The Orange Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It has been played annually since January 1, 1935 and celebrated its 75th playing on January 1, 2009. The Orange Bowl, along with the Sugar Bowl and the Sun Bowl, are the second-oldest bowl games in the country, behind the Rose Bowl (first played 1902, played annually since 1916). The Orange Bowl is a member of the Bowl Championship Series.
The Orange Bowl hosted the BCS National Championship Game in 2001 and 2005. However, since the 2006 season, the BCS National Championship Game has been a stand-alone event, hosted by the local bowl organization one week following the New Year's Day bowl games (including the Orange Bowl). In other words, under the current BCS format, the Orange Bowl Committee hosted two games in 2009: the 2009 Orange Bowl on January 1 and the 2009 BCS National Championship Game on January 8, both at LandShark Stadium.
Since 2007 the Orange Bowl has been host to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) champion unless they are involved in the national championship game and has used the brand Home of the ACC Champion.
The 2011 match up ended with the Stanford Cardinal defeating the ACC Conference Champion, the Virginia Tech Hokies 40-12.
The game is officially known as the Discover Orange Bowl, since Discover Financial was announced as title sponsor on August 26, 2010 as part of a new four year agreement. The game had been called the FedEx Orange Bowl from 1989 to 2010, as FedEx sponsored the event during that period. Starting with the 2010-2011 season, ESPN will carry the Orange Bowl, replacing Fox after four seasons. ABC aired the game from 1999 to 2006, with CBS (1995–1998) and NBC (1964–1994) previously carrying the game.
In 1926, leaders in Miami, Florida decided to do the same with a "Fiesta of the American Tropics" that was centered around a New Year's Day football game. Although a second "Fiesta" was never held, Miami leaders later revived the idea with the "Palm Festival" (with the slogan "Have a Green Christmas in Miami").
Two games were played in this series at Moore Park in Miami, both pitting an invited opponent against a local team, the University of Miami. In the first game, played on January 2, 1933, Miami defeated Manhattan College 7–0. In the second game, played on New Year's Day 1934, Duquesne defeated Miami 33–7. Duquesne was coached by Elmer Layden one of the Four Horseman of Notre Dame.
These games are not recognized as bowl games by the NCAA because one team was guaranteed a berth regardless of record. However, following the success of these games, backers organized another game for New Year's Day 1935 under the Orange Bowl name. This game, unlike the Palm Festival Games, did not automatically grant a berth to one team, although the University of Miami was again a participant. For this reason, the 1935 Orange Bowl was later recognized by the NCAA as an official bowl game.
In 1964, the Texas vs. Alabama Orange Bowl was the first college bowl game to be televised in prime time.
From 1968, the game usually featured the champion of the former Big Eight Conference (whose members merged with the Southwest Conference to form 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, or if the Orange Bowl itself was hosting the national championship matchup. Starting with the 2006 season, the Orange Bowl has been exclusively tied with the ACC and has used 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 also hosts the national championship game once every four years under the BCS system (as it did on January 4, 2005).
!Date played | Winning team | Losing team | Notes | ||
January 1, 1935 | | | 26 | 0 | 1935 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1936 | | | 20 | 19 | 1936 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1937 | | | 13 | 12 | 1937 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1938 | | | 6 | 0 | 1938 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 2, 1939 | 1938 Tennessee Volunteers football teamTennessee || | 17 | 1938 Oklahoma Sooners football team>Oklahoma | 0 | 1939 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 1940 | | | 21 | 7 | 1940 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1941 | | | 14 | 7 | 1941 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1942 | 1941 Georgia Bulldogs football teamGeorgia || | 40 | 26 | 1942 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1943 | 1942 Alabama Crimson Tide football teamAlabama || | 37 | 21 | 1943 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1944 | | | 19 | 1943 Texas A&M; Aggies football team>Texas A&M; | 14 | 1944 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 1945 | | | 26 | 12 | 1945 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1946 | | | 13 | 6 | 1946 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1947 | | | 8 | 0 | 1947 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1948 | | | 20 | 14 | 1948 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1949 | 1948 Texas Longhorns football teamTexas || | 41 | 1948 Georgia Bulldogs football team>Georgia | 28 | 1949 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 2, 1950 | | | 21 | 13 | 1950 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1951 | 1950 Clemson Tigers football teamClemson || | 15 | 14 | 1951 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1952 | | | 17 | 14 | 1952 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1953 | 1952 Alabama Crimson Tide football teamAlabama || | 61 | 6 | 1953 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1954 | | | 7 | 1953 Maryland Terrapins football team>Maryland | 0 | 1954 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 1955 | | | 34 | 1954 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team>Nebraska | 7 | 1955 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 2, 1956 | 1955 Oklahoma Sooners football teamOklahoma || | 20 | 1955 Maryland Terrapins football team>Maryland | 6 | 1956 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 1957 | | | 27 | 1956 Clemson Tigers football team>Clemson | 21 | 1957 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 1958 | | | 48 | 21 | 1958 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1959 | | | 21 | 6 | 1959 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1960 | 1959 Georgia Bulldogs football teamGeorgia || | 14 | 0 | 1960 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 2, 1961 | 1960 Missouri Tigers football teamMissouri || | 21 | 1960 Navy Midshipmen football team>Navy | 14 | 1961 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 1962 | | | 25 | 7 | 1962 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1963 | 1962 Alabama Crimson Tide football teamAlabama || | 17 | 0 | 1963 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1964 | 1963 Nebraska Cornhuskers football teamNebraska || | 13 | 7 | 1964 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1965 | 1964 Texas Longhorns football teamTexas || | 21 | 1964 Alabama Crimson Tide football team>Alabama | 17 | 1965 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 1966 | 1965 Alabama Crimson Tide football teamAlabama || | 39 | 1965 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team>Nebraska | 28 | 1966 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 2, 1967 | 1966 Florida Gators football teamFlorida || | 27 | 12 | 1967 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1968 | | | 26 | 1967 Tennessee Volunteers football team>Tennessee | 24 | 1968 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 1969 | 1968 Penn State Nittany Lions football teamPenn State || | 15 | 14 | 1969 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1970 | 1969 Penn State Nittany Lions football teamPenn State || | 10 | 3 | 1970 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1971 | 1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers football teamNebraska || | 17 | 12 | 1971 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1972 | 1971 Nebraska Cornhuskers football teamNebraska || | 38 | 1971 Alabama Crimson Tide football team>Alabama | 6 | 1972 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 1973 | 1972 Nebraska Cornhuskers football teamNebraska || | 40 | 6 | 1973 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1974 | 1973 Penn State Nittany Lions football teamPenn State || | 16 | 9 | 1974 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1975 | 1974 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football teamNotre Dame || | 13 | 1974 Alabama Crimson Tide football team>Alabama | 11 | 1975 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 1976 | 1975 Oklahoma Sooners football teamOklahoma || | 14 | 1975 Michigan Wolverines football team>Michigan | 6 | 1976 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 1977 | 1976 Ohio State Buckeyes football teamOhio State || | 27 | 10 | 1977 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 2, 1978 | 1977 Arkansas Razorback Football TeamArkansas || | 31 | 1977 Oklahoma Sooners football team>Oklahoma | 6 | 1978 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 1979 | 1978 Oklahoma Sooners football teamOklahoma || | 31 | 1978 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team>Nebraska | 24 | 1979 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 1980 | 1979 Oklahoma Sooners football teamOklahoma || | 24 | 7 | 1980 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1981 | 1980 Oklahoma Sooners football teamOklahoma || | 18 | 17 | 1981 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1982 | 1981 Clemson Tigers football teamClemson || | 22 | 1981 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team>Nebraska | 15 | 1982 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 1983 | 1982 Nebraska Cornhuskers football teamNebraska || | 21 | 20 | 1983 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 2, 1984 | 1983 Miami Hurricanes football teamMiami (FL) || | 31 | 1983 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team>Nebraska | 30 | 1984 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 1985 | 1984 Washington Huskies football teamWashington || | 28 | 1984 Oklahoma Sooners football team>Oklahoma | 17 | 1985 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 1986 | 1985 Oklahoma Sooners football teamOklahoma || | 25 | 1985 Penn State Nittany Lions football team>Penn State | 10 | 1986 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 1987 | 1986 Oklahoma Sooners football teamOklahoma || | 42 | 1986 Arkansas Razorbacks football team>Arkansas | 8 | 1987 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 1988 | 1987 Miami Hurricanes football teamMiami (FL) || | 20 | 1987 Oklahoma Sooners football team>Oklahoma | 14 | 1988 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 2, 1989 | 1988 Miami Hurricanes football teamMiami (FL) || | 23 | 1988 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team>Nebraska | 3 | 1989 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 1990 | 1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football teamNotre Dame || | 21 | 6 | 1990 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 1991 | 1990 Colorado Buffaloes football teamColorado || | 10 | 1990 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team>Notre Dame | 9 | 1991 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 1992 | 1991 Miami Hurricanes football teamMiami (FL) || | 22 | 1991 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team>Nebraska | 0 | 1992 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 1993 | 1992 Florida State Seminoles football teamFlorida State || | 27 | 1992 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team>Nebraska | 14 | 1993 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 1994+ | 1993 Florida State Seminoles football teamFlorida State || | 18 | 1993 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team>Nebraska | 16 | 1994 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 1995+ | 1994 Nebraska Cornhuskers football teamNebraska || | 24 | 1994 Miami Hurricanes football team>Miami (FL) | 17 | 1995 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 1996 | | | 31 | 1995 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team>Notre Dame | 26 | 1996 Orange Bowl (January)>notes |
December 31, 1996 | 1996 Nebraska Cornhuskers football teamNebraska || | 41 | 21 | 1996 Orange Bowl (December)>notes | |
January 2, 1998^ | 1997 Nebraska Cornhuskers football teamNebraska || | 42 | 1997 Tennessee Volunteers football team>Tennessee | 17 | 1998 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 2, 1999~ | 1998 Florida Gators football teamFlorida || | 31 | 10 | 1999 Orange Bowl>notes | |
January 1, 2000† | 1999 Michigan Wolverines football teamMichigan || | 35 | 1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team>Alabama | 34 | 2000 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 3, 2001* | 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football teamOklahoma || | 13 | 2000 Florida State Seminoles football team>Florida State | 2 | 2001 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 2, 2002 | 2001 Florida Gators football teamFlorida || | 56 | 2001 Maryland Terrapins football team>Maryland | 23 | 2002 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 2, 2003 | 2002 USC Trojans football teamUSC || | 38 | 2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team>Iowa | 17 | 2003 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 2004 | | | 16 | 2003 Florida State Seminoles football team>Florida State | 14 | 2004 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 4, 2005*‡ | 2004 USC Trojans football teamUSC || | 55 | 2004 Oklahoma Sooners football team>Oklahoma | 19 | 2005 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 3, 2006††† | 2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football teamPenn State || | 26 | 2005 Florida State Seminoles football team>Florida State | 23 | 2006 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 2, 2007 | 2006 Louisville Cardinals football teamLouisville || | 24 | 2006 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team>Wake Forest | 13 | 2007 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 3, 2008 | 2007 Kansas Jayhawks football teamKansas || | 24 | 2007 Virginia Tech Hokies football team>Virginia Tech | 21 | 2008 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 1, 2009 | 2008 Virginia Tech Hokies football teamVirginia Tech || | 20 | 2008 Cincinnati Bearcats football team>Cincinnati | 7 | 2009 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 5, 2010 | 2009 Iowa Hawkeyes football teamIowa || | 24 | 2009 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team>Georgia Tech | 14 | 2010 Orange Bowl>notes |
January 3, 2011 | 2010 Stanford Cardinal football teamStanford || | 40 | 2010 Virginia Tech Hokies football team>Virginia Tech | 12 | 2011 Orange Bowl>notes |
+ - Denotes Bowl Coalition Championship game
^ - Denotes Bowl Alliance Championship game
!MVP | !Team | !Position | ||
1942 | Bruce Alford Sr.| | TCU | End | |
1965 | Joe Namath| | Alabama | QB | |
1966 | Steve Sloan| | Alabama | QB | |
1967 | Larry Smith (running back)Larry Smith || | Florida | TB | |
1968 | Bob Warmack| | Oklahoma | QB | |
1969 | Donnie Shanklin| | Kansas | HB | |
rowspan = "2">1970 | Chuck Burkhart| | Penn State | QB | |
Mike Reid (football player) | Mike Reid | Penn State | ||
rowspan = "2" | 1971 | Jerry Tagge| | Nebraska | QB |
Willie Harper | Nebraska | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1972 | Jerry Tagge| | Nebraska | QB |
Rich Glover | Nebraska | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1973 | Johnny Rodgers| | Nebraska | WB |
Rich Glover | Nebraska | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1974 | Tom Shuman| | Penn State | QB |
Randy Crowder | Penn State | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1975 | Wayne Bullock| | Notre Dame | FB |
Leroy Cook | Alabama | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1976 | Steve Davis (quarterback)Steve Davis || | Oklahoma | QB |
Lee Roy Selmon | Oklahoma | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1977 | Rod Gerald| | Ohio State | QB |
Tom Cousineau | Ohio State | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1978 | Roland Sales| | Arkansas | RB |
Reggie Freeman | Arkansas | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1979 | Billy Sims| | Oklahoma | RB |
Reggie Kinlaw | Oklahoma | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1980 | J. C. Watts| | Oklahoma | QB |
Bud Hebert | Oklahoma | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1981 | J. C. Watts| | Oklahoma | QB |
Jarvis Coursey | Florida State | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1982 | Homer Jordan| | Clemson | QB |
Jeff Davis (American football) | Jeff Davis | Clemson | ||
rowspan = "2" | 1983 | Turner Gill| | Nebraska | QB |
Dave Rimington | Nebraska | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1984 | Bernie Kosar| | Miami (Fla.) | QB |
Jack Fernandez | Miami (Fla.) | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1985 | Jacque Robinson| | Washington | TB |
Ron Holmes | Washington | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1986 | Sonny Brown| | Oklahoma | DB |
Tim Lasher | Oklahoma | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1987 | Spencer Tillman| | Oklahoma | HB |
Dante Jones | Oklahoma | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1988 | Bernard Clark| | Miami (Fla.) | LB |
Darrell Reed | Oklahoma | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1989 | Steve Walsh (American football)Steve Walsh || | Miami (Fla.) | QB |
Charles Fryer | Nebraska | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1990 | Raghib Ismail| | Notre Dame | WR |
Darian Hagan | Colorado | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1991 | Charles S. Johnson (football)Charles S. Johnson || | Colorado | QB |
Chris Zorich | Notre Dame | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1992 | Larry Jones (fullback)Larry Jones || | Miami (Fla.) | RB |
Tyrone Leggette | Nebraska | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1993 | Charlie Ward| | Florida State | QB |
Corey Dixon | Nebraska | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1994 | Charlie Ward| | Florida State | QB |
Tommie Frazier | Nebraska | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1995 | Tommie Frazier| | Nebraska | QB |
Chris T. Jones | Miami (Fla.) | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1996 | Andre Cooper| | Florida State | WR |
Derrick Mayes | Notre Dame | |||
rowspan = "2" | 1997 | Damon Benning| | Nebraska | RB |
Ken Oxendine | Virginia Tech | |||
1998 | Ahman Green| | Nebraska | RB | |
1999 | Travis L. TaylorTravis Taylor || | Florida | WR | |
2000 | David Terrell (wide receiver)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 | |
2008 | Aqib Talib| | Kansas | CB | |
2009 | Darren Evans| | Virginia Tech | RB | |
2010 | Adrian Clayborn| | Iowa | DE | |
2011 | Andrew Luck| | Stanford | QB |
The game is also broadcast nationally by ESPN Radio.
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