The 'Orange Bowl' is an annual
college football game that is usually played on
January 1 in the
Miami, Florida metro area, in the
United States. The game was played at 'Miami Field'
[1] (located where Miami Orange Bowl was later built) from
1935 to
1937 the
Miami Orange Bowl from
1938 to
1995 and
1999, and was moved to
Dolphin Stadium (formerly known as Pro Player Stadium) located in
Miami Gardens in
1996. The corporate title sponsor has been
FedEx (formerly Federal Express) since
1989 and the official title of the game is the 'FedEx Orange Bowl'.
From 1968, the game usually featured the champion of the former
Big Eight Conference (whose members formed the basis of the current
Big 12 Conference). Since 1998, however, with the creation of the
Bowl Championship Series system, team selection for the Orange Bowl is now tied into the other three BCS Bowls. From 1998-2005, the game hosted the champion of either the
ACC or
Big East conferences, unless they were invited to the National Championship game. Starting with the 2006 season, the Orange Bowl will be exclusively tied with the ACC and will use the brand ''Home of the ACC Champion''. As one of the
Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowl games (the others being the
Sugar,
Fiesta, and
Rose Bowls), the Orange Bowl had hosted the
national championship game once every four years under the BCS system (as it did on
January 4,
2005).
The 2007 Orange Bowl aired on Fox. ABC aired the game the previous eight years, with CBS (1995-1998) and NBC (1964-1994) previously carrying the game. This year's Orange Bowl pitted
ACC Champion
Wake Forest against
Big East Champion
Louisville, with Louisville defeating Wake Forest 24-13.
Previous results
★ Denotes
BCS National Championship Game
~ Game played at
Miami Orange Bowl due to scheduling conflict with NFL playoff game
†Denotes overtime
Multiple †'s denote multiple overtimes
| Date played | Winning team | Losing team | Notes |
|---|
| January 1, 1935 | 'Bucknell' | '26' | Miami | 0 |
| January 1, 1936 | 'Catholic University' | '20' | Mississippi | 19 |
| January 1, 1937 | 'Duquesne' | '13' | Mississippi State | 12 |
| January 1, 1938 | 'Auburn' | '6' | Michigan State | 0 |
| January 2, 1939 | 'Tennessee' | '17' | Oklahoma | 0 |
| January 1, 1940 | 'Georgia Tech' | '21' | Missouri | 7 |
| January 1, 1941 | 'Mississippi State' | '14' | Georgetown | 7 |
| January 1, 1942 | 'Georgia' | '40' | TCU | 26 |
| January 1, 1943 | 'Alabama' | '37' | Boston College | 21 |
| January 1, 1944 | 'LSU' | '19' | Texas A&M | 14 |
| January 1, 1945 | 'Tulsa' | '26' | Georgia Tech | 12 |
| January 1, 1946 | 'Miami' | '13' | Holy Cross | 6 |
| January 1, 1947 | 'Rice' | '8' | Tennessee | 0 |
| January 1, 1948 | 'Georgia Tech' | '20' | Kansas | 14 |
| January 1, 1949 | 'Texas' | '41' | Georgia | 28 |
| January 2, 1950 | 'Santa Clara' | '21' | Kentucky | 13 |
| January 1, 1951 | 'Clemson' | '15' | Miami | 14 |
| January 1, 1952 | 'Georgia Tech' | '17' | Baylor | 14 |
| January 1, 1953 | 'Alabama' | '61' | Syracuse | 6 |
| January 1, 1954 | 'Oklahoma' | '7' | Maryland | 0 |
| January 1, 1955 | 'Duke' | '34' | Nebraska | 7 |
| January 2, 1956 | 'Oklahoma' | '20' | Maryland | 6 |
| January 1, 1957 | 'Colorado' | '27' | Clemson | 21 |
| January 1, 1958 | 'Oklahoma' | '48' | Duke | 21 |
| January 1, 1959 | 'Oklahoma' | '21' | Syracuse | 6 |
| January 1, 1960 | 'Georgia' | '14' | Missouri | 0 |
| January 2, 1961 | 'Missouri' | '21' | Navy | 14 |
| January 1, 1962 | 'LSU' | '25' | Colorado | 7 |
| January 1, 1963 | 'Alabama' | '17' | Oklahoma | 0 |
| January 1, 1964 | 'Nebraska' | '13' | Auburn | 7 |
| January 1, 1965 | 'Texas' | '21' | Alabama | 17 |
| January 1, 1966 | 'Alabama' | '39' | Nebraska | 28 |
| January 2, 1967 | 'Florida' | '27' | Georgia Tech | 12 |
| January 1, 1968 | 'Oklahoma' | '26' | Tennessee | 24 |
| January 1, 1969 | 'Penn State' | '15' | Kansas | 14 |
| January 1, 1970 | 'Penn State' | '10' | Missouri | 3 |
| January 1, 1971 | 'Nebraska' | '17' | LSU | 12 |
| January 1, 1972 | 'Nebraska' | '38' | Alabama | 6 |
| January 1, 1973 | 'Nebraska' | '40' | Notre Dame | 6 |
| January 1, 1974 | 'Penn State' | '16' | LSU | 9 |
| January 1, 1975 | 'Notre Dame' | '13' | Alabama | 11 |
| January 1, 1976 | 'Oklahoma' | '14' | Michigan | 6 |
| January 1, 1977 | 'Ohio State' | '27' | Colorado | 10 |
| January 2, 1978 | 'Arkansas' | '31' | Oklahoma | 6 |
| January 1, 1979 | 'Oklahoma' | '31' | Nebraska | 24 |
| January 1, 1980 | 'Oklahoma' | '24' | Florida State | 7 |
| January 1, 1981 | 'Oklahoma' | '18' | Florida State | 17 |
| January 1, 1982 | 'Clemson' | '22' | Nebraska | 15 |
| January 1, 1983 | 'Nebraska' | '21' | LSU | 20 |
| January 2, 1984 | 'Miami' | '31' | Nebraska | 30 |
| January 1, 1985 | 'Washington' | '28' | Oklahoma | 17 |
| January 1, 1986 | 'Oklahoma' | '25' | Penn State | 10 |
| January 1, 1987 | 'Oklahoma' | '42' | Arkansas | 8 |
| January 1, 1988 | 'Miami' | '20' | Oklahoma | 14 |
| January 2, 1989 | 'Miami' | '23' | Nebraska | 3 |
| January 1, 1990 | 'Notre Dame' | '21' | Colorado | 6 |
| January 1, 1991 | 'Colorado' | '10' | Notre Dame | 9 |
| January 1, 1992 | 'Miami' | '22' | Nebraska | 0 |
| January 1, 1993 | 'Florida State' | '27' | Nebraska | 14 |
| January 1, 1994 | 'Florida State' | '18' | Nebraska | 16 |
| January 1, 1995 | 'Nebraska' | '24' | Miami | 17 |
| January 1, 1996 | 'Florida State' | '31' | Notre Dame | 26 |
| December 31, 1996 | 'Nebraska' | '41' | Virginia Tech | 21 |
| January 2, 1998 | 'Nebraska' | '42' | Tennessee | 17 |
| January 2, 1999~ | 'Florida' | '31' | Syracuse | 10 |
| January 1, 2000†| 'Michigan' | '35' | Alabama | 34 |
January 3, 2001
★ | 'Oklahoma' | '13' | Florida State | 2 |
| January 2, 2002 | 'Florida' | '56' | Maryland | 23 |
| January 2, 2003 | 'USC' | '38' | Iowa | 17 |
| January 1, 2004 | 'Miami' | '16' | Florida State | 14 |
January 4, 2005
★ | 'USC' | '55' | Oklahoma | 19 |
| January 3, 2006†††| 'Penn State' | '26' | Florida State | 23 |
| January 2, 2007 | 'Louisville' | '24' | Wake Forest | 13 |
1. Bowl Games: College Football's Greatest Tradition, by Robert Ours, 2004, pg. 28
MVPs
Palm Festival Game
In 1932, George E. Hussey, official greeter of Miami , organized the first Palm Festival Game, predecessor of the Orange Bowl. With Miami suffering from both the Great Depression and the preceding Florida land bust, Hussey and other Miamians sought to help its economy by organizing a game similar to Pasadena's
Rose Bowl.
Two games were played in this series at 'Moore Park' in Miami, both pitting an invited opponent against a local team, the
University of Miami. In the first game, played on January 2, 1933, Miami defeated
Manhattan College 7-0. In the second game, played on New Year's Day 1934,
Duquesne defeated Miami 33-7.
These games are not recognized as bowl games by the
NCAA because one team was guaranteed a berth regardless of record. However, following the success of these games, backers organized another game for New Year's Day 1935 under the Orange Bowl name. This game, unlike the Palm Festival Games, did not automatically grant a berth to one team, although the University of Miami was again a participant. For this reason, the 1935 Orange Bowl was later recognized by the NCAA as an official bowl game.
[1]
See also
★
List of college bowl games
★
Orange Bowl broadcasters
External links
★
Orange Bowl official site
★
Satellite Photo of Dolphin Stadium
★
1936 Orange Bowl story
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