1953 Orange Bowl
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The 1953 Orange Bowl, part of the 1952 bowl game season, took place on January 1, 1953, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Syracuse Orangemen, competing as a football independent. Alabama won the game by a record margin of 61–6. The 55-point margin of victory remained the largest for a bowl game until the 2008 GMAC Bowl, and still stands as the largest margin of victory for an Alabama football team in a bowl game.
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19th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 1, 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Burdine Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Alabama by 13[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | William Halloran (EAIFO; split crew: EAIFO, SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 66,280 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Network | CBS[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Red Barber | ||||||||||||||||||||
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