1950 Orange Bowl
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1950 Orange Bowl was the sixteenth edition of the bowl game, played at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida, on Monday, January 2, 1950.[2] The game featured the Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference and the Santa Clara Broncos, an independent from northern California.
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16th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 2, 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Burdine Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Kentucky (–5½)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Fred Koster (SEC; split crew: SEC, Pacific Coast) | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 64,816 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Santa Clara (7–2–1) was ranked fifteenth in the final AP poll, released in early December.[3] Kentucky (9–2, 4–1 SEC) had been ranked as high as sixth in the AP poll during the season but was ranked eleventh entering the game.[4]