1967 Orange Bowl
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The 1967 Orange Bowl was the 33rd edition of college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Monday, January 2. The final game of the 1966–67 bowl season, it matched the eighth-ranked independent Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). A slight underdog,[1] Florida won 27–12.[2][3]
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33rd Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 2, 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Orange Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Larry Smith (Florida TB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Georgia Tech (slight)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | R. Pete Williams (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 72,426 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Curt Gowdy, Paul Christman | ||||||||||||||||||||
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New Year's Day was on Sunday in 1967, so the game was played the following day.