ORANGE BOWL (GAME)
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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.
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~ Game played at Miami Orange Bowl due to scheduling conflict with NFL playoff game
†Denotes overtime
Multiple †'s denote multiple overtimes
1. Bowl Games: College Football's Greatest Tradition, by Robert Ours, 2004, pg. 28
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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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