1973 Orange Bowl

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1973 Orange Bowl
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Nebraska Cornhuskers
(8-2) (8-2-1)
6 40
Head coach: 
Ara Parseghian		 Head coach: 
Bob Devaney
AP Coaches
12 12
AP Coaches
9 9
1 2 3 4 Total
Notre Dame 0 0 0 6 6
Nebraska 7 13 20 0 40
Date January 1, 1973
Stadium Miami Orange Bowl
Location Miami, Florida

The 1973 edition of the Orange Bowl featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Nebraska's Johnny Rodgers scored on an 8 yard touchdown ran as Nebraska took a 7-0 lead. In the second quarter, Gary Dixon scored on a 1 yard touchdown ran as Nebraska led 14-0. Rodgers then found Frosty Anderson for a 52 yard touchdown pass as Nebraska led 20-0 at halftime. In the third quarter Rodgers scored on runs of 4 and 5 yards as Nebraska built a 33-0 lead. Dave Humm threw a 50 yard touchdown pass to Rodgers as Nebraska led 40-0 after 3. Notre Dame managed 6 points on a touchdown from Clements to Demmerle.

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1972 Orange Bowl		 1973 Orange Bowl
1973		 Succeeded by
1974 Orange Bowl
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