1982 Orange Bowl

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1982 Orange Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers Clemson Tigers
(11-1) (11-0)
15 22
Head coach: 
Tom Osborne		 Head coach: 
Danny Ford
AP Coaches
4 4
AP Coaches
1 1
1 2 3 4 Total
Nebraska 7 0 0 8 15
Clemson 6 6 10 0 22
Date January 1, 1982
Stadium Miami Orange Bowl
Location Miami, Florida

The 1982 edition of the Orange Bowl featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and the Clemson Tigers.

Clemson scored first on a 41 yard field goal by Donald Igwebuike to take a 3-0 lead. Mike Rozier threw a 25 yard touchdown pass to Anthony Steels, as Nebraska led 7-3. Donald Igwebuike kicked a 37 yard field goal to pull Clemson to 7-6. In the second quarter, Clemson's Cliff Austin scored on a 2 yard touchdown run as Clemson led 12-7, going into halftime.

In the third quarter, Homer Jordan threw a 13 yard touchdown pass to Perry Tuttle as Clemson took a 19-7 lead. Igwebuike added his third field goal of the game, a 36 yarder, as the Tigers led 22-7. In the fourth quarter, Roger Craig scored on a 26 yard touchdown run as Clemson led 22-15. Clemson would hold on to win that game.

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Preceded by
1981 Orange Bowl		 1982 Orange Bowl
1982		 Succeeded by
1983 Orange Bowl
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