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Orange Bowl

Games: 79 (1935-2013)

First Game: January 1, 1935 (Bucknell 26, Miami (FL) 0)
Last Game: January 1, 2013 (Florida State vs. Northern Illinois)

Most Points: 70 (West Virginia in 2012)
Fewest Points: 0 (7 times)
Largest Margin: +55 (Alabama over Syracuse in 1953)

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79 Games

Year Date Day Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Attendance MVP Sponsor
2012 Jan 1, 2013 Tue Florida State 31 Northern Illinois 10 72,073 RB Lonnie Pryor (Florida State) Discover Financial
2011 Jan 4, 2012 Wed West Virginia 70 Clemson 33 67,563 QB Geno Smith (West Virginia) Discover Financial
2010 Jan 3, 2011 Mon Stanford 40 Virginia Tech 12 65,453 QB Andrew Luck (Stanford) Discover Financial
2009 Jan 5, 2010 Tue Iowa 24 Georgia Tech 14 66,131 DL Adrian Clayborn (Iowa) FedEx
2008 Jan 1, 2009 Thu Virginia Tech 20 Cincinnati 7 73,602 RB Darren Evans (Virginia Tech) FedEx
2007 Jan 3, 2008 Thu Kansas 24 Virginia Tech 21 74,111 DB Aqib Talib (Kansas) FedEx
2006 Jan 2, 2007 Tue Louisville 24 Wake Forest 13 74,470 QB Brian Brohm (Louisville) FedEx
2005 Jan 3, 2006 Tue Penn State 26 Florida State 23 77,773 WR Willie Reid (Florida State) FedEx
2004 Jan 4, 2005 Tue Southern California 55 Oklahoma 19 77,912 QB Matt Leinart (Southern California) FedEx
2003 Jan 1, 2004 Thu Miami (FL) 16 Florida State 14 76,739 RB Jarrett Payton (Miami (FL)) FedEx
2002 Jan 2, 2003 Thu Southern California 38 Iowa 17 75,971 QB Carson Palmer (Southern California) FedEx
2001 Jan 2, 2002 Wed Florida 56 Maryland 23 73,640 WR Taylor Jacobs (Florida) FedEx
2000 Jan 3, 2001 Wed Oklahoma 13 Florida State 2 76,835 LB Torrance Marshall (Oklahoma) FedEx
1999 Jan 1, 2000 Sat Michigan 35 Alabama 34 70,461 WR David Terrell (Michigan) FedEx
1998 Jan 2, 1999 Sat Florida 31 Syracuse 10 67,919 WR Travis Taylor (Florida) FedEx
1997 Jan 2, 1998 Fri Nebraska 42 Tennessee 17 74,002 RB Ahman Green (Nebraska) FedEx
1996 Dec 31, 1996 Tue Nebraska 41 Virginia Tech 21 63,297 RB Damon Benning (Nebraska)
RB Ken Oxendine (Virginia Tech)		 FedEx
1995 Jan 1, 1996 Mon Florida State 31 Notre Dame 26 72,198 WR Andre Cooper (Florida State)
WR Derrick Mayes (Notre Dame)		 FedEx
1994 Jan 1, 1995 Sun Nebraska 24 Miami (FL) 17 81,753 QB Tommie Frazier (Nebraska)
WR Chris T. Jones (Miami (FL))		 FedEx
1993 Jan 1, 1994 Sat Florida State 18 Nebraska 16 81,536 QB Charlie Ward (Florida State)
QB Tommie Frazier (Nebraska)		 FedEx
1992 Jan 1, 1993 Fri Florida State 27 Nebraska 14 57,324 QB Charlie Ward (Florida State)
WR Corey Dixon (Nebraska)		 FedEx
1991 Jan 1, 1992 Wed Miami (FL) 22 Nebraska 0 77,747 RB Larry Jones (Miami (FL))
DB Tyrone Leggette (Nebraska)		 FedEx
1990 Jan 1, 1991 Tue Colorado 10 Notre Dame 9 77,062 QB Charles S. Johnson (Colorado)
DL Chris Zorich (Notre Dame)		 FedEx
1989 Jan 1, 1990 Mon Notre Dame 21 Colorado 6 81,190 WR Raghib Ismail (Notre Dame)
QB Darian Hagan (Colorado)		 FedEx
1988 Jan 2, 1989 Mon Miami (FL) 23 Nebraska 3 79,480 QB Steve Walsh (Miami (FL))
DB Charles Fryer (Nebraska)		 FedEx
1987 Jan 1, 1988 Fri Miami (FL) 20 Oklahoma 14 74,760 LB Bernard Clark (Miami (FL))
DL Darrell Reed (Oklahoma)
1986 Jan 1, 1987 Thu Oklahoma 42 Arkansas 8 52,717 RB Spencer Tillman (Oklahoma)
LB Dante Jones (Oklahoma)
1985 Jan 1, 1986 Wed Oklahoma 25 Penn State 10 74,178 K Tim Lasher (Oklahoma)
DB Sonny Brown (Oklahoma)
1984 Jan 1, 1985 Tue Washington 28 Oklahoma 17 56,294 RB Jacque Robinson (Washington)
DL Ron Holmes (Washington)
1983 Jan 2, 1984 Mon Miami (FL) 31 Nebraska 30 72,549 QB Bernie Kosar (Miami (FL))
LB Jack Fernandez (Miami (FL))
1982 Jan 1, 1983 Sat Nebraska 21 Louisiana State 20 68,713 QB Turner Gill (Nebraska)
OL Dave Rimington (Nebraska)
1981 Jan 1, 1982 Fri Clemson 22 Nebraska 15 72,748 QB Homer Jordan (Clemson)
LB Jeff Davis (Clemson)
1980 Jan 1, 1981 Thu Oklahoma 18 Florida State 17 71,043 QB J. C. Watts (Oklahoma)
DL Jarvis Coursey (Florida State)
1979 Jan 1, 1980 Tue Oklahoma 24 Florida State 7 66,714 QB J. C. Watts (Oklahoma)
DB Bud Hebert (Oklahoma)
1978 Jan 1, 1979 Mon Oklahoma 31 Nebraska 24 66,365 RB Billy Sims (Oklahoma)
DL Reggie Kinlaw (Oklahoma)
1977 Jan 2, 1978 Mon Arkansas 31 Oklahoma 6 60,987 RB Roland Sales (Arkansas)
DL Reggie Freeman (Arkansas)
1976 Jan 1, 1977 Sat Ohio State 27 Colorado 10 65,537 QB Rod Gerald (Ohio State)
LB Tom Cousineau (Ohio State)
1975 Jan 1, 1976 Thu Oklahoma 14 Michigan 6 76,799 QB Steve Davis (Oklahoma)
OL Lee Roy Selmon (Oklahoma)
1974 Jan 1, 1975 Wed Notre Dame 13 Alabama 11 71,801 RB Wayne Bullock (Notre Dame)
DL Leroy Cook (Alabama)
1973 Jan 1, 1974 Tue Penn State 16 Louisiana State 9 60,477 QB Tom Shuman (Penn State)
DL Randy Crowder (Penn State)
1972 Jan 1, 1973 Mon Nebraska 40 Notre Dame 6 80,010 WB Johnny Rodgers (Nebraska)
DL Rich Glover (Nebraska)
1971 Jan 1, 1972 Sat Nebraska 38 Alabama 6 78,151 QB Jerry Tagge (Nebraska)
DL Willie Harper (Nebraska)
1970 Jan 1, 1971 Fri Nebraska 17 Louisiana State 12 80,699 QB Jerry Tagge (Nebraska)
DL Willie Harper (Nebraska)
1969 Jan 1, 1970 Thu Penn State 10 Missouri 3 77,282 QB Chuck Burkhart (Penn State)
DL Mike Reid (Penn State)
1968 Jan 1, 1969 Wed Penn State 15 Kansas 14 77,719 RB Donnie Shanklin (Kansas)
1967 Jan 1, 1968 Mon Oklahoma 26 Tennessee 24 77,993 QB Bob Warmack (Oklahoma)
1966 Jan 2, 1967 Mon Florida 27 Georgia Tech 12 72,426 RB Larry Smith (Florida)
1965 Jan 1, 1966 Sat Alabama 39 Nebraska 28 72,214 QB Steve Sloan (Alabama)
1964 Jan 1, 1965 Fri Texas 21 Alabama 17 72,647 QB Joe Namath (Alabama)
1963 Jan 1, 1964 Wed Nebraska 13 Auburn 7 72,647
1962 Jan 1, 1963 Tue Alabama 17 Oklahoma 0 72,880
1961 Jan 1, 1962 Mon Louisiana State 25 Colorado 7 68,150
1960 Jan 2, 1961 Mon Missouri 21 Navy 14 72,212
1959 Jan 1, 1960 Fri Georgia 14 Missouri 0 72,186
1958 Jan 1, 1959 Thu Oklahoma 21 Syracuse 6 75,281
1957 Jan 1, 1958 Wed Oklahoma 48 Duke 21 76,561
1956 Jan 1, 1957 Tue Colorado 27 Clemson 21 73,280
1955 Jan 2, 1956 Mon Oklahoma 20 Maryland 6 76,561
1954 Jan 1, 1955 Sat Duke 34 Nebraska 7 68,750
1953 Jan 1, 1954 Fri Oklahoma 7 Maryland 0 68,840
1952 Jan 1, 1953 Thu Alabama 61 Syracuse 6 66,280
1951 Jan 1, 1952 Tue Georgia Tech 17 Baylor 14 65,839
1950 Jan 1, 1951 Mon Clemson 15 Miami (FL) 14 65,181
1949 Jan 2, 1950 Mon Santa Clara 21 Kentucky 13 64,816
1948 Jan 1, 1949 Sat Texas 41 Georgia 28 60,523
1947 Jan 1, 1948 Thu Georgia Tech 20 Kansas 14 59,578
1946 Jan 1, 1947 Wed Rice 8 Tennessee 0 36,152
1945 Jan 1, 1946 Tue Miami (FL) 13 Holy Cross 6 35,709
1944 Jan 1, 1945 Mon Tulsa 26 Georgia Tech 12 23,279
1943 Jan 1, 1944 Sat Louisiana State 19 Texas A&M 14 25,203
1942 Jan 1, 1943 Fri Alabama 37 Boston College 21 25,166
1941 Jan 1, 1942 Thu Georgia 40 Texas Christian 26 35,786 WR Bruce Alford Sr. (Texas Christian)
1940 Jan 1, 1941 Wed Mississippi State 14 Georgetown 7 29,554
1939 Jan 1, 1940 Mon Georgia Tech 21 Missouri 7 29,278
1938 Jan 2, 1939 Mon Tennessee 17 Oklahoma 0 32,191
1937 Jan 1, 1938 Sat Auburn 6 Michigan State 0 18,972
1936 Jan 1, 1937 Fri Duquesne 13 Mississippi State 12 9,210
1935 Jan 1, 1936 Wed Catholic 20 Mississippi 19 6,568
1934 Jan 1, 1935 Tue Bucknell 26 Miami (FL) 0 5,134