1972 Orange Bowl

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1972 Orange Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide Nebraska Cornhuskers
(11-0) (12-0)
6 38
Head coach: 
Bear Bryant		 Head coach: 
Bob Devaney
AP Coaches
2 2
AP Coaches
1 1
1 2 3 4 Total
Alabama 0 0 6 0 6
Nebraska 14 14 3 7 38
Date January 1, 1972
Stadium Miami Orange Bowl
Location Miami, Florida

The 1972 edition of the Orange Bowl decided the National Champion in college football. The game matched the number 1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide with the number 2 ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers. Nebraska thoroughly dominated the contest winning by an impressive 38-6 margin, and was declared unanimously the national champions.

Nebraska scored first on a 2 yard touchdown run by Jeff Kinney taking a 7-0 lead. Johnny Rodgers scored on a 77 yard punt return on the final play of the first quarter, as Nebraska led 14-0. In the second quarter, Jerry Tagge and Gary Dixon added touchdown runs of 1 and 2 yards respectively, as Nebraska led 28-0 at halftime.

In the third quarter, Terry Davis scored on a 3 yard touchdown run making the score 28-6. Nebraska's Rich Sanger kicked a 21 yard field goal at the end of the third quarter, as Nebraska led 31-6. A 1 yard touchdown run by Van Brownson made the final score 38-6.

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Preceded by
1971 Orange Bowl		 1972 Orange Bowl
1972		 Succeeded by
1973 Orange Bowl
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