1962 Orange Bowl

1962 Orange Bowl
Bowl Game
1 2 3 4 Total
Colorado 0 7 0 0 7
LSU 5 6 14 0 25
Date January 1, 1962
Season 1961
Stadium Miami Orange Bowl
Location Miami, Florida
Orange Bowl
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The 1962 Orange Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game played January 1, 1962 on between the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference and the Colorado Buffaloes of the Big 7 Conference . It was the final game of the 1961 season for both teams, LSU won 25–7. [1]

Scoring summary

1st quarter

LSU FG-Harris 30 Yds 3–0 LSU

LSU Safety-punt blocked out of end zone 5–0 LSU

2nd quarter

Colorado TD-Schweinenger 21-yard run 5–7 Colorado

LSU TD-Cranford 1-yard run (2-point conversion failed) 11–7 LSU

3rd quarter

LSU TD-Field 9-yard run 18–7 LSU

LSU TD-Sykes recovered blocked punt in end zone 25–7 LSU

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