Orange Bowl (game)

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Orange Bowl
FedEx Orange Bowl

FedEx Orange Bowl logo
Stadium Dolphin Stadium
Location Miami Gardens, Florida
Previous Stadiums Miami Orange Bowl (1935 — 1995, 1999)
Operated 1935 — present
Conference Tie-ins ACC
Previous Conference Tie-ins Big Eight (1968 — 1998)
Big East (1998 — 2005)
Payout US$17,000,000 (2006)
Sponsors
FedEx (1989 — present)
Former names
Orange Bowl (1935 — 1988)
2007 Matchup
Wake Forest vs. Louisville (13-24)
2008 Matchup
TBD (Jan. 3, 2008)

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 the Miami Orange Bowl from 1935 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 pitted ACC Champion Wake Forest against Big East Champion Louisville, with Louisville defeating Wake Forest 24-13.

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[edit] 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
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

    [edit] MVPs

    Year played MVP Team Position
    1965 Joe Namath Alabama QB
    1966 Steve Sloan Alabama QB
    1967 Larry Smith Florida TB
    1968 Bob Warmack Oklahoma QB
    1969 Donnie Shanklin Kansas HB
    1970 Chuck Burkhart Penn State QB
    Mike Reid Penn State DT
    1971 Jerry Tagge Nebraska QB
    Willie Harper Nebraska DE
    1972 Jerry Tagge Nebraska QB
    Rich Glover Nebraska DG
    1973 Johnny Rodgers Nebraska WB
    Rich Glover Nebraska DG
    1974 Tom Shuman Penn State QB
    Randy Crowder Penn State DT
    1975 Wayne Bullock Notre Dame FB
    Leroy Cook Alabama DE
    1976 Steve Davis Oklahoma QB
    Lee Roy Selmon Oklahoma OT
    1977 Rod Gerald Ohio State QB
    Tom Cousineau Ohio State LB
    1978 Roland Sales Arkansas RB
    Reggie Freeman Arkansas NG
    1979 Billy Sims Oklahoma RB
    Reggie Kinlaw Oklahoma NG
    1980 J. C. Watts Oklahoma QB
    Bud Hebert Oklahoma FS
    1981 J. C. Watts Oklahoma QB
    Jarvis Coursey Florida State DE
    1982 Homer Jordan Clemson QB
    Jeff Davis Clemson LB
    1983 Turner Gill Nebraska QB
    Dave Rimington Nebraska C
    1984 Bernie Kosar Miami (Fla.) QB
    Jack Fernadez Miami (Fla.) LB
    1985 Jacque Robinson Washington TB
    Ron Holmes Washington DT
    1986 Sonny Brown Oklahoma DB
    Tim Lasher Oklahoma K
    1987 Spencer Tillman Oklahoma HB
    Dante Jones Oklahoma LB
    1988 Bernard Clark Miami (Fla.) LB
    Darrell Reed Oklahoma DE
    1989 Steve Walsh Miami (Fla.) QB
    Charles Fryer Nebraska CB
    1990 Raghib Ismail Notre Dame WR
    Darian Hagan Colorado QB
    1991 Charles S. Johnson Colorado QB
    Chris Zorich Notre Dame NG
    1992 Larry Jones Miami (Fla.) RB
    Tyrone Leggett Nebraska CB
    1993 Charlie Ward Florida State QB
    Corey Dixon Nebraska SE
    1994 Charlie Ward Florida State QB
    Tommie Frazier Nebraska QB
    1995 Tommie Frazier Nebraska QB
    Chris T. Jones Miami (Fla.) WR
    1996 Andre Cooper Florida State WR
    Derrick Mayes Notre Dame WR
    1997 Damon Benning Nebraska RB
    Ken Oxendine Virginia Tech RB
    1998 Ahman Green Nebraska RB
    1999 Travis Taylor Florida WR
    2000 David Terrell Michigan WR
    2001 Torrance Marshall Oklahoma LB
    2002 Taylor Jacobs Florida WR
    2003 Carson Palmer USC QB
    2004 Jarrett Payton Miami (Fla.) RB
    2005 Matt Leinart USC QB
    2006 Willie Reid FSU WR
    2007 Brian Brohm Louisville QB

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