As one of four college bowl games tied in with the Bowl Championship Series, the Discover Orange Bowl also hosts the BCS Championship Game every four years. On an annual basis, the game generally invites the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference, unless that team was selected for the Championship Game, to play against an at-large team from the BCS standings.http://www.bcsfootball.org/news/story?id=4819597 First played in 1935, the Orange Bowl takes place at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.http://espn.go.com/ncf/topics/_/page/orange-bowl
In the 2010-11 college football season, the Orange Bowl featured the Stanford Cardinal from the Pacific 10 Conference defeating the ACC Champion Virginia Tech Hokies by a score of 40-12.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=310030259 Airing on ESPN, the game began at 8:30 p.m. EST on January 3, 2011. Virginia Tech entered ranked 13th in the BCS standings with an 11-2 record. Stanford brought a fourth-place ranking in the BCS standings after going 11-1 in their 2010 season.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/preview?gameId=310030259
Orange Bowl History
While the event took place twice in the early 1930s as the Palm Festival, the first Orange Bowl was played in 1935 between the Miami Hurricanes and the Bucknell Bison.http://www.orangebowl.org/orange_bowl/1930s.aspx The game has continued in the decades since, including in the 1950s, when Oklahoma and Maryland played against one another twice, and in the 1960s, when the game moved to the evening. Starting in the 1980s, the Orange Bowl began hosting the National Championship Game, something that continued every four years when the Bowl Championship Series began in 1992. http://www.orangebowl.org/orange_bowl/history.aspx
Recent Orange Bowl Scores
- 2010: Iowa 24 - Georgia Tech 14http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/bowls/bowl_results.php?bowlid=209
- 2009: Virginia Tech 20 - Cincinnati 7http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/bowls/bowl_results.php?bowlid=209
- 2008: Kansas 24 - Virginia Tech 21http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/bowls/bowl_results.php?bowlid=209
- 2007: Louisville 24 - Wake Forest 13http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/bowls/bowl_results.php?bowlid=209
- 2006: Penn State 26 - Florida State 23http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/bowls/bowl_results.php?bowlid=209
- 2005: USC 55 - Oklahoma 19http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/bowls/bowl_results.php?bowlid=209
- 2004: Miami 16 - Florida State 14http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/bowls/bowl_results.php?bowlid=209
- 2003: USC 38 - Iowa 17http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/bowls/bowl_results.php?bowlid=209
- 2002: Florida Gators 56 - Maryland 23http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/bowls/bowl_results.php?bowlid=209
- 2001: Oklahoma 13 - Florida State 2http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/bowls/bowl_results.php?bowlid=209
Orange Bowl Stadium History
The history of the Orange Bowl located in Miami, Ohio, and home to the bowl game of the same name is featured in a short documentary. Prior to when the stadium was demolished, the venue is described, both in the events and games it hosted, but also how the stadium grew throughout the decades. As noted, the Orange Bowl stadium spanned over five generations and seven decades.
References
Fast Facts
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Home
Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
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Fact:
Hosts the Atlantic Coast Conference champions
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First game
Bucknell beats Miami 26-0 in 1935
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Fact:
Hosts the BCS Championship Game every four years
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Sponsor
Discover
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2010-11 game
January 3, 2011, at 8:30 p.m. EST
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2010-11 match-up
Stanford vs Virginia Tech
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2009-10 game
Iowa 24 - Georgia Tech 14
