42.2 7/43.3
3/2 5/2
4/50 4/58
42 17
30 16
68 21
409 128
9 25
12 35
125 187
0 1
534 315
4/39.0 6/52.3
3/2 2/2
8/63 5/37
1971
Nebraska LSU
17 12
18 20
48 45
132 51
14 17
28 32
161 227
2 1
293 278
6/37.7 8/32.5
4/3 4/3
8/67 4/27
Nebraska Virginia Tech
41 21
25 22
49 39
279 193
11 16
22 33
136 214
0 0
415 407
2/44.5 5/34.5
1/0 1/1
3/16 5/89
1970
Penn State Missouri
10 3
12 13
54 43
57 189
11 6
26 28
187 117
1 7
244 306
12/43.1 6/44.7
0/0 4/2
5/40 3/25
1996
Florida State Notre Dame
31 26
26 17
37 45
188 256
20 15
33 26
290 169
2 1
478 425
3/44.0 5/42.4
1/0 2/1
7/59 7/55
1969
Penn State Kansas
15 14
17 16
55 59
207 76
12 9
23 18
154 165
2 1
361 241
9/38.1 10/38.3
2/2 2/0
1/15 2/10
1995
Nebraska Miami
24 17
20 14
46 28
199 29
11 18
20 35
106 248
2 1
305 277
7/41.1 7/39.7
2/1 2/0
3/20 11/92
1968
Oklahoma Tennessee
26 24
18 18
50 44
203 172
9 12
18 23
107 160
3 2
310 332
5/47.0 2/32.0
0/0 1/1
2/10 4/27
1994
Florida State Nebraska
18 16
22 20
24 44
47 183
24 13
43 25
286 206
0 2
333 389
6/45.2 7/38.4
0/0 2/0
10/69 11/115
1967
Florida Georgia Tech
27 12
22 17
48 46
284 197
15 8
32 22
165 122
1 4
449 319
7/36.1 6/42.3
1/1 2/1
4/32 5/42
1993
Florida State Nebraska
27 14
23 13
48 34
221 144
16 10
31 22
215 146
1 2
436 290
6/35.8 4/44.8
3/0 5/1
6/71 6/50
1966
Alabama Nebraska
39 28
29 17
57 24
222 145
20 12
29 19
296 232
2 1
518 377
5/31.2 3/41.7
0/0 4/4
8/62 8/86
1992
Miami Nebraska
22 0
25 9
44 38
192 122
19 7
41 19
257 89
2 2
439 171
5/33.0 8/36.6
3/0 3/2
12/143 6/36
1965
Texas Alabama
21 17
15 18
51 26
212 49
4 20
17 44
101 298
1 2
313 347
9/36.8 5/43.4
2/1 3/1
3/25 4/46
1991
Colorado Notre Dame
10 9
19 18
54 35
186 123
9 13
19 31
109 141
0 3
295 264
7/40.4 3/51.0
2/1 2/2
6/50 3/45
1964
Nebraska Auburn
13 7
11 17
26 57
204 126
4 14
9 27
30 157
0 1
234 283
7/38.3 6/35.2
2/1 3/1
6/65 5/39
1990
Notre Dame Colorado
21 6
18 16
52 46
279 217
5 4
9 13
99 65
0 2
378 282
5/40.1 3/39.3
0/0 1/1
3/35 1/5
1963
Alabama Oklahoma
17 0
15 10
50 52
174 154
9 4
17 8
86 106
1 0
260 260
9/40.5 10/34.0
1/1 2/2
1/12 1/5
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YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS 1962
LSU Colorado
25 7
19 7
57 16
206 24
8 12
18 39
109 105
3 0
315 129
4/33.8 8/22.1
2/1 2/1
7/65 5/35
RUSHING
1961
Missouri Navy
21 14
19 9
66 24
296 -8
1 13
6 23
5 176
0 4
301 168
4/30.5 7/35.4
5/3 2/0
1/15 1/4
1960
Georgia Missouri
14 0
14 17
41 38
88 80
9 14
21 24
128 180
2 3
216 260
7/46.9 6/38.7
1/0 3/0
7/44 7/72
1959
Oklahoma Syracuse
21 6
12 18
44 56
152 239
3 10
4 25
93 72
0 2
245 311
8/37.0 8/31.2
2/1 2/2
3/35 4/20
1958
Oklahoma Duke
48 21
11 16
44 69
165 231
9 8
18 13
114 97
3 2
279 328
7/34.7 10/28.1
2/1 3/2
12/150 3/25
1957
Colorado Clemson
27 21
16 14
52 60
279 217
2 3
4 8
27 25
0 2
306 242
5/36.6 7/37.9
8/3 0/0
5/55 4/40
1956
Oklahoma Maryland
20 6
16 9
64 47
202 187
4 3
10 10
53 46
1 3
255 233
8/34.5 7/40.4
1/1 3/2
3/35 7/61
Attempts—31, Fred Cone (Clemson) vs. Miami, 1951 (83 yards) Attempts by a Quarterback—23, Jordan Lynch (Northern Illinois) vs. Florida State, 2013 (44 yards) Yards—206, Ahman Green (Nebraska) vs. Tennessee, 1998 (29 attempts) Yards by a Quarterback—127, J.C. Watts (Oklahoma) vs. Florida State, 1980 (15 attempts); Tajh Boyd (Clemson) vs. Ohio State, 2014 (20 attempts) Average (min. 10 attempts)—14.1, Mike Holovak (Boston College) vs. Alabama, 1943 (10 rush, 141 yards) Touchdowns—3, Shaun Alexander (Alabama) vs. Michigan, 2000; Scott Frost (Nebraska) vs. Tennessee, 1998; Johnny Rodgers (Nebraska) vs. Notre Dame, 1973 Longest Rush—94, Larry Smith (Florida) vs. Georgia Tech, 1967 Two Players, Same Team, Gaining More Than 100 Yards—291, Billy Sims (164) and J.C. Watts (127) (Oklahoma) vs. Florida State, 1980
1955
Duke Nebraska
34 7
23 6
64 34
288 84
7 1
13 9
82 26
0 2
370 110
5/26.6 7/28.9
2/1 0/0
2/30 2/20
1954
Oklahoma Maryland
7 0
10 13
47 52
208 176
4 5
6 12
22 36
0 1
230 212
7/31.3 5/29.0
2/2 2/1
7/45 3/15
1953
Alabama Syracuse
61 6
25 15
45 33
286 75
22 17
34 34
300 157
2 5
586 232
3/30.0 8/35.0
3/2 0/0
5/45 5/42
1952
Georgia Tech Baylor
17 14
9 17
35 60
152 206
6 8
14 18
84 93
1 3
236 299
7/35.3 6/34.7
3/1 4/0
6/60 7/85
1951
Clemson Miami
15 14
19 7
57 31
144 112
9 5
18 15
178 100
3 4
322 212
4/30.0 5/40.2
3/1 0/0
2/20 5/55
1950
Santa Clara Kentucky
21 13
8 18
41 60
144 184
3 6
12 11
79 122
1 2
223 306
7/41.2 9/38.9
2/2 1/1
4/30 4/23
1949
Texas Georgia
41 28
19 9
57 30
332 56
5 11
10 17
70 161
2 2
402 217
5/40.0 5/41.0
2/1 1/1
5/55 6/50
1948
Georgia Tech Kansas
20 14
9 14
33 41
99 93
10 10
19 20
109 148
0 1
208 241
9/41.4 7/35.8
1/1 4/1
10/67.5 5/37.5
1947
Rice Tennessee
8 0
9 5
55 36
208 105
0 4
4 19
0 32
2 4
208 137
13/44.3 15/38.1
4/3 3/0
4/40 6/67
1946
Miami Holy Cross
13 6
7 13
36 39
193 181
0 8
10 24
0 59
3 4
193 240
10/36.4 9/38.5
0/0 1/1
7/41 1/5
1945
Tulsa Georgia Tech
26 12
14 7
42 28
188 40
6 19
16 36
131 309
0 2
319 349
6/38.8 4/25.7
2/1 6/3
4/41 1/5
1944
LSU Texas A&M
19 14
7 9
51 35
207 4
4 13
12 32
92 171
0 5
299 175
10/40.3 9/41.8
3/3 5/2
7/81 4/35
1943
Alabama Boston College
37 21
13 13
51 35
248 237
8 12
14 22
94 157
1 2
342 394
5/42.8 4/33.7
1/0 5/2
4/20 3/11
1942
Georgia TCU
40 26
12 8
-
218 71
12 9
24 24
281 137
4 6
499 208
4/22.2 7/37.0
3/3 1/0
7/54 2/24
1941
Mississippi State 14 Georgetown 7
8 14
-
106 125
5 10
11 23
52 104
0 3
158 229
11/36.8 8/28.2
2/0 1/0
11/71 8/90
1940
Georgia Tech Missouri
21 7
12 14
-
210 151
8 8
14 26
91 60
1 1
309 211
-/35.0 -/33.0
-/3 -/1
-/36 -/15
1939
Tennessee Oklahoma
17 0
15 6
51 16
197 25
10 4
27 13
63 69
1 0
260 94
12/36.0 13/40.0
2/1 4/3
16/130 9/90
1938
Auburn Michigan State
6 0
13 2
-
197 40
4 2
10 12
81 25
2 3
278 65
10/33.7 12/35.2
0/0 0/0
-/50 -/35
1937
Duquesne 13 Mississippi State 12
14 12
-
199 111
5 8
15 23
110 159
4 0
309 270
9/24.7 6/43.0
0/0 0/0
1/5 1/5
1936
Catholic Mississippi
20 19
7 15
-
124 212
1 3
3 12
48 53
2 4
172 265
13/41.0 11/38.0
1/1 3/2
1/10 1/30
1935
Bucknell Miami
26 0
12 8
-
231 15
3 3
13 14
63 13
1 5
294 28
6/41.0 13/29.0
2/1 4/1
4/30 1/15
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PASSING Completions—34, Tom Brady (Michigan) vs. Alabama, 2000 (46 attempts) Attempts—51, Chris Weinke (Florida State) vs. Oklahoma, 2001 (25 completions) Yards—407, Geno Smith (West Virginia) vs. Clemson, 2012 Touchdown Passes—6, Geno Smith (West Virginia) vs. Clemson, 2012 Interceptions Thrown—5, Terry McMillan (Missouri) vs. Penn State, 1970 Completion Percentage (min. 10 attempts)—78.3, Andrew Luck (Stanford) vs. Virginia Tech, 2011 (18-23) Yards per Completion (min. 7 completions)—27.0, Frank Sinkwich (Georgia) vs. Texas Christian, 1942 (9 completions, 243 yards) Yards per Attempt (min. 10 attempts)—18.7, Frank Sinkwich (Georgia) vs. Texas Christian, 1942 (13 attempts, 243 yards) Longest Touchdown Pass—79, Brewster Hobby to Ross Coyle (Oklahoma) vs. Syracuse, 1959 Shortest Touchdown Pass—1, Tommie Frazier to Gerald Armstrong (Nebraska) vs. Florida State, 1993; Pete Dranginis to Bill Adamaitis (Catholic) vs. Mississippi, 1936
RECEIVING Receptions—16, 16, Sammy Watkins (Clemson) vs. Ohio State, 2014 (227 yds) Yards—173, Coby Fleener (Stanford) vs. Virginia Tech, 2011 (6 receptions) Average (min. 3 receptions)—29.0, Derrick Shepard (Oklahoma) vs. Washington, 1985 (3 receptions, 87 yards) Touchdowns—4, Tavon Austin (West Virginia) vs. Clemson, 2012
Frank Sinkwich Georgia, 1942
Geno Smith West Virginia, 2012
J.C. Watts Oklahoma, 1980
Billy Sims Oklahoma, 1980
Mike Holovak Boston College, 1943
Andre Cooper Florida State, 1996
TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays—65, Jordan Lynch (Northern Illinois) vs. Florida State, 2013 (23 rush, 41 pass, 1 punt) Total Yards—505, Tajh Boyd (Clemson) vs. Ohio State, 2014 (378 pass, 127 rush) Touchdown Responsibility—7, Geno Smith (West Virginia) vs. Clemson, 2012 (6 pass, 1 rush) All-Purpose Yards—280, Tavon Austin (West Virginia) vs. Clemson, 2012 (123 receiving, 117 return, 40 rush)
SCORING Touchdowns Scored—4, Tavon Austin (West Virginia) vs. Clemson, 2012 (4 receiving TD); Johnny Rodgers (Nebraska) vs. Notre Dame, 1973 (3 rushing TD, 1 receiving TD) Points—24, Tavon Austin (West Virginia) vs. Clemson, 2012 (4 receiving TD); Johnny Rodgers (Nebraska) vs. Notre Dame, 1973 (3 rushing TD, 1 receiving TD) Points Responsible For—42, Geno Smith (West Virginia) vs. Clemson, 2012 (6 pass TD, 1 rush TD) Longest Scoring Play—100, C.J. Jones (Iowa) vs. USC, 2003 (100-yd kickoff return) Longest Defensive Scoring Play—99, Darwin Cook (West Virginia) vs. Clemson, 2012 (fumble return) Touchdown on First Play—1, C.J. Jones (Iowa) vs. USC, 2003 (100-yd kickoff return)
KICKING
West Virginia’s Tavon Austin
Field Goal Attempts—5, Scott Bentley (Florida State) vs. Nebraska, 1994 (4 made) Field Goals Made—4, Scott Bentley (Florida State) vs. Nebraska, 1994 (5 attempts); Tim Lashar (Oklahoma) vs. Penn State, 1986 (4 attempts) Longest Field Goal—56, Greg Cox (Miami) vs. Oklahoma, 1988 Extra Point Attempts—10, Tyler Bitancurt (West Virginia) vs. Clemson, 2012 (10 PAT) Extra Points Made—8, Jeff Chandler (Florida) vs. Maryland, 2002 (8 attempts) Most Points by a Kicker (Kicking)—13, Ryan Killeen (USC) vs. Oklahoma, 2005* (2 FG, 7 PAT); Tim Lashar (Oklahoma) vs. Penn State, 1986 (4 FG, 1 PAT) Most Points by a Kicker (Any)—19, Bobby Luna (Alabama) vs. Syracuse, 1953 (2 TD, 7 PAT) * - Participation later vacated by NCAA
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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS PUNTING
KICKOFF RETURNS
APPEARANCES
Punts—13, Hugh Keeney (Rice) vs. Tennessee, 1947; Hugh McCullough (Oklahoma) vs. Tennessee, 1939 Yards per Punt (min. 5 punts)—52.3, Chris Hogue (Tennessee) vs. Nebraska, 1998 (5 punts, 314 yards) Longest Punt—82, Ike Pickle (Mississippi State) vs. Duquesne, 1937
Kickoff Returns—7, Sammy Watkins (Clemson) vs. West Virginia, 2012 (143 yards) Yards—169, C.J. Jones (Iowa) vs. USC, 2003 (4 returns) Average (min. 2 returns)—42.3, C.J. Jones (Iowa) vs. USC, 2003 (4 returns, 169 yards) Kickoff Return Touchdowns—1, C.J. Jones (Iowa) vs. USC, 2003 (100 yards); Camp Wilson (Tulsa) vs. Georgia Tech, 1945 (90 yards) Longest Return—100, C.J. Jones (Iowa) vs. USC, 2003 (TD)
Appearances—19, Oklahoma (includes 2009 BCS National Championship) Consecutive Appearances—4, Nebraska (1992-95); Oklahoma (1978-81, 1985-88) Appearances in a Decade—6, Nebraska (1990s— ‘92-95, ’96, ’98); Oklahoma (1980s—’80-81, ’85-88) Wins—12, Oklahoma Consecutive Wins—3, Oklahoma (1979-81); Nebraska (1971-73) Wins in a Decade—4, Oklahoma (1950s—’54, ’56, ’58-59; 1980s—’80-81, ’86-87) Back-to-Back Wins: Nebraska (1996-98), Florida State (1993-94), Miami (1988-89), Oklahoma (198687, ‘58-59), Penn State (1969-70) Losses—8, Nebraska Consecutive Losses: Nebraska (1992-94)
PUNT RETURNS Punt Returns—7, Willie Reid (Florida State) vs. Penn State, 2006 (108 yards) Yards—180, Willie Reid (Florida State) vs. Penn State, 2006 (7 punt returns) Average (min. 3 returns)—27.0, Freddie Milons (Alabama) vs. Michigan, 2000 (4 punt returns, 108 yards) Punt Return Touchdowns—1, Justin Harper (Virginia Tech) vs. Kansas, 2008 (84 yards); Willie Reid (Florida State) vs. Penn State, 2006 (87 yards); Freddie Milons (Alabama) vs. Michigan, 2000 (62 yards); Johnny Rodgers (Nebraska) vs. Alabama, 1972 (77 yards); Brewster Hobby (Oklahoma) vs. Syracuse, 1959 (40 yards); Cecil Ingram (Alabama) vs. Syracuse, 1953 (80 yards) Longest Return—87, Willie Reid (Florida State) vs. Penn State, 2006 (TD)
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INTERCEPTIONS Interceptions—3, Bud Hebert (Oklahoma) vs. Florida State, 1980 (25 return yards) Return Yards—94, David Baker (Oklahoma) vs. Duke, 1958 (1 interception) Longest Return—94, David Baker (Oklahoma) vs. Duke, 1958 (TD) Longest Return (with lateral)—98, Greg Mather (Navy) vs. Missouri, 1961 (TD) Interception Return Touchdowns—1, Jerrard Tarrant (Georgia Tech) vs. Iowa, 2010 (40 yards); Aqib Talib (Kansas) vs. Virginia Tech, 2008 (60 yards); Jimmy Glover (Tennessee) vs. Oklahoma, 1968 (36 yards); Loren Schweninger (Colorado) vs. LSU, 1962 (59 yards); Norm Beal (Missouri) vs. Navy, 1961 (90 yards); David Baker (Oklahoma) vs. Duke 1958 (94 yards); Dick Carpenter (Oklahoma) vs. Duke, 1958 (73 yards); Buster Hill (Alabama) vs. Syracuse, 1953 (60 yards); Al Hudson (Miami) vs. Holy Cross, 1946 (89 yards)
DEFENSIVE Tackles—31, Lee Roy Jordan (Alabama) vs. Oklahoma, 1963 Solo Tackles—13, Brian Bosworth (Oklahoma) vs. Penn State, 1986; Tom Cousineau (Ohio State) vs. Colorado, 1977; Nip Weisenfels (Missouri) vs. Penn State, 1970 Tackles For Loss—5, Shayne Skov (Stanford) vs. Virginia Tech, 2011 (24 yards) Sacks—4, Rusty Medearis (Miami) vs. Nebraska, 1992 (23 yards) Fumble Recoveries—2, Calvin Jones (Nebraska) vs. Florida State, 1993; Fred Robinson (Miami) vs. Nebraska, 1984 Blocked Kicks—1, many players Blocked Punts—1, many players Passes Broken Up—4, Rodney Bellinger (Miami) vs. Nebraska, 1984; James Britt (LSU) vs. Nebraska, 1983
Rusty Medearis Miami, 1992
Bud Hebert Oklahoma, 1980
Lee Roy Jordan Alabama, 1963
RUSHING Losses in a Decade—3, Florida State (2000s—’01, ’04, ’06); Nebraska (1990s—‘92-94); Nebraska (1980s—’82, ’84, ‘89 Most Attempts—71, Ohio State vs. Colorado, 1977 (307 yards) Most Attempts, Both Teams—117, Oklahoma (65) vs. Michigan (52), 1976 (451 combined yards) Most Yards—411, Oklahoma vs. Florida State, 1980 (97 attempts) Most Yards, Both Teams—547, Arkansas (317) vs. Oklahoma (230), 1978 (109 combined attempts) Touchdowns—6, Nebraska vs. Tennessee, 1998; Oklahoma vs. Arkansas, 1987 Touchdowns, Both Teams—7, Oklahoma (6) vs. Arkansas (1), 1987 Highest Average (min. 25 attempts)—9.08, Florida vs. Maryland, 2002 (25 attempts, 227 yards) Fewest Attempts—16, Colorado vs. LSU, 1962 (24 yards) Fewest Attempts, Both Teams—53, Oklahoma (36) vs. Florida State (17), 2001 (73 combined yards) Fewest Yards—-8, Navy vs. Missouri, 1961 (24 attempts) Fewest Yards, Both Teams—83, Florida State (27) vs. Oklahoma (56), 2001 (53 combined attempts) Lowest Average (min. 20 Attempts)—-0.3, Navy vs. Missouri, 1961 (24 attempts, -8 yards) Rushing Defense, Fewest Yards Allowed—-8, Missouri vs. Navy, 1961
PASSING
Johnny Rodgers Nebraska, 1972
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Most Passes Attempts—52, Florida State vs. Oklahoma, 2001 (25 completions) Most Passes Attempted, Both Teams—93, West Virginia (46) vs. Clemson (47), 2012 (56 combined completions) Most Completions—35, Michigan vs. Alabama, 2000 (47 attempts, 369 yards)
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Most Completions, Both Teams—56, West Virginia (32) vs. Clemson (24), 2012 (93 attempts, 657 yards); Florida (33) vs. Maryland (23), 2002 (49 attempts, 456 yards) Most Passing Yards—456, Florida vs. Maryland, 2002 (33 completions, 49 attempts) Most Passing Yards, Both Teams—713, Florida (456) vs. Maryland (257), 2002 (56 completions, 88 attempts) Touchdowns—6, West Virginia (vs. Clemson), 2012 Touchdowns, Both Teams—8, West Virginia (6) vs. Clemson (2), 2012 Interceptions Thrown—7, Missouri vs. Penn State, 1970 Interceptions Thrown, Both Teams—10, Georgia (6) vs. Texas Christian (4), 1942 Highest Completion Percentage (min. 10 attempts)—78.3, Stanford vs. Virginia Tech, 2011 (18 completions, 23 attempts) Fewest Attempts—3, Oklahoma vs. Nebraska, 1979 (2 completions); Catholic vs. Mississippi, 1936 (1 completion) Fewest Attempts, Both Teams—12, Colorado (4) vs. Clemson (8), 1957 (5 combined completions) Fewest Completions—0, Rice vs. Tennessee, 1947 (6 attempts); Miami vs. Holy Cross, 1946 (10 attempts) Fewest Completions, Both Teams—4, Rice (0) vs. Tennessee (4), 1947 (25 combined attempts, 32 combined yards) Fewest Yards—0, Rice vs. Tennessee, 1947 (0 completions, 6 attempts); Miami vs. Holy Cross, 1946 (0 completions, 10 attempts) Fewest Yards, Both Teams—32, Rice (0) vs. Tennessee (32), 1947 (4 combined completions, 25 combined attempts) Lowest Completion Percentage (min. 5 attempts)—0.0, Rice vs. Tennessee, 1947 (6 attempts); Miami vs. Holy Cross, 1946 (10 attempts) Fewest Yards Per Pass Attempt (min. 5 attempts)—0.0, Rice vs. Tennessee, 1947 (6 attempts, 0 yards); Miami vs. Holy Cross, 1946 (10 attempts, 0 yards)
TOTAL OFFENSE Most Plays—90, Nebraska vs. Notre Dame, 1973 (561 yards) Most Plays, Both Teams—163, West Virginia (89) vs. Clemson (74), 2012 (1,032 combined yards) Most Yards—659, Florida vs. Maryland, 2002 (203 rush, 456 pass) Most Yards, Both Teams—1,032, West Virginia (589) vs. Clemson (443), 2012 (375 combined rush, 657 combined pass) Highest Average—9.9, Stanford vs. Virginia Tech, 2011 (54 plays, 534 yards) Fewest Plays—43, Oklahoma vs. Tennessee, 1939 (268 yards) Fewest Plays, Both Teams—107 Tennessee (64) vs. Oklahoma (43), 1939 (268 combined yards)
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Fewest Yards—28, Miami vs. Bucknell, 1935 (15 rush, 13 pass) Fewest Yards, Both Teams—306, Miami (28) vs. Bucknell (278), 1935 (246 combined rushing yards, 76 combined passing yards) Most First Downs—31, West Virginia vs. Clemson, 2012 (13 rush, 16 pass, 2 penalty) Most First Downs, Both Teams—55, West Virginia (31) vs. Clemson (24), 2012 (21 combined rush, 30 combined pass, 4 combined penalty) Most First Downs Rushing—22, Nebraska vs. Tennessee, 1998 Most First Downs Rushing, Both Teams—28, Nebraska (22) vs. Tennessee (6), 1998 Most First Downs Passing—23, Florida vs. Maryland, 2002 Most First Downs Passing, Both Teams—33, Florida (23) vs. Maryland (10), 2002 Most First Downs by Penalty—6, Florida State vs. Nebraska, 1994 Most First Downs by Penalty, Both Teams—7, Florida State (6) vs. Nebraska (1), 1994 Fewest First Downs—2, Michigan State vs. Auburn, 1938 Fewest First Downs, Both Teams—12, Texas A&M (8) vs. LSU (4), 1944 (8 combined rushing, 1 combined passing) Fewest First Downs Rushing—1, Florida State vs. Oklahoma, 2001; Colorado vs. LSU, 1962 Fewest First Downs Rushing, Both Teams—3, Oklahoma (2) vs.Florida State (1), 2001 Fewest First Downs Passing—0, Notre Dame vs. Alabama, 1975 Fewest First Downs Passing, Both Teams—2, Colorado (1) vs. Clemson (1), 1957
SCORING Touchdowns—10, West Virginia vs. Clemson, 2012 (3 rush, 6 pass, 1 fumble return) Most Touchdowns, Both Teams—14, West Virginia (10) vs. Clemson (4), 2012 (5 combined rush, 8 combined pass, 1 combined return) Most Field Goals Made—4, Florida State vs. Nebraska, 1994 (5 attempts); Oklahoma vs. Penn State, 1986 (4 attempts) Most Field Goals Made, Both Teams—5, Florida State (4) vs. Nebraska (1), 1994 (7 combined attempts); Oklahoma (4) vs. Penn State (1), 1986 (6 combined attempts) Most Points, Winning Team—70, West Virginia vs. Clemson (33), 2012 Most Points, Losing Team—34, Alabama vs. Michigan (35), 2000 (OT) Most Points, Losing Team, Non-overtime—33, Clemson vs. West Virginia (70), 2012 Most Points, Both Teams—103, West Virginia (70) vs. Clemson (33), 2012 Widest Margin of Victory—55, Alabama (61) vs. Syracuse (6), 1953
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TEAM RECORDS Smallest Margin of Victory—1 (Nine Times), Michigan (35) vs. Alabama (34), 2000 (OT) (last) Shortest Time Between Touchdowns, Both Teams (same qtr.)—12 seconds; Florida and Maryland (1st), 2002 Shortest Time Between Touchdowns (same qtr.)— 36 seconds, Oklahoma (2nd), 1980 Fewest Points, Winning Team—6, Auburn vs. Michigan State (0), 1938 Fewest Points, Losing Team—0, Nebraska vs. Miami (22), 1992; Oklahoma vs. Alabama (17), 1963; Missouri vs. Georgia (14), 1960; Tennessee vs. Rice (8), 1947; Oklahoma vs. Tennessee (17), 1939; Michigan State vs. Auburn (6), 1938; Miami vs. Bucknell (26), 1935 Fewest Points, Both Teams—6, Auburn (6) vs. Michigan State (0), 1938 Most Points Scored in One Half—49, West Virginia vs. Clemson, 2012 (1st) Most Points Scored in One Half, Both Teams—69, West Virginia (49) vs. Clemson (20), 2012 (1st) Most Points Scored in First Half—49, West Virginia vs. Clemson, 2012 Most Points Scored in First Half, Both Teams—69, West Virginia (49) vs. Clemson (20), 2012 Most Points Scored in Second Half—40, Alabama vs. Syracuse, 1953 (2nd) Most Points Scored in Second Half, Both Teams— 48, Oklahoma (34) vs. Duke (14), 1958 Most Points Scored in One Quarter—35, West Virginia vs. Clemson, 2012 (2nd) Most Points Scored in One Quarter, Both Teams— 38, West Virginia (35) vs. Clemson (3), 2012 (2nd) Most Points Scored in 1st Quarter—19, Georgia vs. Texas Christian, 1942 Most Points Scored in 1st Quarter, Both Teams—31, West Virginia (14) vs. Clemson (17), 2012 Most Points Scored in 2nd Quarter—35, West Virginia vs. Clemson, 2012 Most Points Scored in 2nd Quarter, Both Teams— 38, West Virginia (35) vs. Clemson (3), 2012 Most Points Scored in 3rd Quarter—21, Florida vs. Maryland, 2002; Michigan vs. Alabama, 2000 Most Points Scored in 3rd Quarter, Both Teams—35, Michigan (21) vs. Alabama (14), 2000 Most Points Scored in 4th Quarter—27, Oklahoma vs. Duke, 1958 Most Points Scored in 4th Quarter, Both Teams—34, Oklahoma (27) vs. Duke (7), 1958 Most Points Scored in 1st Overtime, Both Teams— 13, Michigan (7) vs. Alabama (6), 2000 Most Points Scored in 2nd Overtime, Both Teams— 14, Penn State (7) vs. Florida State (7), 2006* Most Points Scored in 3rd Overtime, Both Teams— 3, Penn State (3) vs. Florida State (0), 2006* Most Unanswered Points Scored—54, Alabama vs. Syracuse, 1953
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PUNTING Punts—15, Tennessee vs. Rice, 1947 Punts, Both Teams—28, Rice (13) vs. Tennessee (15), 1947 Highest Punting Average (min. 5 punts)—52.3, Tennessee vs. Nebraska, 1998 (6 punts, 314 yards) Fewest Punts—1, Nebraska vs. LSU, 1983 (31 yards) Lowest Punting Average (min. 5 punts)—22.1, Colorado vs. LSU, 1962 (8 punts, 241 yards) Punts Blocked—2, LSU vs. Colorado, 1962
PUNT RETURNS Punt Returns—7, Florida State vs. Penn State, 2006 (180 yards); Oklahoma vs. Tennessee, 1939 Yards—180, Florida State vs. Penn State, 2006 (7 returns) Highest Average (min. 3 returns)—25.7, Florida State vs. Penn State, 2006 (7 returns, 180 yards)
KICK RETURNS Kickoff Returns—10, Clemson vs. West Virginia, 2012 (190 yards) Most Kickoff Return Yards—224, Iowa vs. USC, 2003 (7 returns) Highest Average (min. 3 ret.)—36.7, Ohio State vs. Colorado, 1977 (3 returns, 110 yards)
TURNOVERS Interceptions—7, Penn State vs. Missouri, 1970 Interception Return Yards—167, Oklahoma vs. Duke, 1958 (5 interceptions) Fumbles—8, Colorado vs. Clemson, 1957 (3 lost) Fumbles, Both Teams—9, Tennessee (4) vs. Oklahoma (5), 1939 (6 lost) Fumbles Lost—4, Nebraska vs. LSU, 1983 (4 fumbles); Ohio State vs. Colorado, 1977 (4 fumbles); Nebraska vs. Alabama, 1966 (4 fumbles) Fumbles Lost, Both Teams—6, Tennessee (3) vs. Oklahoma (3), 1939 (9 fumbles) Fewest Fumbles—0 (22 Times), Alabama vs. Notre Dame, 2013+ (last) Fewest Fumbles, Both Teams—0 (7 Times), Iowa vs. Georgia Tech, 2010 (last) Turnovers—9, Missouri vs. Penn State, 1970 (7 INT, 2 fumbles)
Most Penalty Yards—157, Tennessee vs. Oklahoma, 1939 (17 penalties) Most Penalty Yards, Both Teams— 247, Alabama (132) vs. Michigan (115), 2000 (28 penalties) Fewest Penalties—1, Louisville vs. Wake Forest, 2007; Colorado vs. Notre Dame, 1990; Notre Dame (1) vs. Alabama (1), 1975; Notre Dame vs. Nebraska, 1973; Penn State vs. Kansas, 1969; Alabama (1) vs. Oklahoma (1), 1963; Missouri (1) vs. Navy (1), 1961; Holy Cross vs. Miami, 1946; Georgia Tech vs. Tulsa, 1945; Duquesne (1) vs. Mississippi State (1), 1937; Catholic (1) vs. Mississippi (1), 1936 Fewest Penalties, Both Teams—2, Notre Dame (1) vs. Alabama (1), 1975; Alabama (1) vs. Oklahoma (1), 1963; Missouri (1) vs. Navy (1), 1961; Duquesne (1) vs. Mississippi State (1), 1937; Catholic (1) vs. Mississippi (1), 1936 Fewest Penalty Yards—5, Notre Dame vs. Colorado, 1990 (1 penalty);Alabama vs. Notre Dame, 1975 (1 penalty): Holy Cross vs. Miami, 1946 (1 penalty); Mississippi State and Duquesne, 1937 (1 penalty) Fewest Penalty Yards, Both Teams—10, Mississippi State (5) vs. Duquesne (5), 1937 (2 combined penalties)
OVERTIME GAMES Ending in Single Overtime: Michigan (35) vs. Alabama (34), 2000 Ending in Double Overtime: None Ending in Triple Overtime: Penn State (26) vs. Florida State (23), 2006*
GAME Longest Game—4:45, Penn State and Florida State, 2006* (3OT) Longest Game (Non-overtime)—4:00, Florida State and Nebraska, 1994 Shortest Game—3:05, Oklahoma and Arkansas, 1987 Highest Game Time Temperature—80o, Missouri and Navy, 1961 (H—80o L—67o) Lowest Game Time Temperature—49o, Iowa and Georgia Tech, 2010 (H—60o L—43o) Most Game Between Same Teams—4, Miami vs. Nebraska (1984, ‘89, ‘92, ‘95) + - BCS National Championship Game * - Participation later vacated by NCAA
PENALTIES Most Penalties—18, Alabama vs. Michigan, 2000 (132 yards) Most Penalties, Both Teams—28, Michigan (10) vs. Alabama (18), 2000 (247 combined yards)
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Name Ahman Green Roland Sales Larry Smith Billy Sims Shaun Alexander Steve Van Buren Darren Evans Warrick Dunn Ken Oxendine Ernest Graham
Team Nebraska Arkansas Florida Oklahoma Alabama LSU Virginia Tech Florida State Virginia Tech Florida
Year 1998 1978 1967 1980 2000 1944 2009 1996 1996 2002
Att. 29 22 23 24 25 24 28 22 20 16
Yds. 206 205 187 164 161 160 153 151 150 149
TD 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 2
Team Clemson Stanford Florida Louisville Florida Alabama Cincinnati Michigan LSU Florida State
Year 2014 2011 2002 2007 1999 1966 2009 2000 1971 2001
Rec. 16 6 10 10 7 9 7 10 9 7
Yds. 227 173 170 165 159 159 158 150 146 137
TD 2 3 2 0 2 2 1 3 0 0
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Name Tavon Austin Johnny Rodgers Andre Cooper Bobby Luna Coby Fleener Steve Smith Shaun Alexander David Terrell Scott Frost Mike Holovak
School Year West Virginia 2012 Nebraska 1973 Florida State 1996 Alabama 1953 Stanford 2011 USC 2005* Alabama 2000 Michigan 2000 Nebraska 1998 Boston College 1943
TD 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
FG PAT 2P Pts. - 24 - 24 1 20 7 - 19 - 18 - 18 - 18 - 18 - 18 - 18
RECEIVING Name Sammy Watkins Coby Fleener Taylor Jacobs Harry Douglas Travis Taylor Ray Perkins 7. Mardy Gilyard 8. David Terrell 9. Andy Hamilton 10. Atrews Bell
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Name Geno Smith Tajh Boyd Tom Brady Matt Leinart Brian Brohm Frank Broyles Carson Palmer Bernie Kosar Steve Sloan Dan Kanell
School West Virginia Clemson Michigan USC Louisville Georgia Tech USC Miami Alabama Florida State
Year 2012 2014 2000 2005* 2007 1945 2003 1984 1966 1996
Cmp.-Att. Yds. 32-43 407 31-40 378 34-46 369 18-35 332 24-34 311 17-34 304 21-31 303 19-35 300 20-28 296 20-32 290
TD Int. 6 0 5 2 4 0 5 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 2 2 4 2
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LONGEST FIELD GOALS Name Greg Cox Carlos Huerta Mike Keeling Jon Peattie Gregg Barrios Juan Betanzos Gerry Cismesia Greg Cox 9. Jeff Davis 10. Ryan Killeen Jon Peattie Jeff Hall Dane Prewitt Chris Bahr
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School Miami Miami Oklahoma Miami Nebraska LSU Florida State Miami Miami USC Miami Tennessee Miami Penn State
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Name Mike Rozier Lydell Carr Billy Sims Ahman Green Roland Sales Darren Evans Larry Smith J.C. Watts Spencer Tillman Shaun Alexander Lawrence Phillips Steve Van Buren 13. Tajh Boyd 14. Warrick Dunn 15. Eric Bieniemy
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Team Year Nebraska 1982-84 Oklahoma 1985-88 Oklahoma 1978-80 Nebraska 1996, 98 Arkansas 1978 Virginia Tech 2009, 11 Florida 1967 Oklahoma 1980-81 Oklahoma 1985-87 Alabama 2000 Nebraska 1994-95 LSU 1944 Clemson 2012, 2014 Florida State 1994, 96 Colorado 1990-91
Att. 66 50 55 36 22 40 23 40 22 25 32 24 30 23 37
Yds. 340 326 305 258 205 190 187 175 168 161 160 160 159 154 152
TD 0 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 0 1
Rec. 21 14 11 6 8 10 10 7 7 10 9 10 10 6 7
Yds. 293 224 200 173 173 170 165 159 158 150 146 145 144 139 137
TD 3 3 1 3 1 2 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
Name Steve Walsh Charlie Ward Geno Smith Tommie Frazier Tyrod Taylor Tom Brady Turner Gill Chuck Burkhart Joe Namath 10. Steve Sloan
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6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Name Sammy Watkins Ray Perkins Johnny Rodgers Coby Fleener Corey Dixon Taylor Jacobs Harry Douglas Travis Taylor Mardy Gilyard David Terrell Andy Hamilton Irving Fryar Danny Coale Keith Jackson Atrews Bell
Team Clemson Alabama Nebraska Stanford Nebraska Florida Louisville Florida Cincinnati Michigan LSU Nebraska Virginia Tech Oklahoma Florida State
Year 2012, 2014 1965-66 1971-73 2011 1993-94 2002 2007 1999 2009 2000 1971 1982-84 2009, 11 1985-88 2001
Cmp.-Att. Yds. 39-74 486 39-73 473 32-43 407 26-50 377 30-56 373 34-46 369 29-52 356 23-49 341 27-54 341 22-35 339
TD Int. 4 4 2 1 6 0 3 5 1 3 4 0 1 3 1 3 3 3 2 2
SCORING Name 1. Scott Frost Johnny Rodgers 3. Tim Lashar 4. Tavon Austin 5. Ryan Killeen 6. Andre Cooper Ray Perkins 8. Bobby Luna 9. Coby Fleener Steve Smith David Terrell Shaun Alexander Billy Sims Mike Holovak
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School Year Miami (FL) 1988-89 Florida State 1993-94 West Virginia 2012 Nebraska 1993-95 Virginia Tech 2008-09, 11 Michigan 2000 Nebraska 1983-84 Penn State 1969-70 Alabama 1963, 65 Alabama 1963, 65
School Year Nebraska 1996, 98 Nebraska 1972-73 Oklahoma 1985-88 West Virginia 2012 USC 2003, 05* Florida State 1996 Alabama 1965-66 Alabama 1953 Stanford 2011 USC 2005* Michigan 2002 Alabama 2000 Oklahoma 1978-80 Boston Coll. 1943
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FG 5 3 -
PAT 11 12 7 -
2P 1 1 -
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NAME
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2012 2014 2000 2005* 2007 1945
32-43 31-40 34-46 18-35 24-34 17-34
407 378 369 332 311 304
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Sammy Watkins Coby Fleener Taylor Jacobs Harry Douglas Travis Taylor Ray Perkins Mardy Gilyard David Terrell Andy Hamilton Atrews Bell Kevin Williams Russ Schamun Tavon Austin Corey Dixon Jabar Gaffney Corey Brown DaVaris Daniels Dwayne Jarrett Eddie Brown Steve Smith Jordan Norwood Amari Cooper Wayne Messam
Clemson Stanford Florida Louisville Florida Alabama Cincinnati Michigan LSU Florida State Miami Alabama West Virginia Nebraska Florida Ohio State Notre Dame USC Miami USC Penn State Alabama Florida State
2014 2011 2002 2007 1999 1966 2009 2000 1971 2001 1992 1975 2012 1993 2002 2014 2013+ 2005* 1984 2005* 2006* 2013+ 1996
16 6 10 10 7 9 7 10 9 7 8 5 12 5 7 8 6 5 6 7 6 6 6
227 173 170 165 159 159 158 150 146 137 126 126 123 123 118 116 115 115 115 113 110 105 103
14.2 28.8 17.0 16.5 22.7 17.7 22.6 15.0 16.2 19.6 15.8 25.2 10.3 24.6 16.9 14.5 19.2 23.0 19.2 16.1 18.3 17.5 17.2
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Ahman Green Roland Sales Larry Smith Billy Sims Shaun Alexander Steve Van Buren Warrick Dunn Darren Evans Ken Oxendine Ernest Graham Lydell Carr Mike Rozier Larry Jones Mike Holovak Eddie Lacy Jacque Robinson Lonnie Pryor Billy Sims Ernie Koy Jarrett Payton Tajh Boyd J.C. Watts Joel Wells Percy Harvin Justin Fargas John Bayuk LenDale White Mike Rozier Les Kelley Elvis Peacock Tom Landry Andre Ellington Branden Ore Stepfan Taylor Carlos Hyde Brandon Wegher Frank Sinkwich Chris Brown Austin Scott Lenny Snow Tim Tebow Spencer Tillman T.J. Yeldon Terry Jackson Dennis Claridge Mel West Ed Vereb Jim Grisham Dick Parma Sean Jackson Bobby Campbell
Nebraska Arkansas Florida Oklahoma Alabama LSU Florida State Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Florida Oklahoma Nebraska Miami Boston College Alabama Washington Florida State Oklahoma Texas Miami Clemson Oklahoma Clemson Florida USC Colorado USC Nebraska Alabama Oklahoma Texas Clemson Virginia Tech Stanford Ohio State Iowa Georgia Oklahoma Penn State Georgia Tech Florida Oklahoma Alabama Florida Nebraska Missouri Maryland Oklahoma Baylor Florida State Penn State
1998 1978 1967 1980 2000 1944 1996 2009 1997 2002 1986 1984 1992 1943 2013+ 1985 2013 1979 1965 2004 2014 1980 1957 2009+ 2003 1957 2005* 1983 1966 1978 1949 2012 2008 2011 2014 2010 1942 2009+ 2006* 1967 2009+ 1987 2013+ 1999 1964 1961 1956 1963 1952 1993 1969
29 22 23 24 25 24 22 28 20 16 19 25 30 10 20 28 5 25 24 22 20 15 18 9 20 23 15 26 26 15 17 10 23 13 25 16 22 22 26 24 22 7 21 21 14 21 8 28 19 17 18
206 205 187 164 161 160 151 153 150 149 148 147 144 141 140 135 134 134 133 131 127 127 125 122 122 121 118 118 118 117 117 116 116 114 113 113 112 110 110 110 109 109 108 108 108 108 108 107 107 101 101
7.1 9.3 8.1 6.8 6.4 6.7 6.9 5.5 7.5 9.3 7.8 5.9 4.8 14.1 7 4.8 26.8 5.4 5.5 6.0 6.3 8.5 6.9 13.6 6.1 5.3 7.9 4.5 4.5 7.8 6.9 11.6 5.0 8.8 4.5 7.1 5.5 5.0 4.2 4.6 5.0 15.6 5.1 5.1 7.7 5.1 13.5 3.8 5.6 5.9 5.6
2 2 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
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LONGEST SCORING PLAYS SCORING PLAYS 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 16. 17. 19.
YARDS 100 99 98 94 94 90 90 89 87 84 82 80 79 77 77 73 72 72 71 71
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TOUCHDOWN PASSES
DESCRIPTION C.J. Jones kickoff return (Iowa ’03) Darwin Cook fumble return (West Virginia ’12) Greg Mather intercepted lateral (fumble) return (Navy ’61) Larry Smith run (Florida ’67) David Baker interception return (Oklahoma ’58) Norm Beal interception return (Missouri ’61) Camp WIlson kickoff return (Tulsa ’45) Al Hudson interception return (Miami ’46) Willie Reid punt return (Florida State ’06) Justin Harper punt return (Virginia Tech ’08) Carl Dodd interception return (Oklahoma ’56) Cecil Ingram punt return (Alabama ’53) Ross Coyle pass from Brewster Hobby (Oklahoma ’59) Spencer Tillman run (Oklahoma ’87) Johnny Rodgers punt return (Nebraska ’72) Dick Carpenter interception lateral (fumble) return (Oklahoma ’58) Chuck Herd pass from Tom Shuman (Penn State ’74) Ernie Hefferle pass from Boyd Brumbaugh (Duquesne ’37) Keith Jackson pass from Jamelle Holieway (Oklahoma ’86) Al Bodine interception return (Georgia ’49)
1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10. 11. 12.
15.
18. 20.
YARDS 79 72 72 71 69 65 61 61 60 59 58 57 57 57 52 52 52 51 51 50
DESCRIPTION Ross Coyle from Brewster Hobby (Oklahoma ’59) Chuck Herd from Tom Shuman (Penn State ’74) Ernie Hefferle from Boyd Brumbaugh (Duquesne ’37) Keith Jackson from Jamelle Holieway (Oklahoma ’86) George Sauer from Jim Hudson (Texas ’65) Barney White from Perry Moss to Ed Shedlosky, lateral to White (Tulsa ’45) Derrick Shepard from Danny Bradley (Oklahoma ’85) Melvin Conger from Frank Sinkwich (Georgia ’42) Cliff Kimsey from Frank Sinkwich (Georgia ’42) Rob Ison from Johnny Bosch (Georgia Tech ’40) Coby Fleener from Andrew Luck (Stanford ’11) Jeff Heuerman from Braxton Miller (Ohio State '14) Lorenzo Booker from Drew Weatherford (Florida State ’06) David Terrell from Tom Brady (Michigan ’00) Frosty Anderson from Johnny Rodgers (Nebraska ’73) Emery Clark from Babe Parilli (Kentucky ’50) Stuart Foley from Bill Adamaitis (Catholic ’36) Travis Taylor from Doug Johnson (Florida ’99) Johnny McIntosh from Frank Broyles (Georgia Tech ’45) Johnny Rodgers from Dave Humm (Nebraska ’73)
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
INTERCEPTION RETURNS
FUMBLE RETURNS
1. 2. 3.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
94 90 89 82 71 60
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
8. 9. 10. 11.
59 40 36 23
5.
94 77 68 68 65
6. 7. 8.
63 61 60 60 10. 58
Larry Smith (Florida ’67) Spencer Tillman (Oklahoma ’87) Andre Ellington (Clemson ’12) Dennis Claridge (Nebraska ’64) Mike Holovak, lateral from Eddie Doherty (Boston College ’43) Steve Van Buren (LSU ’44) J.C. Watts (Oklahoma ’80) Lonnie Pryor (Florida State ’13) Jeremy Stewart (Stanford ’11) Joel Wells (Clemson ’57)
David Baker (Oklahoma ’58) Norm Beal (Missouri ’61) Al Hudson (Miami ’46) Carl Dodd (Oklahoma ’56) Al Bodine (Georgia ’49) Aqib Talib (Kansas ’08) Buster Hill (Alabama ’53) Loren Schweninger (Colorado ’62) Jerrard Tarrant (Georgia Tech ’10) Jimmy Glover (Tennessee ’68) Bob Stephenson (Tennessee ’68)
99 98 31 24 19 0 0 0
Darwin Cook (West Virginia ’12) Greg Mather (Navy ’61) Christian Peter (Nebraska ’96) Paul Rydewski [blocked punt] (Catholic ’36) Dean Steinkuhler (Nebraska ’84) LeRoy Butler [in endzone] (Florida State ’81) Gene Sykes [blocked punt] (LSU ’62) John Tripson [blocked punt] (Mississippi State ’41)
KICK RETURNS 1. 2.
100 C.J. Jones (Iowa ’03) 90 Camp Wilson (Tulsa ’45)
PUNT RETURNS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
87 84 80 77 62
Willie Reid (Florida State ’06) Justin Harper (Virginia Tech ’08) Cecil Ingram (Alabama ’53) Johnny Rodgers (Nebraska ’72) Freddie Milons (Alabama ’00)
Al Hudson Miami, 1946
David Baker Oklahoma, 1958
Iowa’s C.J. Jones
An ACC Team Won: 2014 Clemson (40) vs. Ohio State (35) (Big 10) A Big East Team Won: 2012 West Virginia (70) vs. Clemson (33) (ACC) A Pac-12 Team Won: 2011 Stanford (40) vs. Virginia Tech (12) (ACC) A Big Ten Team Won: 2010 Iowa (24) vs. Georgia Tech (23) (ACC) A Big 12 Team Won: 2008 Kansas (24) vs. Virginia Tech (21) (ACC) A SEC Team Won: 2013 + Alabama (42) vs. Notre Dame (14) (Independent) An Independent Team Won: 1990 Notre Dame (21) vs. Colorado (6) (Big Eight) An ACC team played a Big East team: 2012 Clemson (33) vs. West Virginia (70) An ACC team played a Big Ten team: 2010 Georgia Tech (14) vs. Iowa (24) An ACC team played a Big 12 team: 2008 Virginia Tech (21) vs. Kansas (24) An ACC team played a Pac-12 team: 2011 Virginia Tech (12) vs. Stanford (40) An ACC team played a SEC team: 2002 Maryland (23) vs. Florida (56) A Big East team played a Big Ten team: Never A Big East team played a Big 12 team: 1996 Virginia Tech (21) vs. Nebraska (41) A Big East team played a Pac-12 team: Never A Big East team played a SEC team: 1999 Syracuse (10) vs. Florida (31) A Big Ten team played a Big 12 team: 1977 Ohio State (27) vs. Colorado (10) A Big Ten team played a Pac-12 team: 2003 Iowa (17) vs. USC (38) A Big Ten team played a SEC team: 2000 Michigan (35) vs. Alabama (34) (OT) A Big 12 team played a Pac-12 team: 2005 * Oklahoma (19) vs. USC (55) A Big 12 team played a SEC team: 2009+ Oklahoma (14) vs. Florida (24) A Pac-12 team played a SEC team: Never A National Championship Game was played: 2013 + Alabama (42) vs. Notre Dame (14) Winning team scored 1-9 Points: 1954 Oklahoma (7) vs. Maryland (0) Winning team scored 10-19 Points: 2004 Miami (16) vs. Florida State (14) Winning team scored 20-29 Points: 2010 Iowa (24) vs. Georgia Tech (14) Winning team scored 30-39 Points: 2013 Florida State (31) vs. Northern Illinois (10) Winning team scored 40-49 Points: 2014 Clemson (40) vs. Ohio State (35)
Winning team scored 50-59 Points: 2005 * USC (55) vs. Oklahoma (19) 2002: Florida (56) vs. Maryland (23) Winning team scored 60-69 Points: 1953 Alabama (61) vs. Syracuse (6) Winning team scored 70+ Points: 2012 West Virginia (70) vs. Clemson (33) Winning team trailed entering the fourth quarter: 1996 Florida State (14) vs. Notre Dame (17) Game ended with no offensive scores/ non-shutout: 2001 Oklahoma (13) vs. Florida State (2) Game ended in a shutout: 1992 Miami (22) vs. Nebraska (0) Losing team scored 2-9 Points: 2009 Cincinnati (7) vs. Virginia Tech (20) Losing team scored 10-19 Points: 2013 + Notre Dame (14) vs. Alabama (42) Losing team scored 20-29 Points: 2008 Virginia Tech (21) vs. Kansas (24) Losing team scored 30-39 Points: 2012 Clemson (33) vs. West Virginia (70) Losing team scored 40-49 Points: Never Team scored 21+ points in a quarter: 2012 West Virginia (35) vs. Clemson (2nd) Team scored 28+ points in a half: 2013 + Alabama (28) vs. Notre Dame (1st) Both teams combine for 30+ points in a quarter: 2012 West Virginia (35) vs. Clemson (3) (2nd) Both teams combine for 40+ points in a half: 2012 West Virginia (49) vs. Clemson (20) (1st) Both teams combine for 60-69 points in a game: 2000 Michigan (35) vs. Alabama (34) (OT) Both teams combine for 70-79 points in a game: 2005* USC (55) vs. Oklahoma (19) 2002: Florida (56) vs. Maryland (23) Both teams combine for 80+ points in a game: 2012 West Virginia (70) vs. Clemson (33)
INDIVIDUAL 100 yards rushing: 2014 + Tajh Boyd (Clemson) (20-127) vs. Ohio State Carlos Hyde (Ohio State) (25-113) vs. Clemson 200 yards rushing: 1998 Ahman Green (Nebraska) (29-206) vs. Tennessee A quarterback rushed for 100+ yards: 2014 Tajh Boyd (Clemson) (20-127) vs. Ohio State A player rushed for 100+ yards in two different Orange Bowls: 1983-84 Mike Rozier (Nebraska) (26-118) vs. LSU & (25-147) vs. Miami 300+ yards passing: 2012 Geno Smith (West Virginia) (407) vs. Clemson
West Virginia scored a record 70 points in the 2012 Orange Bowl
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THE LAST TIME... A player passed for 200 yards in two different Orange Bowls: 1988-89 Steve Walsh (Miami) (209) vs. Oklahoma, (277) vs. Nebraska 100+ yards receiving: 2014 + Sammy Watkins (Clemson) (227) vs. Ohio State Corey Brown (Ohio State) (116) vs. Clemson Two touchdowns rushing: 2013 Braxton Miller (Ohio State) vs. Clemson Three touchdowns rushing: 2000 Shaun Alexander (Alabama) vs. Michigan Four touchdowns rushing: 1973 Johnny Rodgers (Nebraska) vs. Notre Dame Three touchdowns passing: 1997 Jim Druckenmiller (Virginia Tech) vs. Nebraska Four touchdowns passing: 2013 + AJ McCarron (Alabama) vs. Notre Dame Five touchdowns passing: 2014 Tajh Boyd (Clemson) vs. Ohio State Six touchdowns passing: 2012 Geno Smith (West Virginia) vs. Clemson Two touchdowns receiving: 2014 Sammy Watkins (Clemson) vs. Ohio State Three touchdowns receiving: 2011 Coby Fleener (Stanford) vs. Virginia Tech Four touchdowns receiving: 2012 Tavon Austin (West Virginia) vs. Clemson Touchdown on a reverse: 1990 Raghib Ismail (Notre Dame) (35) vs. Colorado Touchdown on a lateral: 1980 J.C. Watts (Oklahoma) (12) vs. Florida State Touchdown on a kick return: 2003 C.J. Jones (Iowa) (100) vs. USC Touchdown on a punt return: 2008 Justin Harper (Virginia Tech) (84) vs. Kansas Touchdown on a blocked punt: 1962 Gene Sykes (LSU) (0) vs. Colorado Touchdown on a blocked kick: 1936 Paul Rydewski (Catholic) (24) vs. Mississippi Touchdown on an interception return: 2010 Jerrard Tarrant (Georgia Tech) (40) vs. Iowa Touchdown on a fumble return: 2012 Darwin Cook (West Virginia) (99) vs. Clemson Touchdown run 10-25 yards: 2013 + Eddie Lacey (Alabama) (20) vs. Notre Dame
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Touchdown run 26-50 yards: 2014 2014; Tajh Boyd Clemson (48) vs. Ohio State Touchdown run 51-75 yards: 2013 Lonnie Pryor (Florida State) (60) vs. Northern Illinois Touchdown run 76+ yards: 1987 Spencer Tillman (Oklahoma) (77) vs. Arkansas Touchdown reception 10-25 yards: 2013 + Amari Cooper (Alabama) (19) vs. Notre Dame Touchdown reception 26-50 yards: 2014 Sammy Watkins (Clemson) (34) vs. Ohio State Touchdown reception 51-75 yards: 2011 Coby Fleener (Stanford) (58) vs. Virginia Tech Touchdown reception 76+ yards: 1959 Ross Coyle (Oklahoma) (79) vs. Syracuse Punt 60-69 yards: 2014 Drew Basil (Ohio State) (61) vs. Clemson Punt 70+ yards: 1998 Chris Hogue (Tennessee) (78) vs. Nebraska Field goal 50+ yards: 2004 Jon Peattie (Miami) (51) vs. Florida State Three field goals: 2004 Jon Peattie (Miami) vs. Florida State Four field goals: 1994 Scott Bentley (Florida State) vs. Nebraska Offensive player named MOP: 2014 Sammy Watkins (Clemson) vs. Ohio State Defensive player named MOP: 2013 + C.J. Mosley (Alabama) vs. Notre Dame Quarterback named MOP: 2012 Geno Smith (West Virginia) vs. Clemson Running back named MOP: 2013 + Eddie Lacey (Alabama) vs. Notre Dame Receiver named MOP: 2006 Willie Reid (Florida State) vs. Penn State Special teams player named MOP: 2006 Willie Reid (PR) (Florida State) vs. Penn State Defensive back named MOP: 2008 Aqib Talib (Kansas) vs. Virginia Tech Defensive lineman named MOP: 2010 Adrian Clayborn (Iowa) vs. Georgia Tech Linebacker named MOP: 2013 + C.J. Mosley (Alabama) vs. Notre Dame Kicker named MOP: 1986 Tim Lashar (Oklahoma) vs. Penn State
Offensive lineman named MOP: 1983 Dave Rimington (Nebraska) vs. LSU A player played in two Orange Bowls with different teams: 2007, ’10 Anthony Allen (Louisville vs. Wake Forest) & (Georgia Tech vs. Iowa) A quarterback started two Orange Bowls with different teams: 2002, ’04 Brock Berlin (Florida vs. Maryland) & (Miami vs. Florida State) Note: team’s conference affiliation reflective of conference affiliation at the time of game participation. + - BCS National Championship Game * - Participation later vacated by NCAA & - Participation later vacated by NCAA and only occurrence in Orange Bowl history
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THE ORANGE BOWL HALL OF FAME Name Joe Bellino Bennie Blades Peter Boulware Bobby Bowden Melvin Bratton Bob Brown Frank Broyles Derrick Brooks Bob Brudzinski Bear Bryant Steve Van Buren Jimmy Burns Wally Butts George Cafego John Cappelletti Tommy Casanova Gene Corrigan Al Davis Jeff Davis Steve Davis Bob Devaney Dan Devine Bobby Dodd Warrick Dunn Dick Ebersol Dennis Erickson Ray Evans Don Faurot FedEx Express Danny Ford Tommie Frazier Irving Fryar Prentice Gautt Turner Gill Rich Glover Ray Graves
Status Inducted Player 1992 Player 2010 Player 2013 Coach 2003 Player 2004 Player 1994 Player 1991 Player 2010 Player 2012 Coach 1981 Player 1976 Contributor 1988 Coach 1982 Player 1984 Player 2005 Player 1990 Contributor 2000 Contributor 2000 Player 2009 Player 2007 Coach 1976 Coach 1993 Coach 1976 Player 2012 Contributor 1996 Coach 2006 Player 1988 Coach 1989 Contributor 2007 Coach 2011 Player 2002 Player 2001 Player 1986 Player 2006 Player 1990 Coach 2001
Name John Hannah Jack Harding Franco Harris Alonzo Highsmith Mike Holovak Lou Holtz Frank Howard Weldon Humble E. “Ted” Husing Al Hudson Hootie Ingram Michael Irvin Raghib Ismail Keith Jackson Carl James Don James Sonny Jurgensen Jimmy Johnson Marvin Jones Leroy Jordan Bruiser Kinard Terry Kinard Bernie Kosar Roy Kramer Tom Landry Torrance Marshall Bill McCartney Tommy McDonald Mike McGee Joe Namath Ozzie Newsome Robert Neyland Tommy Nobis Tom Obsborne OBC Founders Steve Owens
Status Inducted Player 2007 Coach 1980 Player 1989 Player 2005 Player 1983 Coach 1998 Coach 1981 Player 1986 Contributor 1984 Player 1980 Player 1999 Player 2011 Player 2003 Player 1999 Contributor 1997 Coach 1997 Player 2003 Coach 2000 Player 2006 Player 1984 Player 1969 Player 2013 Player 1997 Contributor 2004 Player 1990 Player 2012 Coach 1995 Player 1981 Player 1994 Player 1979 Player 2002 Coach 1969 Player 1979 Coach 1991 Contributor 2008 Player 1992
FRANK "BRUISER" KINARD (1969): A standout tackle for Mississippi from 1935-37, Kinard played his heart out in a losing cause against Catholic University (20-19) in the second annual Orange Bowl Classic (1936). Kinard provided the last block for a 67-yard Ned Peters' run on the Rebels' first score. The Ole Miss AllAmerican was also among the first for enshrinement into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1951.
ROBERT NEYLAND (1969): The legendary head coach at Tennessee from 1926-52, "The General" is credited with establishing the Orange Bowl as a major bowl when his undefeated Volunteers beat a previously undefeated Oklahoma squad in the '39 Classic. Neyland's career coaching mark was a sterling 17332-12 and included trips to seven "Big Four" bowls. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1956.
FRANK SINKWICH (1969): Despite a broken jaw, Sinkwich, totaled 354 yards (242 passing, 112 rushing) as Georgia beat TCU, 40-26, in the 1942 Classic. "Fireball Frankie," a legendary Bulldog halfback and 1942 Heisman Trophy winner, passed for touchdowns of 61, 60 and 15 yards and ran 43 yards for another score against the Horned Frogs. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1954.
EARNEST E. SEILER (1970): The grand old man of the Orange Bowl, he gave more than 40 years of his life to the making of the game, the parade and Festival. He was the founder of the Bowl and its first business manager and executive director. Seiler, who in the early 1930’s, assembled the necessary staffing to stage the first Palm Festival and future Orange Bowl Classic, was the founding member of the Orange Bowl Committee.
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Name Ara Parseghian Joe Paterno Charlie Pittman Edwin Pope George Poschner Mike Reid Dave Rimington Eddie Robinson Johnny Rodgers Pepper Rodgers Joe Romig Darrell Royal Mike Rozier Howard Schnellenberger Earnest E. Seiler Lee Roy Selmon Ron Simmons Billy Sims Frank Sinkwich Steve Sloan Larry Smith Steve Spurrier Bart Starr Robert Suffridge Barry Switzer Jerry Tagge Jim Tatum Spencer Tillman Gino Torretta Mike Tranghese Steve Walsh Charlie Ward J.C. Watts Dick “Hoops” Weiss. Donald Whitmire Bud Wilkinson
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BOB DEVANEY (1976): Three consecutive Orange Bowl appearances, two national championships and a Heisman Trophy winner mark Devaney's association with the Orange Bowl. Devaney coached Nebraska in a total of five Orange Bowl Classics, compiled a 101-20-2 record and won eight Big Eight Conference titles. Devaney, who also served as head coach at Wyoming, was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1981.
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BOBBY DODD (1976): Dodd's 57-year association with Georgia Tech as a coach and administrator included three appearances in the Orange Bowl Classic. His Rambling Wreck beat Kansas (20-14) in 1948, Baylor (17-14) in 1952 and lost to Florida (27-12) in 1967, Dodd's last game as a coach. "In Dodd We Trust" led Tech to a 165-64-8 record and 13 bowl appearances. He was twice inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame, as a player in 1959 and as a coach in 1993. STEVE VAN BUREN (1976): Van Buren accounted for 172 yards of offense, scored two touchdowns and threw for another as LSU beat Texas A&M in the 1944 Orange Bowl. His interception on defense preserved a 19-14 victory for the Tigers. Despite playing with a sore ankle, Van Buren also kicked off, punted and kicked a PAT. His career continued in the NFL where he was a premier running back for the Philadelphia Eagles. BUD WILKINSON (1978): Wilkinson put Oklahoma on the map in the 1950’s with four Orange Bowl appearances and three national titles. His 1954 squad shut out No. 1 Maryland 7-0, while his top-ranked 1956 team defeated the Terrapins 20-6, securing the Sooners a national championship in each season. Wilkinson's Sooners also recorded Orange Bowl wins over Duke in 1958 and Syracuse in 1959. Wilkinson led the Oklahoma program from 1947-63 and was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1969. JOE NAMATH (1979): All-American Namath won the Orange Bowl's first Most Outstanding Player award although his Alabama team lost 21-17 to Texas in the '65 Classic. His secondhalf performance brought the Crimson Tide to within one yard of a national championship, but his quarterback sneak on a fourth-and-one failed. Namath also quarterbacked the Tide to a 17-0 win over Oklahoma in the 1963 Orange Bowl. TOMMY NOBIS (1979): Nobis was an outstanding linebacker on the 1965 Texas squad that beat top-ranked Alabama 21-17 in the Orange Bowl. He rallied the Longhorns' defense in a goal line stand, refusing to let Alabama quarterback Joe Namath into the end zone for what would have been the winning score. A Longhorn from 1963- 65, Nobis was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1981.
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JACK HARDING (1980): The University of Miami's legendary head football coach from 1937-42, 1945-47 and longtime athletic director from 194863, Harding was chiefly responsible for taking the program from small-time into major college status. His 1945 club went 9-1-1 and defeated Holy Cross 13-6 in the 1946 Orange Bowl. With the score deadlocked at 6-6, an 89-yard interception return by Al Hudson gave Harding's team the victory on the final play. Harding was also inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1980, as well as the Florida Sports Hall of Fame. AL HUDSON (1980): It was Hudson's 89-yard interception return on the game's final play that gave the University of Miami a thrilling 13-6 win over Holy Cross in the 1946 Orange Bowl Classic. Seconds before the final gun sounded ending the game, the Crusaders came up with a long, desperation pass attempt thrown by halfback Gene DeFillippo. Holy Cross end Frank Parker, open downfield, reached into the air but the ball bounced off his hands into the waiting left hand of Hurricane halfback Al Hudson. Hudson juggled the pigskin momentarily and then raced down the sideline as the remaining seconds ticked away. The game ended with Hudson galloping past the Holy Cross 35- yard-line and into the endzone. ARA PARSEGHIAN (1980): The 11-year head coach of Notre Dame led his team to two Orange Bowl appearances. After losing to Nebraska 40-6 in the 1973 Orange Bowl, Parseghian's 1975 squad upset Alabama's national title hopes with a 13-11 victory in the coach's last game with the Fighting Irish. That final game pitted Parseghian against legendary Crimson Tide coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. Parseghian, a 1980 inductee into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame, also coached at Miami (OH) and Northwestern before etching his name into the annals of college football history with the Irish. PAUL "BEAR" BRYANT (1981): Recently surpassed on the all-time coaching wins list by Bobby Bowden, Bryant remains one of the all-time winners in college football history. Bryant brought his squads to the Orange Bowl more than any other non-Big Eight coach. Six of his teams played in Miami, including five trips by Alabama (1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975) and one by Kentucky (1950). Bryant's '66 Orange Bowl team defeated Nebraska 39-28 to clinch its second national championship. Bryant, who also coached at Maryland and Texas A&M, was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1986.
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TOMMY McDONALD (1981): "Shoo Fly" McDonald's running and passing were instrumental in Oklahoma's 20-6 victory over Maryland in the 1956 Orange Bowl Classic. Trailing 6-0 in the third quarter, the halfback drove the Sooners inside the 10-yard line and then ran for a 4-yard touchdown as his squad went on to the national championship. A Sooner from 1954-56, McDonald was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1985. FRANK HOWARD (1981): Howard, the legendary Clemson head coach, brought his Tigers to Orange Bowl Classics in 1951 and 1957. Against Miami (FL) in 1951, Clemson won 15-14 on a safety in the game's closing minutes. In 1957 his Tiger squad lost a heartbreaker to Colorado, 27-21. Clemson trailed 20-0 at the half and rallied to take a 21-20 lead before Colorado scored to win. Howard led Clemson to six bowls and six conference titles during his 30 years as head coach from 1940-69. Howard has been a member of the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame since 1989. STEVE SLOAN (1982): Sloan, an AllAmerican and Southeastern Conference MVP, directed the Crimson Tide to a national championship in the 1966 Orange Bowl Classic, completing a then-Orange Bowl record 20 passes for 296 yards. The Alabama team equaled or bettered six Orange Bowl records in a 39-28 win over Nebraska. His Alabama teams had a combined 28-4-1 record with two SEC Championships, two berths into the Orange Bowl and one Sugar Bowl. Following his playing career, Sloan went on to coach at Vanderbilt and Texas Tech, where he was named SEC and Southwest Conference Coach of the Year during his respective stints. JAMES WALLACE "WALLY" BUTTS (1982): The head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs made three trips to the Orange Bowl (1942, 1949,1960), beating Texas Christian, 40-26, in 1942 and Missouri, 14-0, in 1960, while falling to the Texas Longhorns, 41-28, in '49. As head coach of the Bulldogs from 1939-60, he won four SEC Championships, played in eight bowl games and retired with a 140-86-9 record. He was a 1997 inductee into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame. ROBERT L. SUFFRIDGE (1982): Tennessee's legendary coach General Robert Neyland described "Suff" as "the greatest lineman I ever saw." Suffridge played offensive and defensive guard for the 1939 Orange Bowl champions, helping to establish the Orange
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Bowl as a "major" bowl. The Volunteers beat Oklahoma, who was also undefeated, 17-0. He was a 1961 inductee into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame. MIKE HOLOVAK (1983): In Boston College's only appearance in the Orange Bowl, Holovak rushed for 141 yards in the 1943 game and set a record for the highest average rushing yards per play (15.8). Although his team lost to Alabama 37- 21, Holovak kept his team in the game with three touchdown runs of 65, 35 and 2 yards. After starring from 1940-42, Holovak eventually was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1985. LARRY SMITH (1983): The University of Florida rode the arm of Heisman Trophy winner Steve Spurrier to the 1967 Orange Bowl, but it was the legs and hands of Larry Smith that gave it a 27- 12 win over Georgia Tech. Smith rushed for 187 yards and caught two passes for 35 yards. His 94-yard touchdown run is still the longest in Orange Bowl history. LEE ROY SELMON (1983): One of Oklahoma's finest, All-American defensive tackle Lee Roy Selmon helped key the Sooners' 1976 national championship with nine tackles in a 14-6 win over Michigan in the Orange Bowl Classic. He won the Vince Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy that year, symbolizing the nation's best lineman. He went on to star for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, earning several Pro Bowl honors. He is a member of both the National Football League and National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame since 1988. GEORGE CAFEGO (1984): "Bad News" Cafego rushed for 114 yards as his Tennessee team stopped the Oklahoma Sooners 17-0 in the 1939 Classic. He also punted and threw six passes in the game that was called the Orange Bowl's first major matchup. Cafego starred for the Volunteers from 1937-39 and was a 1961 inductee into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame. LEROY JORDAN (1984): Jordan’s Orange Bowl-record 31 tackles in 1963 led Alabama to a 17-0 shutout of Oklahoma, a team which outscored its opponents by a 247-19 margin during the season. Jordan, an All-American, enjoyed 13 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys and was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1983.
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DARRELL ROYAL (1984): Royal led Texas to a 21-17 upset of No. 1 Alabama in the 1965 Orange Bowl, as the Longhorn defense stopped Joe Namath’s quarterback sneak on a fourth-and-goal from the one-yard line late in the fourth quarter. Royal, Texas’ winningest coach compiled a 167-47-5 record over 20 years in Austin. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1983. EDWARD "TED" HUSING (1984): Perhaps the foremost play-by-play announcer in America's sportscasting history, Ted Husing was largely responsible for play-by-play broadcasting as we know it. His unique ability to capture the drama of sports as it was played out on the field, and to effectively communicate that drama to the listening audience helped advance sportscasting to the exciting medium that it is today. After one visit to the Orange Bowl with CBS Radio, Husing became so enamored with the game that he became its most prolific promoter. Husing used airtime during baseball games and other sporting events to call attention to the Orange Bowl, its attractions and festivities. He also has been inducted into the American Sportscasters Hall of Fame. GEORGE POSCHNER (1985): Poschner, an All-Southeastern Conference offensive and defensive end, helped Georgia knock off TCU, 40-26, in the 1942 Orange Bowl. Poschner was an All-American and was later awarded a Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Distinguished Service Cross for his service in the Army during World War II. DONALD B. WHITMIRE (1985): An AllAmerican tackle, Don Whitmire attended the University of Alabama from 1939 to 1942. He was named to the Crimson Tide all-time Cotton and Orange Bowl teams. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1942 then was ordered to the Naval Academy the following year. At the Naval Academy he was an All-American again and won many accolades. Whitmire played in the 1943 Orange Bowl when the Crimson Tide defeated Boston College 37-21. A 1946 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he served two tours in Vietnamese waters. In 1956 he was elected to the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame. BART STARR (1986): Bart Starr punted for the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 1953 Orange Bowl Classic and was also the team's reserve quarterback. Alabama broke the Orange Bowl scoring record that day with 61 points following Starr's fourth-quarter 22-yard touchdown pass. After completing four years in Tuscaloosa, Starr played 22 years with the Green Bay Packers
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and was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977. During his NFL career, Starr led Green Bay to five NFL titles and two Super Bowl wins. WELDON HUMBLE (1986): Weldon Humble was the top guard on Rice's 1947 Orange Bowl winning team that defeated Tennessee 8-0. Humble, playing both offense and defense, helped pave the way for the game's lone touchdown in the first quarter while shutting out the seventh-ranked Volunteers. One of the Southwest Conference's top all-time players, and a National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame inductee in 1961, Humble played on four title teams for the Cleveland Browns. Humble was also awarded the Bronze Star for combat service on Okinawa and Saipan during World War II with the Marines. In the middle of his professional football career, Humble served on active duty in the Korean War. PRENTICE GAUTT (1986): Prentice Gautt played in the backfield for the 1958 and 1959 Orange Bowl champion Oklahoma Sooners squads that defeated Duke and Syracuse, respectively. Among his Orange Bowl highlights was rushing for 94 yards in the 1959 classic with a 42-yard touchdown run for the game’s first score. He was a two-time All-Big Eight honoree and was the Most Outstanding Player of the 1959 Orange Bowl. Gautt went on to play professionally for the St. Louis Browns in 1960 and then the St. Louis Cardinals. Gautt played in the first integrated high school football game in Oklahoma and also became the first African American to play in the state all-star game. JOE PATERNO (1987): Joe Paterno owns a 3-1 record in the Orange Bowl, with the first wins coming in 1969 and 1970 against Kansas and Missouri, respectively. The Nittany Lions also downed LSU in. Paterno coached at Penn State for 51 years, 34 of which he was the head coach. MIKE REID (1987): Mike Reid was Cocaptain of a Penn State force that reeled off a 22-game winning streak and two Orange Bowl victories, including the incredible last-second come-from-behind 15-14 win over Kansas in 1969. Reid recorded two quarterback sacks on Kansas' final series, enabling Penn State to drive for the winning TD and two-point conversion. A 1987 inductee into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame, Reid played at Penn State from 1966-69 and went on to play five seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals. Following his NFL days, Reid went on to become a Grammy-winning songwriter for such legends as Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson and Bette Midler.
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JOE ROMIG (1987): Joe Romig, a linebacker and offensive guard at Colorado from 1959-61, led the Buffaloes to the 1962 Orange Bowl where they played against LSU. The All-Big Eight and two-time AllAmerican had a standout career at Colorado on the field, but also made a name for him off the field where he graduated as the Valedictorian at CU and went on to be a Rhodes Scholar. Romig was named National Lineman of the Year in 1961 and finished sixth in the Heisman Trophy balloting. In 1984, Romig was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame. BARRY SWITZER (1987): Switzer set a record when he coached Oklahoma in his ninth Orange Bowl in 1988 and guided the Sooners to a 6-3 record in the Classic. Two of his Orange Bowl teams won national championships with wins over Michigan in 1976 and Penn State in ’86. Oklahoma’s winningest coach until this past season, Switzer was inducted into the National Football Foundation College of Fame in 2001. JIMMY BURNS (1988): As sports editor of The Miami Herald for 23 years, Burns was devoted to promoting the Orange Bowl and college football in South Florida. Many credit Burns with helping the University of Miami secure a spot in the 1946 game against Holy Cross; Burns later aided the Orange Bowl stadium expansion cause with his writings. RAY EVANS (1988): Ray Evans scored both Kansas touchdowns (a 12-yard run and a 13-yard catch), in his team’s 20-14 loss to Georgia Tech in the 1948 Orange Bowl Classic. With less than a minute to play, the Jayhawks fumbled on the Georgia Tech one-yard line and their comeback was thwarted. An All-American in two sports, Evans was one of the first two football AllAmericans at Kansas (1947) and a two-time Helms Foundation basketball All-American (1942-43). He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1964. BILLY SIMS (1988): Heisman Trophy winner Billy Sims led Oklahoma past Florida State in the 1980 Orange Bowl, 24-7 with his 134-yard, two-touchdown performance. The following season Sims' Sooners beat the Seminoles again, 18-17, as the senior rushed for 164 yards and a touchdown. Sims also played in the 1978 Orange Bowl. He rushed for 305 yards on 55 carries in the three games. The first pick of the Detroit Lions in the 1980 draft, Sims was the NFL Rookie of the Year in 1980 and was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1995.
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DON FAUROT (1989): Faurot, "Father of the Split T" formation, led Missouri to its first appearance in a major bowl at the 1940 Orange Bowl, the first of five bowl appearances for Faurot's squads. He spent 19 years as head football coach and 30 years as Athletic Director at Missouri, for which the football stadium (Faurot Field) bears his name. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1961. FRANCO HARRIS (1989): Franco Harris, who starred at Penn State from 1969- 71, assisted his Nittany Lions to a 10-3 victory over Missouri in the 1970 Orange Bowl Classic. In the game, Harris had 17 rushes for 46 yards, including a team-high 16-yard scamper. In the game, Harris also caught one pass for six yards and returned a kickoff for 19 yards. After his collegiate career, Harris went on to become the 13th overall selection by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1972 draft. His professional career included eight Pro Bowl selections, four Super Bowl titles, the NFL Man of the Year Award in 1976 and induction into the National Football League Hall of Fame in 1990. JERRY TAGGE (1989): Jerry Tagge quarterbacked the Nebraska Cornhuskers to national championships in the 1971 and 1972 Orange Bowls, becoming one of only two players to be named the bowl's Most Outstanding Player twice. The titles were the first two for the Nebraska program and the first under legendary head coach Bob Devaney. His one-yard plunge gave Nebraska a 17-12 win over LSU in the 1971 game, and the 1972 'Huskers defeated Alabama, 38-6. Following his collegiate career, Tagge played three seasons with his hometown Green Bay Packers. TOM LANDRY (1990): Thomas Wade Landry attended the University of Texas as a freshman then immediately left to serve on a B-17 bomber crew during World War II, flying 30 missions and surviving a crash in Belgium. Upon his return to the Longhorn football program the fullback/defensive back led the Longhorns to victories in the 1948 Sugar Bowl and the 1949 Orange Bowl. UT defeated Georgia in that 1949 game with Landry gaining a game-high 117 yards on the day. He then went on play professionally for the AAFC's New York Yankees and NFL's New York Giants, 1949-55. After serving as an assistant coach for the Giants, Landry was named the head coach for the expansion Dallas Cowboys in 1960. His 29year reign in Dallas included Super Bowl titles in 1971 and 1977. He was inducted into the National Football League Hall of Fame in 1990.
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RICH GLOVER (1990): Glover, the 1973 Outland and Lombardi trophy winner, helped Nebraska to two national titles after consecutive Orange Bowl victories in 1971 against LSU and 1972 over Alabama. Glover also led Nebraska to a victory over Notre Dame in the 1973 Orange Bowl. He was named Most Outstanding Player in the 1972 and 1973 contests. Glover was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1995. TOMMY CASANOVA (1990): Although his LSU team lost to national champion Nebraska in the 1971 Orange Bowl, All-American Tommy Casanova was described as an "alleverything" player for the Tigers from 1969-71. Casanova is widely considered the first player to be able to play in all three phases of the game with equal ability since college football teams started platooning. In his career, LSU was 27-7 winning two bowls and the SEC Championship in 1970. He would later be named one of College Football's top 100 players of all-time and was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1995. FRANK BROYLES (1991): Frank Broyles' Georgia Tech squad fell to Tulsa 26-12 in the 1945 Orange Bowl Classic. Despite the loss, Broyles threw for 304 yards. Broyles’ passing yards stood as the Orange Bowl record for 55 years until Michigan's Tom Brady passed the mark in 2000. Broyles would later gain fame as the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks from 1958-76. Broyles' record at Arkansas was 144-58-5, including the 1964 national championship CHARLIE PITTMAN (1991): Charlie Pittman's late fourth-quarter 13-yard touchdown run gave the Nittany Lions the opportunity to upset Kansas 15-14 in the now-infamous 12th man game. Pittman rushed for 141 yards, caught four passes and returned punts and kickoffs in two consecutive Orange Bowl victories (1969-70). His 1970 Nittany Lions capped a 12-0 season with their Orange Bowl victory. Pittman went on to play two seasons in the NFL with the St. Louis Cardinals and Baltimore Colts in 1971 and 1972, respectively.
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J.C. WATTS (1991): Watts, a two-time Orange Bowl Most Outstanding Player, led Oklahoma with 127 rushing yards, including a 61-yard touchdown, in a 24-7 win over Florida State in 1980. A 78-yard drive late in the 1981 Orange Bowl ended with an 11- yard touchdown pass and two-point conversion, giving the Sooners an 18-17 win against the Seminoles. Following a professional career in the CFL, Watts became a Baptist minister, was elected to Congress in 1994, and was later named chair of the House Republican Conference. TOM OSBORNE (1991): The nation's winningest active coach when he retired in 1997, Dr. Tom Osborne took his Cornhuskers to the Orange Bowl 11 times in 25 years, winning two of his three national championships in the 1995 and 1998 Orange Bowls. Osborne was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2001 and was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1998. JOE BELLINO (1992): Bellino, Navy’s 1960 Heisman Trophy winner, caught a 27-yard touchdown pass with arguably the greatest catch in Orange Bowl history in a 21-14 loss to Missouri in the 1961 Classic. He caught three passes for 37 yards, punted, returned punts and kickoffs, and tallied several tackles. After spending four years in the military, Bellino joined the AFL's Boston Patriots in 1965. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1977. STEVE OWENS (1992): Steve Owens, the 1969 Heisman Trophy winner, rushed for 61 yards on 17 carries and scored a touchdown in leading Oklahoma to a down-to-the wire 26-24 victory over Tennessee a year earlier in the 1968 Orange Bowl. Owens was an AllAmerican for two years, All-Big Eight Conference in 1967, 1968 and 1969, and Big Eight Player of the Year in 1968 and 1969. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1991. HOWARD SCHNELLENBERGER (1993): As the architect of arguably the greatest postseason college football game ever played - the 1984 Orange Bowl - Howard Schnellenberger led the Miami Hurricanes to their first ever national championship. In five years at Miami, Schnellenberger compiled a 41-16 record after the previous 10-year period had yielded a 46-72 mark. Schnellenberger most recently founded the Florida Atlantic program that is currently playing at the FBS level. After leaving UM, he went on to coach at Louisville for 10 years, leading that program to newfound success.
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DAN DEVINE (1993): Among Dan Devine's impressive coaching career was a National Championship with Notre Dame in 1977 along with three Orange Bowl appearances with the Missouri Tigers. Overall, Devine went 172-57-9 over 22 seasons at Notre Dame, Missouri and Arizona State. As a college head coach, he had just one losing season. He also coached the Green Bay Packers for four seasons. Devine was elected to the National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame in 1985, the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame and won the prestigious John F. Kennedy Award. BOB BROWN (1994): Bob Brown was a big man for his time in college football, the early 1960's. He was a unanimous All-American selection at guard as a senior in 1963, and led Nebraska to a 10-1 season and its first conference championship since 1940. In the Orange Bowl against Auburn, Brown drove a defender eight yards down field and opened the way for Dennis Claridge to go 68 yards for a touchdown that helped Nebraska to a 13-7 victory. Brown, a seven-time Pro Bowl selection, played with the Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams and Oakland Raiders. The Profesional Football Hall of Famer was inducted to the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 1993. MIKE McGEE (1994): Mike McGee was a big and fast guard on Duke's 1958 Orange Bowl team that lost 48-21 to Oklahoma. The sophomore anchored an offensive line that totaled 328 yards of offense in the game. He was an All-American, ACC Player of the Year and the Outland Trophy winner in 1959 as a senior. He went on to play three years in the NFL with the St. Louis Cardinals. McGee later became the head coach at East Carolina and Duke before becoming serving as the athletics director at Cincinnati and Southern California. McGee was elected to the National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame in 1990. BILL McCARTNEY (1995): Coach Bill McCartney turned around a moribund Colorado program and brought his 110 Buffaloes to the 1990 Orange Bowl with the nation's top ranking. Although Notre Dame won 21-6, the following year his 10-1-1 team beat the Fighting Irish, 10-9, in the Orange Bowl to win the school's first National Championship. In turn, he was named 1989 National and Big Eight Coach of the Year and was Conference Coach of the Year three times in his 13 seasons in Boulder where he led the Buffs to a 9255-5 record.
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MIKE ROZIER (1995): Mike Rozier played in three Orange Bowls, 198284, rushing for more yards (340) than any runner in Classic history. The Nebraska tailback caught the winning touchdown pass in a 21-20 win over Louisiana State in the 1983 Orange Bowl and rushed for 147 yards in the 1984 thriller. He was named the Heisman Trophy winner that 1983 season. The Houston Oilers chose Rozier in the supplemental draft in 1984 where he played for seven years. JOHNNY RODGERS (1996): Johnny Rodgers played three years as a wingback in Bob Devaney's Nebraska offense and won three Big Eight Conference titles and two National Championships including wins in the 1971 and 1972 Orange Bowls. The 1972 Heisman winner, Rodgers was a consensus All-American in 1971 and unanimous All-American in 1972. Rodgers returned a punt 77 yards against Alabama in the 1972 Orange Bowl and totaled an Orange Bowl record five touchdowns in a 40-6 win over Notre Dame in the 1973 contest. He played professionally with Montreal in the Canadian Football League 197376 and San Diego in the NFL 1977-78. DICK EBERSOL (1996): Under the guidance of Dick Ebersol, a protégé of ABC Sports czar Roone Arledge, NBC televised four Orange Bowl National Championship games between 1989 and 1995. Ebersol began his career at NBC as the director of weekend late-night programming where he helped conceive the landmark comedy show "Saturday Night Live." He became NBC's youngest vice president in history when was named V.P. of late night programming at age 28. He became president of NBC Sports in 1989. BERNIE KOSAR (1997): Bernie Kosar was instrumental in the University of Miami becoming known as "Quarterback U." As a freshman, Kosar guided the Hurricanes to their first ever National Championship with a 3130 upset win over Nebraska in the 1984 Orange Bowl. In the game, Kosar threw for 300 yards. His efforts earned him Most Outstanding Player honors in the 50th Anniversary of the Orange Bowl. Among the greatest passers in UM history, Kosar went on to play 12 seasons in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins. He is a member of the GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame.
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DON JAMES (1997): Don James compiled a 153-57-2 record at the University of Washington from 1975-92 to become the Huskies all-time leader in wins. He brought Washington to the 1985 Orange Bowl, becoming the first Pac-10 team to play in the 51-year history of the Bowl game. In that contest, the No. 4 Huskies upset No. 2 Oklahoma 28-17 to finish second in the country. A year before his retirement, Washington won a share of the National Championship in 1991 with the Miami Hurricanes - James' college alma mater. Inducted in the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 1998, James compiled a career record of 178- 76-3.
GINO TORRETTA (1998): Torretta had an illustrious collegiate career with Miami, throwing for 7,690 yards and 555 completions. After the Hurricanes finished the 1991 season with an 11-0 record, his first as a starter, Torretta lead Miami to a commanding 22-0 victory over Nebraska in the 1992 Orange Bowl. The win gave Miami a share of its fourth National Championship. Following a dominating senior campaign in 1992, Torretta took home the Maxwell Award (best overall player), Davey O’Brien Award (top quarterback), Unitas Award (top senior quarterback), was a consensus All-American and was the second Hurricane to win the Heisman Trophy.
CARL JAMES (1997): James’ legacy will always resonate at the Orange Bowl Classic. The Big Eight Conference Commissioner from 1980 until his retirement in 1996, James had a strong relationship with the Orange Bowl, as three Big Eight teams—Oklahoma (1988), Colorado (1991), and Nebraska (1995)—won national championships during his tenure. James’ Big Eight also saw the addition of four Texas schools, creating what is now known as the Big 12 Conference.
KEITH JACKSON (1999): University of Oklahoma All-America tight end Keith Jackson is only one of three players in the history of the Orange Bowl Classic to have started in four straight Orange Bowl games. During his tenure at OU, his Big Eight champion Sooners played Washington, Penn State, Arkansas and Miami (FL) in consecutive Orange Bowls from 1985-88. The 1986 Classic against Penn State resulted in the National Championship. In the game, it was Jackson's 71-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter that gave the Sooners the lead and opened up the onslaught in a 25-10 win over the Nittany Lions. Jackson played pro football with the Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins, and Green Bay Packers. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 2001.
LOU HOLTZ (1998): Lou Holtz has coached his way to four Orange Bowls appearances with Arkansas and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. In the 1978 Orange Bowl, Holtz lead the Razorbacks to a shocking 31-6 victory over the No. 2 ranked Oklahoma Sooners in what might be the biggest upset in the game’s history. In back-to-back games against Colorado in 1990 and 1991, Holtz went 1-1 with the Fighting Irish, including a 21-6 upset over the No. 1 Buffaloes in 1990. In his final appearance, Holtz took on Bowden and the Seminoles fighting to the end in a 31-26 loss to Florida State in the 1996 Classic. EDDIE ROBINSON (1998): Eddie Robinson coached Grambling State University for 55 years and went an impressive 408-165-15. The 408 wins was a record for all divisions of college football until John Gagliardi broke it in 2007. Among other achievements were these: 17 championships in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, nine Black College National Championships and a streak of 27 consecutive winning seasons 1960-86. In 1976 Grambling played Morgan State in Tokyo; this was the first time a regular season college game had been played on foreign soil. The National Football Foundation gave him its award for Contribution to Amateur Football in 1992 and named him to College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.
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C.W. "HOOTIE" INGRAM (1999): Cecil "Hootie" Ingram earned All-SEC honors as a sophomore after leading the nation in interceptions with 10. He holds the record for the longest punt return in Orange Bowl history, an 80yarder for a touchdown that helped Alabama crush Syracuse 61-6. Ingram was an assistant coach at Arkansas from 1967-69 and then head coach at Clemson from 1970- 72, before moving to the Southeastern Conference as an assistant commissioner in 1973. Ingram served as the athletics director at Florida State from 1989 until his retirement in 1996. JIMMY JOHNSON (2000): Jimmy Johnson is the first, and now one of two head coaches in football history, to win both a National Championship and Super Bowl. Johnson coached the University of Miami for five seasons, 1984-88, and amassed a 52-9 record. His final two years at UM saw the Hurricanes appear in back-to-back Orange Bowls in 1988 and 1989. In his first appearance, Johnson won the National Championship with a 20-14 win over Oklahoma. The next season, Miami beat Nebraska, 23-3. Johnson would later coach the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins, winning the Super Bowl in 1992 and 1993.
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AL DAVIS (2000): The principal owner of the Oakland Raiders is the only man in modern professional history to have served as an assistant coach, head coach, general manager, league commissioner and team owner. Davis was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992. GENE CORRIGAN (2000): The Atlantic Coast Conference won two National Championships during Gene Corrigan's decade as commissioner from 1987-97, including Florida State's first title in 1993. A former Athletic Director at Notre Dame and Virginia, Corrigan landed the ACC Commissioner position following the retirement of Bob James. He would become one of the driving forces behind the formation of the Football Bowl Alliance, the postseason structure in place between 1995 and 1997, which included the ACC, Big East, Big 12 and the SEC along with the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar Bowls. Corrigan also served a two-year term (1995-1997) as president of the NCAA and served on the board of directors of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame. STEVE WALSH (2001): For two years, All-American Steve Walsh led the Hurricanes to a 23-1 record, including the 1987 National Championship with a 20-14 win over Oklahoma in the 1988 Orange Bowl. In the game, Walsh connected on two touchdown passes, a 30- yard pass to Melvin Bratton to open scoring and a 23yard pass to Michael Irvin to finish it. Walsh passed up his senior season with Miami and was chosen by Jimmy Johnson and the Dallas Cowboys in the supplemental draft. He would go on to play for a total of six teams over a 10- year career. IRVING FRYAR (2001): Nebraska AllAmerica receiver Irving Fryar, the 1984 No. 1 overall draft pick by the New England Patriots, starred in back-toback Orange Bowls in 1983 and 1984. The Huskers defeated the LSU Tigers, 21-20, in 1983 to finish No. 3 for the year. After going 12-0 the next season, NU would eventually fall to the Miami Hurricanes, 31-30, in one of the most memorable college football games of all time. After being taken at the top of the ensuing draft, Fryar would spend the next 17 seasons in the NFL playing with the Patriots, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins.
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RAY GRAVES (2001): Graves appeared in three separate Orange Bowls as a player, assistant coach, and head coach. His Tennessee team beat undefeated Oklahoma, 17-0, in 1939; he assisted the legendary Bobby Dodds in Georgia Tech’s 17-14 victory over Baylor in 1952; and he coached Florida to a 27-17 win over the Yellow Jackets in 1967. Graves compiled a 70-31-4 record as the Gator head coach before serving as Florida’s athletic director for 19 years. TOMMIE FRAZIER (2002): A two-time Orange Bowl Most Outstanding Player, Frazier quarterbacked Nebraska to two national titles, including the first for Coach Tom Osborne in the 1995 Orange Bowl. After sitting out most of the regular season with a blood clot in his leg, Frazier led the Huskers to a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns in a 24-17 win over Miami. He also won Most Outstanding Player honors in 1994 in a see-saw 18-16 National Championship defeat of Florida State. OZZIE NEWSOME (2002): Newsome caught six passes for 68 yards for Alabama in the 1975 Orange Bowl, but the top ranked Tide suffered a 13-11 loss at the hands of Notre Dame. Newsome, a tight end, was drafted by the Cleveland Browns and played in the NFL from 1978-90. He was elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999, and won a Super Bowl Ring as the Baltimore Ravens' General Manager in 2001. EDWIN POPE (2002): Miami Herald columnist Edwin Pope has been writing about South Florida sports for more than 50 years and has covered college football since he was a 15 year-old sports editor in Athens, Ga. the youngest in the nation. Pope listened to Hall of Fame broadcaster Ted Husing call Georgia Tech's 21-7 victory over Missouri in the 1940 Orange Bowl. He kept a running account of the game and after delivering his story to the Athens Banner Herald, was given a full-time job. Pope is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame and the Florida Sports Hall of Fame. RAGHIB ISMAIL (2003): “The Rocket” appeared in back-to-back Orange Bowls with the Notre Dame from 199091. In the Fighting Irish’s 21-6 victory over Colorado in the 1990 Orange Bowl, Ismail rushed 16 times for 108 yards and a touchdown en route to Most Outstanding Player honors. In 1991, he caught six passes for 57 yards and served as the team’s primary return man. With 43 seconds on the clock Ismail returned a punt 91 yards for a touchdown, but
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the return was called back and Colorado held on for a 10-9 victory and a national title. SONNY JURGENSEN (2003): Jurgensen quarterbacked Duke to a 34- 7 win over Nebraska in the 1955 Orange Bowl in addition to a pair of ACC championships. He led the NFL in passing three times and was a fivetime All-Pro with the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins, passing for 32,224 yards and 255 touchdowns. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983. JIM TATUM (2003): Jim Tatum, Maryland's head football coach from 1947-55, guided the Terrapins to a record of 73-15-4 with a 2-2-1 mark in bowl games. From 1950-55, Tatum's teams were a combined 51-8-2. In a nine-season stretch under Tatum, the Terrapins finished unbeaten in the regular season three times, winning a national title in 1953 and earning Tatum National Coach of the Year honors. He was a twotime ACC Coach of the Year and led his team to two Orange Bowls. BOBBY BOWDEN (2003): There are not many programs that can match the dynasty that Bobby Bowden created in Tallahassee as his Seminoles had an unprecedented run of 14 straight Top Five finishes, winning 10 or more games each season within that span. In those 14 seasons, Bowden led his squad to five national title games in eight years, winning two of them. One of those wins included an18-16 win over Nebraska in the 1994 Orange Bowl. The FBS’s all-time winningest coach also led his Seminoles to the 2006 Orange Bowl against Penn State – a triple overtime thriller won by the Nittany Lions 26-23. PEPPER RODGERS (2003): In the 1952 Orange Bowl, Pepper Rodgers kicked the winning field goal in the final minutes of play that propelled Georgia Tech over Baylor 17-14. As a player, Rodgers helped lead Georgia Tech to two SEC championships (1951-52) and three bowl victories (Orange Bowl: 1952; Sugar Bowl: 1953-54). Later, Rodgers got his first head coaching job at the University of Kansas, where he led his first Jayhawks team to the 1969 Orange Bowl, losing to Penn State 15-14. ROY KRAMER (2004): Kramer was the Southeastern Conference Commissioner from 1990-2002, a period that saw SEC teams play in four Orange Bowls. Within seven months of his appointment, the conference added Arkansas and South Carolina, which led to the first FBS conference football championship game in
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1991. Regarded as the architect for the BCS, Kramer served as its coordinator for the first two years. During the ’90s, the SEC won 81 national championships across all sports, the most ever in a decade by the league. STEVE SPURRIER (2004): Spurrier joined former coach Ray Graves as one of the few individuals in the history of the sport who have played for and coached the same team in a major bowl game - while never losing an appearance. A Heisman Trophy winner, Spurrier led the Gators to triumph in the 1967 Orange Bowl with a 27-12 victory over Georgia Tech. Thirty-two years later the Gators returned with Spurrier as coach as the Gators dispatched Syracuse 31-10. MELVIN BRATTON (2004): Bratton led UM to the 1987 National Championship over Oklahoma in the 1988 Orange Bowl Classic. Bratton first came to Miami in 1983 from nearby Northwestern High School and was a key member of the Hurricanes' scout team on a team that won the schools' first national title over Nebraska in the 1984 Orange Bowl Classic. JOHN CAPPELLETTI (2005): Cappelletti rushed for 50 yards and a second quarter touchdown that proved to be the difference in Penn State’s 16-9 win over LSU in the 1974 Orange Bowl. He tallied 1,522 rushing yards during the 1973 regular season en route to the Heisman Trophy. Over the two-year span of 1972-73, Cappelletti rushed for 2,639 yards and 29 touchdowns for the Nittany Lions. ALONZO HIGHSMITH (2005): A four time letterman for Miami, Highsmith was a member of the 1983 Hurricanes squad which captured the national championship with a 31-30 triumph over Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. Highsmith was the 1982 Florida high school Defensive Player of the Year as a linebacker at Christopher Columbus in Miami, where he was a teammate of former Alabama head coach Mike Shula. RON SIMMONS (2005): Simmons led the Florida State defense to Orange Bowl appearances against Oklahoma in 1980 and ’81. Midway through Simmons’ freshman season, legendary coach Bobby Bowden said, “Simmons is turning the program around.” The star lineman went on to become a two-time All-American and guide the Seminoles to four straight victories over arch-rival Florida. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame in 2008.
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DENNIS ERICKSON (2006): Dennis Erickson built his reputation as an offensive innovator highlighted by his six seasons as the head coach of the University of Miami. During that time, his Hurricanes teams played for four National Titles, two of which were played at the Orange Bowl (1991, ‘95). Erickson coached one Heisman Trophy Winner (Gino Torretta, '92), three consensus All-Americans (Carlos Huerta, Darryl Williams, and Warren Sapp) and 13 NFL first round picks (including Russell Maryland, Cortez Kennedy, Ray Lewis and Warren Sapp). TURNER GILL (2006): Turner Gill has reached the pinnacle of college football as both a player and a coach. As a three-year starting quarterback for Nebraska, Gill led the Cornhuskers to a 28-2 record (20-0 in conference), three Orange Bowls from 1982-84, and was a finalist for the 1983 Heisman Trophy. Gill went on to become the head coach at Buffalo, leading the program to its first MAC Championship and bowl game in school history. He is currently the head coach at Liberty. MARVIN JONES (2006): Marvin Jones is one of the finest linebackers in the history of college football. Jones became the first Florida State player to capture two national awards in the same year when he earned both the Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker and the Lombardi Award as the nation's top linemen. Jones went on to become a three-time All American while leading the Seminoles to a 32-5 record during his career. He was selected fourth overall in the 1993 NFL Draft by the New York Jets and was first team All-Pro in 2000. STEVE DAVIS (2007): A three-year starter at Oklahoma, Davis led the Sooners to 28 consecutive victories and a victory over the Michigan Wolverines in the 1976 Orange Bowl. Oklahoma was protecting a 7-0 advantage entering the fourth quarter when Davis scored on a 10-yard scamper to increase the Sooners lead and secure a 14-6 win. The victory was Oklahoma’s fifth national championship and Davis would be named the Orange Bowl’s Offensive MOP. He accumulated 4,160 yards of total offense during his collegiate career, with 2,124 yards coming on the ground and 2,036 yards from the air. Davis left with a college record of 32-1-1, three Big Eight Championships and two National Championships.
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JOHN HANNAH (2007): One of the greatest linemen in football history, John Hannah was a two-time AllAmerican under Paul “Bear” Bryant at the University of Alabama from 19701972. His No. 2 Crimson Tide fell to No. 1 Nebraska for the National Championship in the 1972 Orange Bowl. Hannah was the fourth player selected in the 1973 draft by the New England Patriots. He was named All- AFC and All-Pro 10 times each. In 1991, Hannah was inducted into the National Football Foundation Football Hall of Fame and in 1991 he became the first New England Patriot player, coach or administrator to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. FEDERAL EXPRESS (2007): FedEx was the title sponsor of the Orange Bowl for 21 consecutive years, making it the longest title sponsor in college bowl game history. The 1990 Orange Bowl marked the first game sponsored by FedEx and saw Notre Dame defeat Colorado 21-6.
CHRIS ZORICH (2009): Zorich played in two straight Orange Bowls for Notre Dame, defeating Colorado 21-6 in 1990, but losing the national championship to the Buffaloes 10-9 in 1991. He tallied 14 tackles in two games and earned Most Outstanding Player honors in 1991. A three-time AllAmerican, Zorich earned Lombardi Award honors following the 1990 season and went on to play in the NFL with the Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 2007. BENNIE BLADES (2010): Blades was a three-year starter at the University of Miami from 1984-87 and led the Hurricanes to the 1987 National Championship with a win over Oklahoma in the 1988 Orange Bowl. Blades recorded three tackles and a pass break-up against the Sooners. The Thorpe Award winner and All-American, Blades played 11 seasons in the NFL and was inducted into the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame in 2006.
ORANGE BOWL FOUNDERS (2008): On January 2, 1933, Manhattan College, then an Eastern football powerhouse, traveled to South Florida to play the University of Miami in the inaugural “Palm Festival.” On that day no one knew the foundation had been laid for a college football and South Florida tradition known as the Orange Bowl. To properly salute the proud and rich history, the founding members of the Orange Bowl Committee were honored during the 75th Anniversary celebration by recognizing the 25 founding members during the 2008-09 Orange Bowl Festival.
DERRICK BROOKS (2010): Brooks started at linebacker for three years at Florida State and was a member of the Orange Bowl winning Seminoles in 1993-94. In the 1993 Orange Bowl, Brooks help limit the Nebraska offense to just 23 minutes on the field while in 1994 Brooks led Florida State to a national championship. Brooks enjoyed a 14-year NFL career that included 11 Pro Bowl selections. In 2002 Brooks led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a Super Bowl victory and was named the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year.
JEFF DAVIS (2009): Davis anchored a Clemson team that began the 1981 season unranked, but defeated Nebraska 22-15 for the national championship in the 1982 Orange Bowl. In addition to earning Most Outstanding Player honors with 24 tackles, “The Judge,” was the ACC’s Player of the Year and an AllAmerican in ’81. Davis was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 2007.
DAVE RIMINGTON (2010): Rimington was a three-year starter at center for Nebraska between 1979-82 and led the Cornhuskers to Orange Bowl berths in 1982-83. In 1983, Rimington earned Most Outstanding Player honors as Nebraska defeated LSU. Rimington is the only offensive lineman in Orange Bowl history to be name MOP. Regarded as college football’s best center, he is the namesake of the Riminton Trophy, annually awarded to college football’s most outstanding center. Rimington was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1997.
CHARLIE WARD (2009): Ward led Florida State to back-to-back Orange Bowl wins against Nebraska, a 27-14 triumph in 1993 and 16-14 in 1994 for the national championship. He was the MOP in both games, combining for 473 passing yards and two touchdowns. Following the 1993 season, Ward captured the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell, Walter Camp, and Davey O’Brien Awards. Ward enjoyed 11 seasons in the NBA and was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
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DANNY FORD (2011): Danny Ford was the head coach at Clemson from 197989 where he compiled a 96-29-4 record and a National Championship in 1981. The championship campaign included wins over three top-10 teams and ended with a 22-15 Orange Bowl victory over Nebraska. With the win, the No. 1 Tigers earned their only national championship. He would go on to win three straight ACC titles from 1986-88 before taking his coaching career to Arkansas from 1993-97.
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MICHAEL IRVIN (2011): Michael Irvin was a three-year starter at Miami and one of the most decorated wide receivers of all-time. Playing for coach Jimmy Johnson, Irvin helped the Hurricanes win the 1987 National Championship by defeating Oklahoma, 20-14, in the 1988 Orange Bowl. Irvin left Miami as the career record holder in catches (143), receiving yards (2,423) and touchdown receptions (26). Irvin was selected 11th overall by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1988 NFL Draft. He would go on to help the Cowboys win three Super Bowls in four years from 1992-95. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007. SPENCER TILLMAN (2011): Tillman was an All-American running back at the University of Oklahoma and led the Sooners to the 1985 National Championship, with a 25-10 win over Penn State in the Orange Bowl. In the 1986 Orange Bowl, Tillman rushed for 109 yards on seven carries and scored two touchdowns being names the game’s Most Outstanding Player. Tillman went on to a seven-year NFL career with the Houston Oilers and San Francisco 49ers. BOB BRUDZINSKI (2012): Brudzinski was an All-American defensive end at the Ohio State University, and played a key role in the Buckeye’s defense during the 1977 Orange Bowl. A fourtime letter winner and two-time AllBig Ten performer, Brudzinski was selected 23rd overall by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1977 NFL Draft and earned All-Rookie team honors. His 13year professional career brought Brudzinski back to South Florida in 1981 as a member of the Miami Dolphins, where he made Super Bowl appearances in 1982 and ’84. He ended his 13-year NFL career in 1989, finishing with 14.5 career sacks and nine interceptions. WARRICK DUNN (2012): Dunn played in two Orange Bowl games, winning a National Championship with the Seminoles in the 1994 Classic and winning the ‘96 Orange Bowl. Dunn collected a school-record 3,959 rushing yards over his collegiate career, and is the only Seminole to run for over 1,000 yards in three consecutive seasons. After his distinguished college career, Dunn was selected 12th overall in the 1997 NFL Draft, and went on to be named AP Offensive Rookie of the Year and selected to three Pro Bowls during his 12 year career.
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TORRANCE MARSHALL (2012): Marshall was co-captain of the Oklahoma team that defeated Florida State for the National Championship in the 2001 Orange Bowl. Marshall was named Most Outstanding Player in that contest, recording six tackles, one tackle for loss and an interception in the 13-2 Sooner win. Green Bay selected Marshall 72nd overall in the 2001 NFL Draft. Marshall played four NFL seasons and two AFL seasons before retiring from football in 2007. Terry Kinard (2013): Kinard is one of the most decorated players in Clemson football history. The star safety led the Tigers’ defense that helped capture the school’s first national championship in the 1982 Orange Bowl. Kinard was drafted by the New York Giants tenth overall in 1983. He was instrumental in helping the Giants win their first Super Bowl in 1986 and was a Pro Bowl selection in 1988. He was inducted into College Football Hall of Fame in December 2001. Peter Boulware (2013): Boulware is arguably the greatest pass-rusher to ever play in the ACC. He cemented himself with that recognition in 1996 when he led the nation and set an FSU single season record with 19 sacks. The ACC rewarded him with the Defensive Player of the Year Award. The season before, Boulware and the Seminoles staged a fourth quarter comeback against Notre Dame in the 1996 Orange Bowl. The Baltimore Ravens selected him fourth overall in the 1997 NFL Draft and was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. He was selected to the Pro Bowl four times and led the team in sacks in three seasons. In 2000, he helped the Ravens win their first Super Bowl. Mike Tranghese (2013): Tranghese was the first full-time employee in the Big East Conference and was named the league’s second commissioner – a post he served from 1990 until 2009, making him the longest tenured commissioner in Big East history. During his reign as commissioner, he led the launch of Big East football. Tranghese was one of the founding commissioners of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). Beginning with that year, under his leadership, the Big East Champion or the ACC Champion became the host team of the Orange Bowl. For two years, Tranghese was a lead administrator for the BCS. Tranghese was selected as one of the thirteen inaugural members of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee.
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HEISMAN TROPHY
HEISMAN TROPHY A total of 17 Orange Bowl veterans have won college football’s most prestigious individual prize during their careers—the Heisman Memorial Trophy. Eleven of those winners then capped off their Heisman season with an appearance in the Orange Bowl. In those games, the newly-named best player in the nation has led his team to seven victories against four defeats. Of the 11 times the Heisman winners were on display in the Orange Bowl in the same season they won the award, three of the contests featured the Heisman winner facing the runner-up, including in two national championships games in 2001 and 2005. 2000 Heisman Trophy runner-up Josh Heupel of Oklahoma outlasted Heisman winner Chris Weinke of Florida State 13-2 in the 2001 FedEx Orange Bowl; and 2004 Heisman winner Matt Leinart led USC to a 55-19 victory over the Sooners and Heisman runner-up Adrian Peterson in the 2005 FedEx Orange Bowl. Fellow Trojan quarterback Carson Palmer, the 2002 Heisman winner, led USC past Iowa and runner-up Brad Banks in 2003.
The 2005 FedEx Orange Bowl National Championship Game featured 2003 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Jason White of Oklahoma against Leinart. In addition to the two Heisman signal callers, four of the top-five finalists of 2004 played in that game, including Peterson (second), White (third), and Trojan running back Reggie Bush (fifth). A total of 75 Orange Bowl veterans have placed in the top-10 of the Heisman Trophy balloting and played in the Orange Bowl in the same season, including Oklahoma’s Billy Sims, Notre Dame’s Raghib “The Rocket” Ismail and Florida State’s Charlie Ward, who all accomplished the feat twice. Among the 69 occasions in which a Heisman
Trophy finalist has played in the Orange Bowl, 44 players were top-five finishers in the Heisman Trophy balloting. Florida State quarterback Charlie Ward, who led the Seminoles to Orange Bowl victories in 1993 and ’94, received the fifth-most points by a Heisman winner following the ’93 season (2,310). He was selected over Heath Shuler of Tennessee by 1,622 points, the second-largest margin in Heisman history. In the 1993 Orange Bowl, Ward, along with teammate Marvin Jones, began a four-year run in which Florida State placed four top-10 Heisman Trophy finishers in the Orange Bowl, ending in 1996 with Warrick Dunn’s ninth-place showing.
HEISMAN WINNERS HOSTED BY THE ORANGE BOWL Player Jameis Winston Sam Bradford Tim Tebow Matt Leinart Jason White Carson Palmer Chris Weinke Charlie Ward Gino Torretta
Pos. QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB
School Florida State^ Oklahoma+ Florida+^ USC Oklahoma^ USC Florida State Florida State Miami^
Year 2013 2008 2007 2004 2003 2002 2000 1993 1992
Orange Bowl 2013 2009 2009 2005 2005 2003 2001 1993-94 1992
Player Mike Rozier Billy Sims John Cappelletti Johnny Rodgers Steve Owens Steve Spurrier Joe Bellino Frank Sinkwich
Pos. HB HB HB WR HB QB HB HB
School Nebraska Oklahoma Penn State Nebraska Oklahoma^ Florida Navy Georgia^
Year 1983 1978 1973 1972 1969 1966 1960 1942
Orange Bowl 1982-84 1978-80 1974 1971-73 1968 1967 1961 1942
^ denotes played in Orange Bowl and received Heisman Memorial Trophy in different seasons + denotes Played in 2009 FedEx BCS National Championship Game
HEISMAN TROPHY VOTING OF PLAYERS HOSTED BY THE ORANGE BOWL COMMITTEE Player AJ McCarron Shaun Alexander Johnny Musso Steve Sloan Lee Roy Jordan Jimmy Sidle Larry Isbell Mike Holovak Eric Bienemy Darian Hagan Joe Romig Rex Grossman Steve Spurrier Tim Tebow Jameis Winston Chris Weinke Warrick Dunn Charlie Ward Marvin Jones Charlie Ward Ron Simmons Frank Sinkwich Brad Banks Bob Douglass Bob Pellegrini Bernie Faloney Warren Sapp Steve Walsh Dennis Franklin Danny LaRose Paul Christman Joe Bellino Lawrence Phillips Zach Wiegert Mike Rozier Turner Gill David Rimington
Pos. QB RB RB QB C QB QB FB RB QB G QB QB QB QB QB RB QB LB QB NG HB QB QB C/NG QB DT QB DE E QB HB RB OT RB QB C
School Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama Auburn Baylor Boston College Colorado Colorado Colorado Florida Florida Florida + Florida State Florida State Florida State Florida State Florida State Florida State Florida State Georgia Iowa Kansas Maryland Maryland Miami Miami Michigan Missouri Missouri Navy Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska
Place 2 7 4 10 4 7 7 4 3 5 6 2 1 3 1 1 9 1 4 6 9 4 2 7 6 4 6 4 6 8 3 1 8 10 1 4 5
Year 2013+ 1999 1971 1965 1962 1963 1951 1942 1990 1989 1961 2001 1966 2008 2013 2000 1995 1993 1992 1992 1979 1941 2002 1968 1955 1953 1994 1988 1975 1960 1939 1960 1994 1994 1983 1983 1982
Player Johnny Rodgers Rich Glover Jerry Tagge Raghib Ismail Tony Rice Jordan Lynch Manti Te’o Raghib Ismail Tom Clements Braxton Miller Sam Bradford Adrian Peterson Jason White Josh Heupel Brian Bosworth Billy Sims Billy Sims Joe Washington Rod Shoate Granville Liggins Bob Harrison Clendon Thomas Bo Bolinger J.D. Roberts Michael Robinson John Cappelletti Mike Reid Ted Kwalik Andrew Luck Donovan McNabb Peyton Manning Bob Johnson Dewey Warren George Cafego Matt Leinart Reggie Bush Carson Palmer
Pos. WR MG QB WR QB QB LB WR QB QB QB RB QB QB LB RB RB RB LB NG C/LB HB G G QB RB DT TE QB QB QB C QB TB QB RB QB
School Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Notre Dame Notre Dame Northern Illinois Notre Dame+ Notre Dame Notre Dame Ohio State Oklahoma+ Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State Stanford Syracuse Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee USC USC USC
Place 1 3 7 2 4 3 2 10 4 9 1 2 3 2 4 2 1 3 7 7 7 9 9 8 5 1 5 4 2 5 2 6 8 7 1 5 1
Year 1972 1972 1971 1990 1989 2012 2012 1989 1974 2013 2008 2004 2004 2000 1986 1979 1978 1975 1975 1967 1958 1957 1955 1953 2005 1973 1969 1968 2010 1998 1997 1967 1967 1938 2004 2004 2002
Top-10 Heisman Trophy Finishers in the Orange Bowl by School Florida’s Steve Spurrier
Jameis Winston Sam Bradford Florida State, 2013 Oklahoma, 2008
Mike Rozier Nebraska, 1983
Tim Tebow Florida, 2007
Matt Leinart USC, 2004
Billy Sims John Cappelletti Johnny Rodgers Oklahoma, 1978 Penn State, 1973 Nebraska, 1972
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Jason White Oklahoma, 2003
Steve Owens Oklahoma, 1969
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Carson Palmer USC, 2002
Steve Spurrier Florida, 1966
Chris Weinke Florida State, 2000
Joe Bellino Navy, 1960
Charlie Ward Florida State, 1993
Gino Torretta Miami, 1992
Frank Sinkwich Georgia, 1942
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Oklahoma ........................................................14 Nebraska ..........................................................8 Florida State......................................................7 Notre Dame ......................................................5 Alabama ............................................................5 Penn State ........................................................4 Tennessee ........................................................4 Colorado ............................................................3 Florida ................................................................3 USC* ..................................................................3 Maryland ..........................................................2 Miami ................................................................2 Missouri ............................................................2
Auburn ..............................................................1 Baylor ................................................................1 Boston College ................................................1 Georgia ..............................................................1 Iowa ..................................................................1 Kansas ..............................................................1 Michigan ..........................................................1 Navy ..................................................................1 Northern Illinois ..............................................1 Ohio State..........................................................1 Stanford ............................................................1 Syracuse ..........................................................1
Orange Bowl Participants with Two Heisman Trophy Finalists USC ............................................................2005* Oklahoma ............................................1976, ’05 Nebraska ......................................1973, ‘84, ‘95 Florida State................................................1993 Notre Dame ................................................1989 Tennessee ..................................................1968
Back-to-Back Orange Bowl Participants with Heisman Trophy Finalists Florida State ..........................................1993-94 Colorado ................................................1990-91 Notre Dame ..........................................1990-91 Oklahoma ..................................1958-59, ‘79-80 Penn State ............................................1969-70
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NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS
NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS Walter Camp Award (Most Outstanding Player) Name Pos. Team Jameis Winston QB Florida State Manti Te’o LB Notre Dame + Andrew Luck QB Stanford ^ Reggie Bush RB USC ^ Matt Leinart QB USC Josh Heupel QB Oklahoma Charlie Ward QB Florida State Gino Torretta QB Miami ^ Raghib Ismail WR Notre Dame ^ HB Nebraska Mike Rozier Billy Sims HB Oklahoma John Cappelletti HB Penn State Johnny Rodgers WR Nebraska Steve Owens HB Oklahoma ^ Maxwell Award (Most Outstanding Player) Name Pos. AJ McCarron QB Manti Te’o LB Andrew Luck QB Tim Tebow QB Jason White QB Peyton Manning QB Charlie Ward QB Gino Torretta QB Mike Rozier RB John Cappelletti RB Mike Reid DT Tommy Nobis LB Joe Bellino HB Tommy McDonald HB
Team Alabama Notre Dame + Stanford ^ Florida +^ Oklahoma Tennessee Florida State Miami Nebraska Penn State Penn State Texas Navy Oklahoma
Year 2013 2012 2011 2007-08 2004 1997 1993 1992 1983 1973 1969 1965 1960 1956
Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Most Outstanding Defensive Player) Name Pos. Team Manti Te’o LB Notre Dame + Derrick Strait DB Oklahoma ^ Roy Williams DB Oklahoma ^ Warren Sapp DT Miami
Year 2012 2001 2001 1994
Chuck Bednarik Award (Most Outstanding Defensive Player) Name Pos. Team Manti Te’o LB Notre Dame + Dan Connor LB Penn State ^ Paul Posluszny LB Penn State ^ E.J. Henderson LB Maryland ^ Teddy Lehman LB Oklahoma ^
Year 2012 2007 2005-06 2001 2001
Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Name Pos. Jameis Winston QB Sam Bradford QB Tim Tebow QB Jason White QB Brad Banks QB Chris Weinke QB Peyton Manning QB Charlie Ward QB Gino Torretta QB
Team Florida State Oklahoma Florida ^ Oklahoma ^ Iowa Florida State Tennessee Florida State Miami ^
Year 2013 2008 2007 2003-04 2002 2000 1997 1993 1992
Manning Award (Most Outstanding Quarterback) Name Pos. Team Jameis Winston QB Florida State Tim Tebow QB Florida Matt Leinart QB USC
Year 2013 2008 2004
Doak Walker Award (Most Outstanding Running Back) Name Pos. Team Reggie Bush RB USC ^
Year 2005
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Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (Most Outstanding Senior Quarterback) Name Pos. Team Year AJ McCarron QB Alabama 2013 Andrew Luck QB Stanford ^ 2011 Matt Leinart QB USC ^ 2005 Jason White QB Oklahoma 2004 Carson Palmer QB USC 2002 Chris Weinke QB Florida State 2000 Peyton Manning QB Tennessee 1997 Tommie Frazier QB Nebraska ^ 1995 Charlie Ward QB Florida State 1993 QB Miami ^ 1992 Gino Torretta Tony Rice QB Notre Dame 1989
Year 2013 2012 2011 2005 2004 2000 1993 1992 1990 1983 1978 1973 1972 1969
John Mackey Award (Most Outstanding Tight End) Name Pos. Team Tyler Eifert TE Notre Dame + Dwayne Allen TE Clemson Aaron Hernandez TE Florida + Kellen Winslow II TE Miami Dallas Clark TE Iowa
Year 2012 2011 2009 2003 2002
Rotary Lombardi Award (Most Outstanding Lineman) Name Pos. Team Manti Te’o LB Notre Dame + Jamal Reynolds DE Florida State Grant Wistrom DE Nebraska Marvin Jones LB Florida State Warren Sapp DT Miami Tony Casillas NG Oklahoma Dean Steinkuhler G Nebraska Chris Zorich NT Notre Dame Dave Rimington C Nebraska Lee Roy Selmon DT Oklahoma Rich Glover MG Nebraska
Year 2012 2000 1998 1993 1994 1985 1983 1990 1982 1975 1972
Peyton Manning Tennessee, 1998
Robert Gallery Iowa, 2003
Tony Casillas Oklahoma, 1985
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Lee Roy Selmon Oklahoma, 1975
Warren Sapp Miami, 1994
Chris Zorich Notre Dame, 1990
Josh Heupel Oklahoma, 2001
Trev Alberts Nebraska, 1993
Outland Trophy (Most Outstanding Interior Lineman) Name Pos. Team Barrett Jones OT Alabama +^ Jammal Brown OT Oklahoma Robert Gallery OT Iowa Aaron Taylor G Nebraska Zach Wiegert OT Nebraska Will Shields G Nebraska Russell Maryland DT Miami ^ Dean Steinkuhler G Nebraska Dave Rimington C Nebraska Greg Roberts G Oklahoma Lee Roy Selmon DT Oklahoma Rich Glover MG Nebraska Larry Jacobson DT Nebraska Mike Reid DT Penn State Tommy Nobis G Texas ^ J.D. Roberts G Oklahoma Bob Gain T Kentucky ^ Rimington Trophy (Most Outstanding Center) Name Pos. Bryan Stork C Barrett Jones OT Maurkice Pouncey C A.Q. Shipley C
Team Florida State Alabama + Florida +^ Penn State ^
Butkus Award (Most Outstanding Linebacker) Name Pos. C.J. Mosley LB Manti Te’o LB Aaron Curry LB Paul Posluszny LB E.J. Henderson LB Rocky Calmus LB Teddy Lehman LB Trev Alberts LB Marvin Jones LB Alfred Williams LB Brian Bosworth LB
Team Alabama Notre Dame + Wake Forest ^ Penn State Maryland ^ Oklahoma ^ Oklahoma ^ Nebraska Florida State Colorado Oklahoma
Year 2012 2004 2003 1998 1994 1993 1990 1983 1981-82 1978 1975 1972 1971 1969 1965 1953 1950
Year 2013 2012 2008 2005 2002 2001 2001 1993 1992 1990 1985-86 Year 2001 2001 1992 1987 1987
Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award (Most Outstanding Kicker) Name Pos. Team Roberto Aguayo K Florida State Art Carmody K Louisville Nate Kaeding K Iowa
Year 2013 2006 2002
Mosi Tatupu Special Teams Award Name Pos. J.T. Thatcher PR/KR
Year 2000
William V. Campbell (Nation’s Premier Football Scholar-Athlete) Name Pos. Team Barrett Jones OT Alabama + Tim Tebow QB Florida +^ Kyle Vanden Bosch DE Nebraska ^ Peyton Manning QB Tennessee Rob Zatechka OT Nebraska Jim Hansen OT Colorado ^
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Raghib Ismail Notre Dame, 1990
Paul Posluszny Penn State, 2006
Tommy Nobis Texas, 1965
Tony Rice Notre Dame, 1989
Tommie Frazier Nebraska, 1995
Nate Kaeding Iowa, 2003
Mike Reid Penn State, 1969
Joe Bellino Navy, 1960
J.T. Thatcher Oklahoma, 2001
Dallas Clark Iowa, 2003
Jason White Oklahoma, 2004
Joe Romig Colorado, 1962
Tommy McDonald Oklahoma, 1956
Charlie Ward Florida State, 1993
Bernie Kosar Miami, 1984
Year 2012 2009 2000 1997 1994 1992
E.J. Henderson Maryland, 2002
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Year 2010 2004 1998 1996 1994 1993 1991 1989
^ Played in Orange Bowl and received award in different season. + BCS National Championship Game
Year 2013 2012 2009 2006
Jim Thorpe Award (Most Outstanding Defensive Back) Name Pos. Team Derrick Strait CB Oklahoma ^ Roy Williams S Oklahoma ^ Deon Figures CB Colorado ^ Bennie Blades S Miami Rickey Dixon CB/S Oklahoma
Team Oklahoma
CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Hall of Fame Name Pos. Team Dewey Selmon NT Oklahoma Dave Rimington C Nebraska Bernie Kosar QB Miami Bob Thomas K Notre Dame Lee Roy Selmon DT Oklahoma Dave Casper TE Notre Dame David Joyner OT Penn State Joe Romig G Colorado
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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
COACH OF THE YEAR AP Coach of the Year (started 1998) Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) ..................................................................................2000 Ralph Friedgen (Maryland) ............................................................................2001 Kirk Ferentz (Iowa)............................................................................................2002 Joe Paterno (Penn State) ..............................................................................2005* Jim Grobe (Wake Forest) ................................................................................2006 Mark Mangino (Kansas) ..................................................................................2007 Brian Kelly (Notre Dame) ............................................................................2012 +
Mark Mangino Kansas
Bill McCartney Colorado
Tom Osborne Nebraska
Jim Grobe Wake Forest
Ralph Friedgen Maryland
Walter Camp Coach of the Year (started 1967) Bob Devaney (Nebraska) ................................................................................1971 Lou Holtz (Arkansas) ........................................................................................1977 Jerry Stovall (LSU)............................................................................................1982 Bill McCartney (Colorado) ..............................................................................1989 Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) ..................................................................................2000 Ralph Friedgen (Maryland) ............................................................................2001 Kirk Ferentz (Iowa)............................................................................................2002 Joe Paterno (Penn State) ..............................................................................2005* Mark Mangino (Kansas) ..................................................................................2007 Brian Kelly (Notre Dame) ............................................................................2012 + Home Depot "Coach of the Year" Award (started 1994) Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) ..................................................................................2000 Ralph Friedgen (Maryland) ............................................................................2001 Joe Paterno (Penn State) ..............................................................................2005* Mark Mangino (Kansas) ..................................................................................2007 Brian Kelly (Notre Dame) ............................................................................2012 +
Lou Holtz Arkansas
George Munger Award College Coach of the Year (started 1989) Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) ..................................................................................2000 Ralph Friedgen (Maryland) ............................................................................2001 Joe Paterno (Penn State) ..............................................................................2005* Mark Mangino (Kansas) ..................................................................................2007 Brian Kelly (Notre Dame) ............................................................................2012 +
Oklahoma Head Coach Bob Stoops
The Orange Bowl has hosted 275 players who were later selected in the first round of the NFL draft, including 2014 selections Sammy Watkins (4) of Clemson, Ryan Shazier (15) of Ohio State, and Bradley Roby (31) of Ohio State. Since 1982, the most Orange Bowl veterans to be taken in one draft came in 2003 when 45 players were chosen. Headlined by Florida State’s Walter Jones and Warrick Dunn, the 1997 NFL Draft saw a record 10 first round draft choices selected with Orange Bowl experience, while nine were selected in each of the past two years. Among the 274 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, 23 are Orange Bowl veterans. Warren Sapp became the latest Orange Bowl veteran to be inducted into the the Pro Football Hall of Fame,
Orange Bowl Players Named NFL MVP
Name Peyton Manning Tom Brady Dexter Jackson Ray Lewis John Riggins Franco Harris Joe Namath Bart Starr
Name Peyton Manning
College Tennessee
Adrian Peterson Tom Brady Shaun Alexander Roger Craig John Riggins Bert Jones Fran Tarkenton Ken Stabler Larry Brown Joe Namath Bart Starr Frank Sinkwich
Oklahoma Michigan Alabama Nebraska Kansas LSU Georgia Alabama Kansas Alabama Alabama Georgia
College Tennessee Michigan Florida State Miami Kansas Penn State Alabama Alabama
Super Bowl XLI XXXVI, XXXVIII XXXVII XXXV XVII IX III I, II
NFL Year Indianapolis 2003-04, ’08-09 Denver 2013 Minnesota 2012 New England 2007, ‘10 Seattle 2005 San Francisco 1988 Washington 1983 Baltimore 1976 Minnesota 1975 Oakland 1974, ‘76 Washington 1972 NY Jets (AFL) 1968-69 Green Bay (NFL) 1966 Detroit 1944
Orange Bowl Players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Joe Namath Alabama
AFCA Coach of the Year Award (started 1935) Jim Tatum (Maryland) ......................................................................................1953 Joe Paterno (Penn State) ................................................................................1968 Charlie McLendon (LSU) ................................................................................1970 Paul "Bear" Bryant (Alabama) ........................................................................1971 Danny Ford (Clemson)......................................................................................1981 Bill McCartney (Colorado) ..............................................................................1989 Tom Osborne (Nebraska) ................................................................................1994 Joe Paterno (Penn State) ..............................................................................2005* Jim Grobe (Wake Forest) ................................................................................2006 Mark Mangino (Kansas) ..................................................................................2007 Brian Kelly (Notre Dame) ............................................................................2012 +
Tom Brady Michigan
Name Derrick Brooks Walter Jones Warren Sapp Cortez Kennedy Michael Irvin Bob Brown Dave Casper Ozzie Newsome Tommy McDonald Lee Roy Selmon John Riggins John Hannah Stan Jones Franco Harris Tom Landry Jack Ham Fran Tarkenton Joe Namath Sonny Jurgensen Bart Starr George Connor Frank Kinard Steve Van Buren
Team Florida State Florida State Miami Miami Miami Nebraska Notre Dame Alabama Oklahoma Oklahoma Kansas Alabama Maryland Penn State Texas Penn State Georgia Alabama Duke Alabama Holy Cross Mississippi LSU
Induction 2014 2014 2013 2012 2007 2004 2002 1999 1998 1995 1992 1991 1991 1990 1990 1988 1986 1985 1983 1977 1975 1971 1965
Warren Sapp Miami
* - Participation later vacated by NCAA + BCS National Championship Game
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Tennessee’s Peyton Manning
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (started 1957) Bob Devaney (Nebraska) ................................................................................1971 Lou Holtz (Arkansas) ........................................................................................1977 Danny Ford (Clemson)......................................................................................1981 Howard Schnellenberger (Miami) ................................................................1983 Bill McCartney (Colorado) ..............................................................................1989 Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) ..................................................................................2000 Mark Mangino (Kansas) ..................................................................................2007
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Two Orange Bowl veterans—Alabama’s Bart Starr and Joe Namath—claimed the first three Super Bowl MVP awards as the Green Bay Packers captured Super Bowl’s I and II while the New York Jets shocked the world by winning Super Bowl III. Overall, eight Orange Bowl veterans have combined for a total of 10 Super Bowl MVP awards. Starr and Brady were two time honorees with Green Bay (I and II) New England (XXXVI and XXXVIII) respectively.
Orange Bowl Players Named Super Bowl MVP
FWAA Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award (started 1957) Bob Devaney (Nebraska) ................................................................................1971 Lou Holtz (Arkansas) ........................................................................................1977 Danny Ford (Clemson)......................................................................................1981 Howard Schnellenberger (Miami) ................................................................1983 Bill McCartney (Colorado) ..............................................................................1989 Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) ..................................................................................2000 Ralph Friedgen (Maryland) ............................................................................2001 Mark Mangino (Kansas) ..................................................................................2007
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joining the 2013 induction class. A total of 13 Orange Bowl veterans have been named NFL MVP on 20 occasions. Peyton Manning leads all Orange Bowl veterans with five NFL MVP awards. Joe Namath, who earned the Orange Bowl’s first most outstanding player award, Ken Stabler and Tom Brady have each won two NFL MVP awards.
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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE ORANGE BOWL PLAYERS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE NFL DRAFT Player Andrew Luck Sam Bradford Carson Palmer Peyton Manning Russell Maryland Brian Bosworth^ Bernie Kosar^ Irving Fryar Billy Sims Tom Cousineau Lee Roy Selmon Tommy Nobis Tucker Frederickson Frank Sinkwich George Cafego Reggie Bush Robert Gallery Donovan McNabb Rick Mirer Blair Thomas Steve Walsh^ Tony Casillas Mike Rozier^ Dean Steinkuhler Steve Niehaus Bert Jones Bob Johnson Bob Brown Gerald McCoy Gerard Warren Chris Samuels Andre Wadsworth Bruce Pickens Cortez Kennedy Bennie Blades Alonzo Highsmith Steve Spurrier Jerry Tubbs Max Boydston Boyd Brumbaugh Sammy Watkins Trent Williams Aaron Curry Peter Warrick Peter Boulware Michael Westbrook Marvin Jones Mike Croel Dan Hampton Chris Ward Joe Washington John Hannah Bob Pellegrini Kurt Burris Cotton Davidson Babe Parilli Eddie Prokop Levi Brown Sean Taylor Jamal Lewis Trev Alberts Todd Lyght Rickey Dixon John Dutton Bob Gain Joe Watson Steve Van Buren Mike Holovak Mike Basrak Kellen Winslow Grant Wistrom Walter Jones
Pos. QB QB QB QB NT ILB QB WR RB LB DT LB HB QB TB RB OT QB QB RB QB DT RB T DT QB C G DT DT T DE CB DT S RB QB C E RB WR OT LB WR OLB WR MLB OLB DT T RB OL C C QB QB RB OT FS RB LB CB DB T T C RB RB LB TE DE T
Team, Orange Bowl Stanford, 2011 Oklahoma, 2009+ USC, 2003 Tennessee, 1998 Miami, 1988-89 Oklahoma, 1985-87 Miami, 1984 Nebraska, 1982-84 Oklahoma, 1976, '78-80 Ohio State, 1977 Oklahoma, 1976 Texas, 1965 Auburn, 1964 Georgia, 1942 Tennessee, 1939 USC, 2005 Iowa, 2003 Syracuse, 1999 Notre Dame, 1990-91 Penn State, 1986 Miami, 1988-89 Oklahoma, 1985-86 Nebraska, 1982-84 Nebraska, 1982-84 Notre Dame, 1975 LSU, 1971 Tennessee, 1968 Nebraska, 1964 Oklahoma, 2009+ Florida, 1999 Alabama, 2000 Florida State, 1996 Nebraska, 1989 Miami, 1989 Miami, 1988 Miami, 1984 Florida, 1967 Oklahoma, 1956 Oklahoma, 1954 Duquesne, 1937 Clemson, 2014 Oklahoma, 2009+ Wake Forest, 2007 Florida State, 1996 Florida State, 1994, '96 Colorado, 1991 Florida State, 1993 Nebraska, 1989 Arkansas, 1978 Ohio State, 1977 Oklahoma, 1976 Alabama, 1972 Maryland, 1954, '56 Oklahoma, 1954 Baylor, 1952 Kentucky, 1950 Georgia Tech, 1945 Penn State, 2006 Miami, 2004 Tennessee, 1998 Nebraska, 1992-94 Notre Dame, 1990-91 Oklahoma, 1985-88 Nebraska, 1974 Kentucky, 1950 Rice, 1947 LSU, 1944 Boston College, 1943 Duquesne, 1937 Miami, 2004 Nebraska, 1995-96, '98 Florida State, 1996
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Draft 2012 2010 2003 1998 1991 1987 1985 1984 1980 1979 1976 1966 1965 1943 1940 2006 2003 1999 1993 1990 1989 1986 1984 1984 1976 1973 1968 1964 2010 2001 2000 1998 1991 1990 1988 1987 1967 1957 1954 1938 2014 2010 2009 2000 1997 1995 1993 1991 1979 1978 1976 1973 1956 1954 1954 1952 1945 2007 2004 2000 1994 1991 1988 1974 1951 1950 1944 1943 1937 2004 1998 1997
Pick NFL Team 1 Indianapolis 1 St. Louis 1 Cincinnati 1 Indianapolis 1 Dallas 1 Seattle 1 Cleveland 1 New England 1 Detroit 1 Buffalo 1 Tampa Bay 1 Atlanta 1 N.Y. Giants 1 Detroit 1 Chicago 2 New Orleans 2 Oakland 2 Philadelphia 2 Seattle 2 N.Y. Jets 2 Dallas 2 Atlanta 2 Houston 2 Houston 2 Seattle 2 Baltimore 2 Cincinnati 2 Philadelphia 3 Tampa Bay 3 Cleveland 3 Washington 3 Arizona 3 Atlanta 3 Seattle 3 Detroit 3 Houston 3 San Francisco 3 Chicago 3 Chicago 3 Brooklyn 4 Buffalo 4 Washington 4 Seattle 4 Cincinnati 4 Baltimore 4 Washington 4 N.Y. Jets 4 Denver 4 Chicago 4 N.Y. Jets 4 San Diego 4 New England 4 Philadelphia 4 Cleveland 4 Baltimore 4 Green Bay 4 Boston 5 Arizona 5 Washington 5 Baltimore 5 Indianapolis 5 L.A. Rams 5 Cincinnati 5 Baltimore 5 Green Bay 5 Detroit 5 Philadelphia 5 L.A. Rams 5 Pittsburgh 6 Cleveland 6 St. Louis 6 Seattle
Player Lawrence Phillips Broderick Thomas Jeff Bryant Curtis Greer Richard Todd John Riggins Steve Zabel Lee Roy Jordan Larry Isbell Joe Haden Sedrick Ellis Adrian Peterson Bryant Young Reggie Rogers Junior Miller Mike Reid Ted Kwalick Roger Davis Larry Morris John Pingel Tavon Austin Antrel Rolle Roy Williams David Terrell Shane Conlan Ron Holmes Ed O'Neill Larry Smith Bobby Marlow Jim Dooley Dee Milliner Keith Rivers Ernie Sims Jerome Brown Mike Fanning Wilbur Jackson Joe Don Looney Dick Bielski Chance Warmack Amobi Okoye Matt Leinart Mike Williams Jamal Reynolds Travis Taylor Jerome Bettis Terry Kinard D.J. Fluker Dwight Freeney Tra Thomas Michael Booker Derrick Alexander Leon Searcy Michael Irvin Joe Kelly Kevin Mack^ Billy Brooks John Cappelletti Jerry Tagge Joe Moore David Baker Bernie Faloney Bud McFadin Dick Harris Jonathan Vilma Shaun Ellis Warrick Dunn Warren Sapp Joe Namath Ed Vereb Kamerion Wimberly Jammal Brown Mike Pritchard
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Pos. RB OLB DE DE QB RB TE LB RB CB DT RB DT DT TE DT TE G C RB WR CB FS WR MLB DT LB RB HB RB CB LB OLB DT DT RB RB RB G DT QB WR DE WR RB S OT DE T CB DE T WR LB RB WR RB QB RB QB RB G C MLB DE RB DT QB RB DE OT WR
Team, Orange Bowl Nebraska, 1995 Nebraska, 1989 Clemson, 1982 Michigan, 1976 Alabama, 1975 Kansas, 1969 Oklahoma, 1968 Alabama, 1963 Baylor, 1952 Florida, 2009+ USC, 2005 Oklahoma, 2005 Notre Dame, 1991 Washington, 1985 Nebraska, 1980 Penn State, 1969-70 Penn State, 1969 Syracuse, 1959 Georgia Tech, 1952 Michigan State, 1938 West Virginia, 2009-12 Miami, 2004 Oklahoma, 2001 Michigan, 2000 Penn State, 1986 Washington, 1985 Penn State, 1974 Florida, 1967 Alabama, 1953 Miami, 1951 Alabama, 2010-12 USC, 2005 Florida State, 2004, '06 Miami, 1984 Notre Dame, 1973, '75 Alabama, 1972 Oklahoma, 1963 Maryland, 1954, '56 Alabama, 2009-12 Louisville, 2007 USC, 2003, '05 USC, 2003 Florida State, 2001 Florida, 1999 Notre Dame, 1991 Clemson, 1982 Alabama, 2009-12 Syracuse, 1999 Florida State, 1994, '96 Nebraska, 1995-96 Florida State, 1993-94 Miami,1988-89, '92 Miami, 1988 Washington, 1985 Clemson, 1982 Oklahoma, 1976 Penn State, 1974 Nebraska, 1972 Missouri, 1970 Oklahoma, 1958 Maryland, 1954 Texas, 1949 Texas, 1949 Miami, 2004 Tennessee, 1998 Florida State, 1994, '96 Miami, 1992, '95 Alabama, 1963, '65 Maryland, 1956 Florida State, 2004, '06 Oklahoma, 2005 Colorado, 1990, ‘91
Draft 1996 1989 1982 1980 1976 1971 1970 1963 1952 2010 2008 2007 1994 1987 1980 1970 1969 1960 1955 1938 2013 2005 2002 2001 1987 1985 1974 1969 1953 1952 2013 2008 2006 1987 1975 1974 1964 1955 2013 2007 2006 2005 2001 2000 1993 1983 2013 2002 1998 1997 1995 1992 1988 1986 1984 1976 1974 1972 1971 1959 1954 1951 1949 2004 2000 1997 1995 1965 1956 2006 2005 1991
Pick NFL Team 6 St. Louis 6 Tampa Bay 6 Seattle 6 St. Louis 6 N.Y. Jets 6 N.Y. Jets 6 Philadelphia 6 Dallas 6 Washington 7 Cleveland 7 New Orleans 7 Minnesota 7 San Francisco 7 Detroit 7 Atlanta 7 Cincinnati 7 San Francisco 7 Chicago Bears 7 L.A. Rams 7 Detroit 8 St. Louis 8 Arizona 8 Dallas 8 Chicago 8 Buffalo 8 Tampa Bay 8 Detroit 8 L.A. Rams 8 N.Y. Giants 8 Chicago Bears 9 N.Y. Jets 9 Cincinnati 9 Detriot 9 Philadelphia 9 L.A. Rams 9 San Francisco 9 NY Giants 9 Philadelphia 10 Tennessee 10 Houston 10 Arizona 10 Detroit 10 Green Bay 10 Baltimore 10 L.A. Rams 10 N.Y. Giants 11 San Diego 11 Indianapolis 11 Philadelphia 11 Atlanta 11 Minnesota 11 Pittsburgh 11 Dallas 11 Cincinnati 11 Cleveland 11 Cincinnati 11 L.A. Rams 11 Green Bay 11 Chicago 11 San Francisco 11 San Francisco 11 L.A. Rams 11 Chicago 12 N.Y. Jets 12 N.Y. Jets 12 Tampa Bay 12 Tampa Bay 12 N.Y. Jets 12 Washington 13 Cleveland 13 New Orleans 13 Atlanta
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Player Keith Jackson Eddie Brown David Overstreet Mike Kenn A.J. Duhe Franco Harris Jim Files Lloyd Voss Jerry Hillebrand Kyle Fuller Broderick Bunkley Kenyatta Walker Jason Peter Reinard Wilson Derek Brown D.J. Dozier Art Baker Ryan Shazier Bruce Irvin Mike Pouncey Lawrence Timmons Yatil Green Johnny Mitchell Jimmy Williams Steve Little Zack Martin E.J. Manuel Derrick Morgan Travis Johnson Troy Polamalu Jevon Kearse Aaron Taylor CJ Mosley D.J. Williams Chad Greenway Steve Hutchinson Kenard Lang Charles Johnson Tom Carter Keith Gary Maurkice Pouncey Jeff Backus Kenny Holmes Alfred Williams Bob Cryder Antonio Cromartie Alex Barron Vernon Carey Shaun Alexander Luke Petitgout Perry Tuttle George Andrews Tom Ruud Steve Owens Adrian Clayborn Aqib Talib Tamba Hali Kenechi Udeze Javon Walker Terry Fair Irv Smith Steve Atwater Elvis Peacock Dennis Homan Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Tyler Effert Jermaine Gresham Sam Baker Vince Wilfork Renaldo Wynn Bill Hawkins Demaryius Thomas
Pos. TE WR RB OT LB RB LB T E CB DT T DE DE TE RB FB OLB OLB OL OLB WR TE OLB K OT, QB DE DT SS DE T ILB OLB LB G DE WR CB DE C T DE OLB OL CB OT OT RB T WR LB LB RB DE CB DE DE WR CB TE SS RB WR FS TE TE OT DT DE DE WR
Team, Orange Bowl Oklahoma, 1985-88 Miami, 1984 Oklahoma, 1978, '80 Michigan, 1976 LSU, 1974 Penn State, 1970 Oklahoma, 1968 Nebraska, 1964 Colorado, 1962 Virginia Tech, 2011 Florida State, 2004, '06 Florida, 1999 Nebraska, 1995-96, '98 Florida State, 1994, '96 Notre Dame, 1990-91 Penn State, 1986 Syracuse, 1959 Ohio State, 2014 West Virginia, 2012 Florida, 2009+ Florida State, 2006 Miami, 1995 Nebraska, 1992 Nebraska, 1982 Arkansas, 1978 Notre Dame, 2013 Florida State, 2008, ’12 Georgia Tech, 2010 Florida State, 2004 USC, 2003 Florida, 1999 Notre Dame, 1991 Alabama, 2013 Miami, 2004 Iowa, 2003 Michigan, 2000 Miami, 1995 Colorado, 1991 Notre Dame, 1991 Oklahoma, 1981 Florida, 2009+ Michigan, 2000 Miami,1995 Colorado, 1990-91 Alabama, 1975 Florida State, 2004-06 Florida State, 2004 Miami, 2004 Alabama, 2000 Notre Dame, 1996 Clemson, 1982 Nebraska, 1979 Nebraska, 1975 Oklahoma, 1968 Iowa, 2010 Kansas, 2008 Penn State, 2006 USC, 2003 Florida State, 2001 Tennessee, 1998 Notre Dame, 1990-91 Arkansas, 1987 Oklahoma, 1976, '78 Alabama, 1965-66 Alabama, 2013 Notre Dame, 2009-12 Oklahoma, 2009+ USC, 2005 Miami, 2004 Notre Dame, 1996 Miami, 1988-89 Georgia Tech, 2010
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Draft 1988 1985 1981 1978 1977 1972 1970 1964 1962 2014 2006 2001 1998 1997 1992 1987 1961 2014 2012 2011 2007 1997 1992 1982 1978 2014 2013 2010 2005 2003 1999 1994 2014 2004 2003 2001 1997 1994 1993 1981 2010 2001 1997 1991 1978 2006 2005 2004 2000 1999 1982 1979 1975 1970 2011 2008 2006 2004 2002 1998 1993 1989 1978 1968 2014 2013 2010 2008 2004 1997 1989 2010
Pick 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 22
NFL Team Philadelphia Cincinnati Miami Atlanta Miami Pittsburgh N.Y. Giants Green Bay N.Y. Giants Bears Philadelphia Tampa Bay Carolina Cincinnati N.Y. Giants Minnesota Philadelphia Pittsburgh Seattle Miami Pittsburgh Miami N.Y. Jets Detroit St. Louis Dallas Buffalo Tennessee Houston Pittsburgh Tennessee Green Bay Baltimore Denver Minnesota Seattle Washington Pittsburgh Washington Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Detroit Tennessee Cincinnati New England San Diego St. Louis Miami Seattle N.Y. Giants Buffalo L.A. Rams Buffalo Detroit Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Kansas City Minnesota Green Bay Detroit New Orleans Denver L.A. Rams Dallas Green Bay Cincinnati Cincinnati Atlanta New England Jacksonville L.A. Rams Denver
Player Percy Harvin Mark Clayton Rex Grossman Will Allen William Perry Kelvin Clark Mike Williams Jack Reynolds Riley Reiff Brian Bulaga Davin Joseph Deon Figures Randal Hill Bob Brudzinski Jeff Kinney Bjorn Werner David DeCastro Brandon Meriweather Dallas Clark Reggie McGrew Leonard Renfro John Giesler Larry Jacobson Xavier Rhodes Jon Beason Dave Rimington Bobby Butler Johnny Rodgers Eddie Hinton Tim Tebow Duane Brown Lito Sheppard Jim Druckenmiller Ray Lewis Devin Bush Cleveland Gary Steve Sewell George Cumby John Anderson Leslie Kelly DeAndre Hopkins Jeff Burris Kelvin Benjamin Eric Wood Lawrence Jackson Andre Woolfork Derrick Gibson Derrick Brooks William Floyd Darryl Williams Jimmie Ward Keith Bulluck Marcus Nash Rob Bradley Greg Olsen Kelly Jennings Mike Patterson Al Wilson David Wilson
Pos. WR WR QB CB DT T DL LB OT OT OG CB WR LB HB DE OT S TE DT DT OT T CB OLB C DB HB FL QB OT CB QB ILB FS RB RB LB LB RB WR CB WR C DE CB SS OLB FB FS SS OLB WR CB TE CB DT MLB RB
Team, Orange Bowl Florida, 2009+ Oklahoma, 2005 Florida, 2002 Syracuse, 1999 Clemson, 1982 Nebraska, 1979 LSU, 1974 Tennessee, 1968 Iowa, 2010 Iowa, 2010 Oklahoma, 2005 Colorado, 1991 Miami, 1988-89 Ohio State, 1977 Nebraska, 1972 Florida State, 2011-12 Stanford, 2011 Miami, 2004 Iowa, 2003 Florida, 1999 Colorado, 1990-91 Michigan, 1976 Nebraska, 1972 Florida State, 2009-12 Miami, 2004 Nebraska, 1982-83 Florida State, 1980-81 Nebraska, 1973 Oklahoma, 1968 Florida, 2009+ Virginia Tech, 2008 Florida, 2002 Virginia Tech, 1996 Miami, 1995 Florida State, 1993-94 Miami, 1988-89 Oklahoma, 1985 Oklahoma, 1978-80 Michigan, 1976 Alabama, 1965-66 Clemson, 2010-12 Notre Dame, 1991 Florida State, 2013 Louisville, 2007 USC, 2005 Oklahoma, 2001 Florida State, 2001 Florida State, 1993-94 Florida State, 1993-94 Miami, 1992 Northern Illinois, 2013 Syracuse, 1999 Tennessee, 1998 Ohio State, 2014 Miami, 2004 Miami, 2004 USC, 2003, '05 Tennessee, 1998 Virginia Tech, 2011
Draft 2009 2005 2003 2001 1985 1979 1975 1970 2012 2010 2006 1993 1991 1977 1972 2013 2012 2007 2003 1999 1993 1979 1972 2013 2007 1983 1981 1973 1969 2010 2008 2002 1997 1996 1995 1989 1985 1980 1978 1967 2013 1994 2014 2009 2008 2003 2001 1995 1994 1992 2014 2000 1998 2014 2007 2006 2005 1999 2012
Pick NFL Team 22 Minnesota 22 Baltimore 22 Chicago 22 N.Y. Giants 22 Chicago 22 Denver 22 San Diego 22 L.A. Rams 23 Detroit 23 Green Bay 23 Tampa Bay 23 Pittsburgh 23 Miami 23 LA Rams 23 Kansas City 24 Indianapolis 24 Pittsburgh 24 New England 24 Indianapolis 24 San Francisco 24 Philadelphia 24 Miami 24 New York 25 Minnesota 25 Carolina 25 Cincinnati 25 Atlanta 25 San Diego 25 Baltimore 26 Denver 26 Houston 26 Philadelphia 26 San Francisco 26 Baltimore 26 Atlanta 26 L.A. Rams 26 Denver 26 Green Bay 26 Green Bay 26 New Orleans 27 Houston 27 Buffalo 28 Panthers 28 Buffalo 28 Seattle 28 Tennessee 28 Oakland 28 Tampa Bay 28 San Francisco 28 Cincinnati 30 San Francisco 30 Tennessee 30 Denver 31 Denver 31 Chicago 31 Seattle 31 Philadelphia 31 Denver 32 N.Y. Giants
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NFF COLLEGE HALL OF FAME
COURAGE AWARD ORANGE BOWL-FWAA COURAGE AWARD San José State’s Anthony Larceval was named the winner of the 2013 Orange BowlFWAA Courage Award.
Anthony Larceval 2013
Larceval becomes the second player from San José State to win the Courage Award after Neil Parry (2003), now a graduate assistant defensive coach on the Spartans football team.
Larceval was honored on the field during the 2014 Orange Bowl on Jan. 3. He received his trophy at the AvMed Coaches Luncheon presented by Deloitte on Jan. 2. The 6-2, 284-pound defensive tackle from Spring Valley, California., was named second team AllWestern Athletic Conference in 2012, but he never made it to the team’s bowl practices. On Dec. 14, 2012, he was admitted to the hospital and diagnosed with viral meningoencephalitis, a virus that infects and causes swelling in the brain. After slipping into unconsciousness, he didn’t awake until Jan. 5, 2013 and completely missed San José State’s 29-20 Military Bowl victory over Bowling Green on Dec. 27, 2012. “I think back a lot on it,” Larceval said. “I went a month without knowing any part of my life.I essentially lost a month. I reflect on it, knowing I missed the Military Bowl, Christmas, my dad’s birthday and New Year’s. It hurts.” Larceval lost 40 pounds and needed outpatient speech, physical, occupational and recreational therapy to recover. Although the San José State medical staff said he would miss the 2013 season, Anthony defied the prognosis and was back with the team at the start of preseason camp in August. “My mother definitely didn’t want me to come back and play,” Larceval said. “My dad was pushing me to move on. All the time I was thinking of my three younger brothers and that was motivation to come back and do everything and my teammates wearing my name and number in the Military Bowl. Seeing their reactions when I came back on field was tremendous.”
During the Spartans’ 6-6 2013 season, Larceval made nine tackles (six unassisted) and had one quarterback hurry. He is a child development major who wants to become a teacher and/or a coach.
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Parry, who suffered a compound fracture during a 2000 game that led to a partial amputation of his right leg, became the first player to come back and play college football with a prosthetic leg in 2003. Daniel Rodriguez 2012
“After all he had gone through, he is one of the first coaches, persons around San José State to come to me and put his arm around me and let me know he was there for me in every way,” Larceval said. “When he told me to never give up, that was big encouragement. It was the only thing I could control.” “To see where Anthony was and to see what he went through, nobody thought he was going to be able to come back and play football again. When he got out of the hospital, comes into the (football) office, to see the shape he was in, to be able to get back on to the field is one thing, but to be productive is another,” Parry said. “Anthony is a great young man and put a lot of work into coming back this year. He did a heck of a job just to get back to a normal life and to get back to being a Division I football player is another. It’s very fitting for Anthony to receive this award.”
The Football Writers Association of America, a nonprofit organization founded in 1941, consists of more than 1,200 men and women who cover college football for a living. The membership includes journalists, broadcasters and publicists, as well as key executives in all the areas that involve the game. The FWAA works to govern areas that include gameday operations, major awards and its annual All-America team.
Arthur Ray, Jr. 2011
Eric LeGrand 2010
UConn Football Team 2009
Wilson Holloway 2008
Zerbin Singleton 2007
Ray Ray McElrathbey 2006
Tulane Football Team 2005
Neil Parry 2003
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Oklahoma leads a list of 29 schools that have had a player participate in the Orange Bowl and elected to the NFF College Football Hall of Fame with 11 selections, followed by Nebraska with eight, Penn State with seven, Alabama with five and Tennessee with four. Miami and Tennessee have each had three coaches who
led their teams to an Orange Bowl and then have gone on to earn induction into the NFF College Football Hall of Fame. Seven schools--Alabama, Georgia Tech, LSU, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame and Oklahoma--have had two Hall of Fame coaches lead their team to an Orange Bowl.
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A select group of writers from the FWAA vote on the winner each year. The requirements for nomination include displaying courage on or off the field, including overcoming an injury or physical handicap, preventing a disaster or living through hardship. “Anthony’s story was quite unusual and moving,” said FWAA Executive Director Steve Richardson. “We had numerous good stories of players and others who personified what this award is all about. His was certainly compelling.”
Overall, 116 Orange Bowl veterans have been inducted to the NFF College Football Hall of Fame, including 71 players and 45 coaches. Steve Spurrier and George Sauer were each inducted as both a player and coach.
Haracio Colen 2004
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Name Shane Conlan Tommie Frazier Dave Casper John Wooten Russell Maryland Will Shields Clendon Thomas Jerry Stovall Alfred Williams Woodrow Lowe Gino Torretta Grant Wistrom Ron Simmons Jeff Davis Chris Zorich Joe Washington Tony Casillas Lydell Mitchell Keith Jackson Terry Kinard Kurt Burris Stan Jones Johnny Rodgers John Hannah Steve Kiner
Team Induction Penn State 2014 Nebraska 2013 Notre Dame 2012 Colorado 2012 Miami 2011 Nebraska 2011 Oklahoma 2011 LSU 2010 Colorado 2010 Alabama 2009 Miami 2009 Nebraska 2009 Florida State 2008 Clemson 2007 Notre Dame 2007 Oklahoma 2005 Oklahoma 2004 Penn State 2004 Oklahoma 2001 Clemson 2001 Oklahoma 2000 Maryland 2000 Nebraska 2000 Alabama 1999 Tennessee 1999
Name Dave Rimington Bob Pellegrini Jerry Tubbs Tommy Casanova Rich Glover Dennis Onkotz Billy Sims Tucker Frederickson Ozzie Newsome Bob Brown John Cappelletti J.D. Roberts L. Parker Hall Wayne Meylan Steve Owens Jack Ham Mike McGee Bob Johnson Ted Kwalick Lee Roy Selmon Mike Reid Jimmy Ray Smith Fran Tarkenton Al Blozis
Team Induction Nebraska 1997 Maryland 1996 Oklahoma 1996 LSU 1995 Nebraska 1995 Penn State 1995 Oklahoma 1995 Auburn 1994 Alabama 1994 Nebraska 1993 Penn State 1993 Oklahoma 1993 Mississippi 1991 Nebraska 1991 Oklahoma 1991 Penn State 1990 Duke 1990 Tennessee 1989 Penn State 1989 Oklahoma 1988 Penn State 1987 Baylor 1987 Georgia 1987 Georgetown 1986
Name Steve Spurrier Mike Holovak Tommy McDonald Joe Romig Lee Roy Jordan Bud McFadin George Morris Tommy Nobis Bob Gain Robert Davis Joe Bellino Darold Jenkins George Cafego John Pingel Ray Evans George Connor Weldon Humble Bob Suffridge Paul Christman Don Whitmire Frank Sinkwich Frank Kinard
Team Induction Florida 1986 Boston College 1985 Oklahoma 1985 Colorado 1984 Alabama 1983 Texas 1983 Georgia Tech 1981 Texas 1981 Kentucky 1980 Georgia Tech 1978 Navy 1977 Missouri 1976 Tennessee 1969 Michigan State 1968 Kansas 1964 Holy Cross 1963 Rice 1961 Tennessee 1961 Missouri 1956 Alabama 1956 Georgia 1954 Mississippi 1951
ORANGE BOWL COACHES IN THE NFF COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME Name Wayne Hardin Bill McCartney Phillip Fulmer Jimmy Johnson Lloyd Carr Lou Holtz
School Induction Navy 2013 Colorado 2013 Tennessee 2012 Miami 2012 Michigan 2011 Arkansas 2008 Notre Dame Joe Paterno Penn State 2007 Bobby Bowden Florida State 2006 Doug Dickey Tennessee 2003 Barry Switzer Oklahoma 2001 Tom Osborne Nebraska 1999 Wallace Butts Georgia 1997 Don James Washington 1997 Bobby Dodd Georgia Tech 1993 Glenn "Bo" Schembechler Michigan 1993 Allyn McKeen Mississippi State 1991
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Name Ray Graves Frank Howard Paul "Bear" Bryant Charlie McClendon Steve Spurrier^ Dan Devine Andy Gustafson Jim Tatum Woody Hayes Darrell Royal Ralph "Shug" Jordan Ben Schwartzwalder Bob Devaney Jack Harding Ara Parseghian Charlie Bachman
School Induction Florida 1990 Clemson 1989 Kentucky 1986 Alabama LSU 1986 Florida 1986 Missouri 1985 Miami 1985 Maryland 1984 Ohio State 1983 Texas 1983 Auburn 1982 Syracuse 1982 Nebraska 1981 Miami 1980 Notre Dame 1980 Michigan State 1978
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Name Len Casanova Bill Murray Ed "Hook" Mylin Jess Neely Homer Norton Bud Wilkinson Don Faurot Leo "Dutch" Meyer Robert Neyland Bernie Moore George Sauer^ W.A. Alexander Frank Thomas
School Induction Santa Clara 1977 Duke 1974 Bucknell 1974 Rice 1971 Texas A&M 1971 Oklahoma 1969 Missouri 1961 Texas Christian 1956 Tennessee 1956 LSU 1954 Nebraska 1954 Georgia Tech 1951 Alabama 1951
^ denotes inducted as a player
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