Orange Bowl

This article is about the college football bowl game. For the former football stadium in Miami, see Miami Orange Bowl. For other uses, see Orange Bowl (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Citrus Bowl.

The Orange Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in the Miami metropolitan area. Played annually since January 1, 1935, it is tied with the Sugar Bowl and the Sun Bowl as the second-oldest bowl games in the country, surpassed only by the Rose Bowl Game.

Orange Bowl
Capital One Orange Bowl
Stadium	Hard Rock Stadium
Location	Miami Gardens, Florida (December 1996–1998, 2000–present)[a]
Previous stadiums	Miami Field (1935–1937) Miami Orange Bowl (1938–January 1996, 1999)
Previous locations	Miami, Florida (1935–January 1996, 1999)
Operated	1935–present
Championship affiliation	CFP (2014–present) BCS (1998–2013) Bowl Alliance (1995–1997) Bowl Coalition (1992–1994)
Conference tie-ins	ACC (1999–present) SEC/Big Ten/Notre Dame (December 2014–present)
Previous conference tie-ins	Big Eight (1954–1996) Big East (1999–2006)
Payout	US$35 million/conference (As of 2009[update])
Website	orangebowl.org
Sponsors
Federal Express/FedEx (1989–2010) Discover Financial (2011–January 2014) Capital One (December 2014–present)
Former names
Orange Bowl (1935–1988) Federal Express/FedEx Orange Bowl (1989–2010) Discover Orange Bowl (2011–January 2014)
2023 matchup
Florida State vs. Georgia (Georgia 63–3)
2024 season matchup
Notre Dame vs. Penn State (Notre Dame 27–24)

The Orange Bowl was originally held in the city of Miami at Miami Field before moving to the Miami Orange Bowl stadium in 1938. In 1996, it moved to its current location at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. Since December 2014, the game has been sponsored by Capital One and officially known as the Capital One Orange Bowl. Previous sponsors include Discover Financial (2011–January 2014) and Federal Express/FedEx (1989–2010).

In its early years, the Orange Bowl had no defined conference tie-ins; it often pitted a team from the southeastern part of the country against a team from the central or northeastern states. From the 1950s until the mid-1990s, the Orange Bowl had a strong relationship with the Big Eight Conference. The champion (or runner-up in years in which the "no-repeat" rule was invoked) was invited to the bowl game in most years during this time; the 1979 Orange Bowl even had two representatives from the Big Eight. Opponents of the Big Eight varied; but were often major independents, runners-up in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), or champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Between 2007 and 2023, the Orange Bowl has hosted the ACC champion—unless they are involved in the national championship or playoff, in which case another high-ranking ACC team takes their place.^[1]

Beginning in 1992, the Orange Bowl joined with several other bowls to create the Bowl Coalition in an effort to produce an undisputed national champion in college football. It would subsequently participate in the Bowl Alliance and Bowl Championship Series. From 1992 to 2006, the Orange Bowl served as the national championship game of these systems in 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, and 2005. Miami Gardens and the Orange Bowl Committee hosted the BCS National Championship Game in 2009 and 2013 in addition to the regular Orange Bowl game.

In 2014, the Orange Bowl, along with the "New Year's Six" bowls, became a part of the College Football Playoff. As part of the four team playoff from 2014 to 2023, the Orange Bowl served as a semifinal game in 2015, 2018, and 2021. When not serving as a semifinal, the Orange Bowl featured the best available team from the ACC versus the second best team from the Big Ten or SEC or Notre Dame.

With the expansion of the College Football Playoff to twelve teams in the 2024–25 season, the Orange Bowl will serve as either a quarterfinal or semifinal each year. It served as a semifinal in 2025 and will serve as a quarterfinal in 2026. When serving as a quarterfinal, the Orange Bowl will host the ACC champion, if seeded in the top four. When serving as a semifinal, the game will be played one week after New Year's Day and, if the ACC champion is one of the top two seeds, the team will be assigned to the Orange Bowl.^[2]

History

Early roots

In 1890, Pasadena, California, held its first Tournament of Roses Parade to showcase the city's mild weather compared to the harsh winters in northern cities. As one of the organizers said: "In New York, people are buried in snow. Here, our flowers are blooming and our oranges are about to bear. Let's hold a festival to tell the world about our paradise." In 1902, the annual festival was enhanced by adding an American football game.^[3]

In 1926, leaders in Miami, Florida, decided to do the same with a "Fiesta of the American Tropics" that was centered around a New Year's Day football game. Although a second "Fiesta" was never held, Miami leaders, including Earnest E. Seiler, later revived the idea with the "Palm Festival" (with the slogan "Have a Green Christmas in Miami").^[4]

Palm Festival Game

In 1932, George E. Hussey, official greeter of Miami, organized the first Festival of Palms Bowl, a predecessor of the Orange Bowl. With Miami suffering from both the Great Depression and the preceding Florida land bust, Hussey and other Miamians sought to help its economy by organizing a game similar to Pasadena's Rose Bowl.

Two games were played in this series at Moore Park in Miami, both pitting an invited opponent against a local team, the University of Miami. In the first game, played on January 2, 1933, Miami defeated Manhattan College 7–0. In the second game, played on New Year's Day 1934, Duquesne defeated Miami 33–7. Duquesne was coached by Elmer Layden, one of the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame.

These games are not recognized as bowl games by the NCAA because one team was guaranteed a berth regardless of record. However, following the success of these games, backers organized another game for New Year's Day 1935 under the Orange Bowl name. This game, unlike the Palm Festival Games, did not automatically grant a berth to one team, although the University of Miami was again a participant. For this reason, the 1935 Orange Bowl was later recognized by the NCAA as an official bowl game.^[5]

Modern game

President John F. Kennedy (lower center) at the 1963 Orange Bowl, January 1, 1963

Jimmy Johnson and the 1987 Miami Hurricanes football team won the 1988 Orange Bowl on January 1, 1988, giving the University of Miami its second national championship in the 1987 season. Later that month, Johnson and the Miami Hurricanes football team presented President Ronald Reagan with a University of Miami jersey at The White House

The Orange Bowl trophy, 2008

The Orange Bowl was played at Miami Field^[6] (located where Miami Orange Bowl was later built) from 1935 to 1937, the Miami Orange Bowl from 1938 to 1996, and again in 1999, and was moved to its current site, Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, in December 1996. The game was played back at the namesake stadium in 1999 (which would be the final bowl game ever in the Miami Orange Bowl) because the game was played on the same day the Miami Dolphins hosted an NFL Wild Card Playoff game. Coincidentally, both of those games were aired on ABC.

On January 1, 1965, the Texas vs. Alabama Orange Bowl was the first college bowl game to be televised live in prime time.^[7]

From 1954 onwards, the game usually featured the champion of the former Big Eight Conference. When the Big Eight Conference merged with four members of the defunct Southwest Conference in 1996, the newly formed Big 12 Conference moved its conference champion tie-in to the Fiesta Bowl. From 1998 to 2013, however, with the creation of the Bowl Championship Series system, team selection for the Orange Bowl was tied into the other three BCS Bowls and (from 2006 to 2013) the BCS National Championship Game.

From 1998 to 2005, the game hosted the champion of either the ACC or Big East conferences, unless they were invited to the National Championship game, or if the Orange Bowl itself was hosting the national championship matchup.

Starting with the 2006 season, the Orange Bowl has been exclusively tied with the ACC and has used the brand Home of the ACC Champion. As one of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowl games, the site of the Orange Bowl also hosted the national championship game one week after the Orange Bowl game; it did so on a four-year rotating basis with the other three BCS games (the others being the Sugar, Fiesta, and Rose Bowls). The tie-in with the ACC continued with the inception of the College Football Playoff after the 2014 season. However, following the expansion to a 12-team playoff format, the Orange Bowl's official relationship with the ACC ended as all New Year's Six bowls became permanent playoff fixtures.

King Orange Jamboree Parade

Helen Grossman Crowned Orange Bowl Queen 1966

From 1936 to 2001 (except for the World War II years), the Orange Bowl Committee also sponsored a parade. The very first King Orange Jamboree Parade was held the day before the 1936 game with 30 floats at an expense of $40,000 ($878,273 in 2023).^[8][9] An Orange Bowl Queen and court of Princesses was selected from young women who were residents of Florida. A coronation ball was held the beginning of the month of December before the game, and the queen and princesses would ride on a float during the parade on New Years Day and preside over the half-time show at the game. Babs Beckwith was chosen as the first Orange Bowl queen.^[9][10] Past Orange Bowl Queens include Victoria Principal and Jackie Nespral.^[11] In its heyday, the parade was a nighttime New Year's Eve tradition, televised nationally with lighted floats and displays going down part of Biscayne Boulevard in downtown Miami to crowds as high as 500,000 people in the 1970s. However ratings dropped and the national television contract was lost in 1997, causing the parade to quickly become a shell of its former self since there were no sponsors for the elaborate floats. Attendance dwindled as well; by the turn of the millennium, the parade was lucky to draw 20,000 people. As a result, the committee chose to bring this tradition to an end in early 2002.^[12]

Conference tie-ins

The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is locked into a 12-year deal (2014–2025) with the Orange Bowl, so if the ACC champion qualifies for the playoffs in a year when the Orange Bowl is not a semifinal host, the next-highest ranked ACC team will play in the Orange Bowl. For the secondary tie-ins, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Big Ten Conference are guaranteed three appearances each, and the University of Notre Dame can play in a maximum of two games, but is not guaranteed any appearances. The ACC team's opponent in a given year will be the highest-ranked available team from the SEC, Big Ten, and Notre Dame, subject to several constraints: the SEC and Big Ten champions are always excluded, and when an SEC and/or Big Ten team qualifies for the College Football Playoff, the next available team would also be excluded from participating in the Orange Bowl due to contractual obligations with the Sugar Bowl and Rose Bowl, respectively. Also, should a highest-ranked team create a rematch with the ACC team, the Orange Bowl has the option of passing over that team for the next-highest ranked team among the Big Ten, SEC, and Notre Dame, again subject to the noted constraints. Rankings are based on the College Football Playoff committee's rankings. ESPN holds the television rights for 12 years as well.^[13]

Game results

All rankings are taken from the AP poll (inaugurated in 1936), before each game was played.

Date played	Winning team		Losing team		Venue	Attendance	Notes
January 1, 1935	Bucknell	26	Miami (Florida)	0	Miami Field	5,134	notes
January 1, 1936	Catholic	20	Ole Miss	19		6,568	notes
January 1, 1937	#14 Duquesne	13	Mississippi State	12		9,210	notes
January 1, 1938	Auburn	6	Michigan State	0	Miami Orange Bowl	18,972	notes
January 2, 1939	#2 Tennessee	17	#4 Oklahoma	0		32,191	notes
January 1, 1940	#16 Georgia Tech	21	#6 Missouri	7		29,278	notes
January 1, 1941	#9 Mississippi State	14	#13 Georgetown	7		29,554	notes
January 1, 1942	#14 Georgia	40	TCU	26		35,786	notes
January 1, 1943	#10 Alabama	37	#8 Boston College	21		25,166	notes
January 1, 1944	LSU	19	Texas A&M	14		25,203	notes
January 1, 1945	Tulsa	26	#13 Georgia Tech	12		23,279	notes
January 1, 1946	Miami (Florida)	13	#16 Holy Cross	6		35,709	notes
January 1, 1947	#10 Rice	8	#7 Tennessee	0		36,152	notes
January 1, 1948	#10 Georgia Tech	20	#12 Kansas	14		59,578	notes
January 1, 1949	Texas	41	#8 Georgia	28		60,523	notes
January 2, 1950	#15 Santa Clara	21	#11 Kentucky	13		64,816	notes
January 1, 1951	#10 Clemson	15	#15 Miami (Florida)	14		65,181	notes
January 1, 1952	#6 Georgia Tech	17	#9 Baylor	14		65,839	notes
January 1, 1953	#9 Alabama	61	#14 Syracuse	6		66,280	notes
January 1, 1954	#4 Oklahoma	7	#1 Maryland	0		68,640	notes
January 1, 1955	#14 Duke	34	Nebraska	7		68,750	notes
January 2, 1956	#1 Oklahoma	20	#3 Maryland	6		76,561	notes
January 1, 1957	#20 Colorado	27	#19 Clemson	21		72,552	notes
January 1, 1958	#4 Oklahoma	48	#16 Duke	21		76,318	notes
January 1, 1959	#5 Oklahoma	21	#9 Syracuse	6		75,281	notes
January 1, 1960	#5 Georgia	14	#18 Missouri	0		75,280	notes
January 2, 1961	#5 Missouri	21	#4 Navy	14		72,212	notes
January 1, 1962	#4 LSU	25	#7 Colorado	7		62,391	notes
January 1, 1963	#5 Alabama	17	#8 Oklahoma	0		72,880	notes
January 1, 1964	#6 Nebraska	13	#5 Auburn	7		72,647	notes
January 1, 1965	#5 Texas	21	#1 Alabama	17		72,647	notes
January 1, 1966	#4 Alabama	39	#3 Nebraska	28		72,214	notes
January 2, 1967	Florida	27	#8 Georgia Tech	12		72,426	notes
January 1, 1968	#3 Oklahoma	26	#2 Tennessee	24		77,993	notes
January 1, 1969	#3 Penn State	15	#6 Kansas	14		77,719	notes
January 1, 1970	#2 Penn State	10	#6 Missouri	3		77,282	notes
January 1, 1971	#3 Nebraska	17	#5 LSU	12		80,699	notes
January 1, 1972	#1 Nebraska	38	#2 Alabama	6		78,151	notes
January 1, 1973	#9 Nebraska	40	#12 Notre Dame	6		80,010	notes
January 1, 1974	#6 Penn State	16	#13 LSU	9		60,477	notes
January 1, 1975	#9 Notre Dame	13	#2 Alabama	11		71,801	notes
January 1, 1976	#3 Oklahoma	14	#5 Michigan	6		76,799	notes
January 1, 1977	#11 Ohio State	27	#12 Colorado	10		65,537	notes
January 2, 1978	#6 Arkansas	31	#2 Oklahoma	6		60,987	notes
January 1, 1979	#4 Oklahoma	31	#6 Nebraska	24		66,365	notes
January 1, 1980	#5 Oklahoma	24	#4 Florida State	7		66,714	notes
January 1, 1981	#4 Oklahoma	18	#2 Florida State	17		71,043	notes
January 1, 1982	#1 Clemson	22	#4 Nebraska	15		72,748	notes
January 1, 1983	#3 Nebraska	21	#13 LSU	20		68,713	notes
January 2, 1984	#5 Miami (Florida)	31	#1 Nebraska	30		72,549	notes
January 1, 1985	#4 Washington	28	#2 Oklahoma	17		56,294	notes
January 1, 1986	#3 Oklahoma	25	#1 Penn State	10		74,178	notes
January 1, 1987	#3 Oklahoma	42	#9 Arkansas	8		52,717	notes
January 1, 1988	#2 Miami (Florida)	20	#1 Oklahoma	14		74,760	notes
January 2, 1989	#2 Miami (Florida)	23	#6 Nebraska	3		79,480	notes
January 1, 1990	#4 Notre Dame	21	#1 Colorado	6		81,190	notes
January 1, 1991	#1 Colorado	10	#5 Notre Dame	9		77,062	notes
January 1, 1992	#1 Miami (Florida)	22	#11 Nebraska	0		77,747	notes
January 1, 1993	#3 Florida State	27	#11 Nebraska	14		57,324	notes
January 1, 1994BC	#1 Florida State	18	#2 Nebraska	16		81,536	notes
January 1, 1995BC	#1 Nebraska	24	#3 Miami (Florida)	17		81,753	notes
January 1, 1996	#6 Florida State	31	#8 Notre Dame	26		72,198	notes
December 31, 1996	#6 Nebraska	41	#10 Virginia Tech	21	Pro Player Stadium‡	63,297	notes
January 2, 1998BA	#2 Nebraska	42	#3 Tennessee	17		74,002	notes
January 2, 1999	#7 Florida	31	#18 Syracuse	10	Miami Orange Bowl†	67,919	notes
January 1, 2000	#8 Michigan	35	#5 Alabama	34	Pro Player Stadium‡	70,461	notes
January 3, 2001BCS	#1 Oklahoma	13	#3 Florida State	2		76,835	notes
January 2, 2002	#5 Florida	56	#6 Maryland	23		73,640	notes
January 2, 2003	#5 USC	38	#3 Iowa	17		75,971	notes
January 1, 2004	#10 Miami (Florida)	16	#9 Florida State	14		76,739	notes
January 4, 2005BCS	#1 USC††	55	#2 Oklahoma	19		77,912	notes
January 3, 2006	#3 Penn State	26	#22 Florida State	23	Dolphins Stadium‡	77,773	notes
January 2, 2007	#5 Louisville	24	#15 Wake Forest	13	Dolphin Stadium‡	74,470	notes
January 3, 2008	#8 Kansas	24	#5 Virginia Tech	21		74,111	notes
January 1, 2009	#21 Virginia Tech	20	#12 Cincinnati	7		73,602	notes
January 5, 2010	#10 Iowa	24	#9 Georgia Tech	14	Land Shark Stadium‡	66,131	notes
January 3, 2011	#5 Stanford	40	#12 Virginia Tech	12	Sun Life Stadium‡	65,453	notes
January 4, 2012	#17 West Virginia	70	#22 Clemson	33		67,563	notes
January 1, 2013	#13 Florida State	31	#16 Northern Illinois	10		72,073	notes
January 3, 2014	#12 Clemson	40	#7 Ohio State	35		72,080	notes
December 31, 2014	#10 Georgia Tech	49	#8 Mississippi State	34		58,211	notes
December 31, 2015SF	#1 Clemson	37	#4 Oklahoma	17		67,615	notes
December 30, 2016	#10 Florida State	33	#6 Michigan	32	Hard Rock Stadium	67,432	notes
December 30, 2017	#6 Wisconsin	34	#11 Miami (Florida)	24		65,326	notes
December 29, 2018SF	#1 Alabama	45	#4 Oklahoma	34		66,203	notes
December 30, 2019	#6 Florida	36	#23 Virginia	28		65,157	notes
January 2, 2021	#5 Texas A&M	41	#14 North Carolina	27		13,737	notes
December 31, 2021SF	#3 Georgia	34	#2 Michigan	11		66,839	notes
December 30, 2022	#6 Tennessee	31	#10 Clemson	14		63,912	notes
December 30, 2023	#6 Georgia	63	#4 Florida State	3		63,324	notes
January 9, 2025SF	#3 Notre Dame	27	#5 Penn State	24		66,881	notes

Source:^[14]

^BC Denotes Bowl Coalition Championship Game

^BA Denotes Bowl Alliance Championship Game

^BCS Denotes BCS National Championship Game

^QF Denotes College Football Playoff quarterfinal game

^SF Denotes College Football Playoff semifinal game

‡ Denotes a historical name for what is now Hard Rock Stadium

† Due to an NFL scheduling conflict, the 1999 game was played at the Miami Orange Bowl

†† USC vacated their 2005 victory due to NCAA sanctions

Future games

Main article: New Year's Six § Future games

MVPs

The bowl first named an MVP in 1965. From 1970 through 1998, two MVPs were named for each game. Since 1999, only a single MVP is named, except when the game is part of the College Football Playoff, in which case both an offensive and defensive MVP are named.^{[15]: 20–22}

Year played MVP Team Position 1965 Joe Namath Alabama QB 1966 Steve Sloan Alabama QB 1967 Larry Smith Florida TB 1968 Bob Warmack Oklahoma QB 1969 Donnie Shanklin Kansas HB 1970 Chuck Burkhart Penn State QB Mike Reid Penn State DT 1971 Jerry Tagge Nebraska QB Willie Harper Nebraska DE 1972 Jerry Tagge Nebraska QB Rich Glover Nebraska DG 1973 Johnny Rodgers Nebraska WB Rich Glover Nebraska DG 1974 Tom Shuman Penn State QB Randy Crowder Penn State DT 1975 Wayne Bullock Notre Dame FB Leroy Cook Alabama DE 1976 Steve Davis Oklahoma QB Lee Roy Selmon Oklahoma DT 1977 Rod Gerald Ohio State QB Tom Cousineau Ohio State LB 1978 Roland Sales Arkansas RB Reggie Freeman Arkansas NG 1979 Billy Sims Oklahoma RB Reggie Kinlaw Oklahoma NG 1980 J. C. Watts Oklahoma QB Bud Hebert Oklahoma FS 1981 J. C. Watts Oklahoma QB Jarvis Coursey Florida State DE 1982 Homer Jordan Clemson QB Jeff Davis Clemson LB 1983 Turner Gill Nebraska QB Dave Rimington Nebraska C 1984 Bernie Kosar Miami (Fla.) QB Jack Fernandez Miami (Fla.) LB 1985 Jacque Robinson Washington TB Ron Holmes Washington DT 1986 Sonny Brown Oklahoma DB Tim Lashar Oklahoma K 1987 Spencer Tillman Oklahoma HB Dante Jones Oklahoma LB 1988 Bernard Clark Miami (Fla.) LB Darrell Reed Oklahoma DE 1989 Steve Walsh Miami (Fla.) QB Charles Fryer Nebraska CB 1990 Raghib Ismail Notre Dame WR Darian Hagan Colorado QB

Year played MVP Team Position 1991 Charles Johnson Colorado QB Chris Zorich Notre Dame NG 1992 Larry Jones Miami (Fla.) RB Tyrone Legette Nebraska CB 1993 Charlie Ward Florida State QB Corey Dixon Nebraska SE 1994 Charlie Ward Florida State QB Tommie Frazier Nebraska QB 1995 Tommie Frazier Nebraska QB Chris T. Jones Miami (Fla.) WR 1996 (Jan.) Andre Cooper Florida State WR Derrick Mayes Notre Dame WR 1996 (Dec.) Damon Benning Nebraska RB Ken Oxendine Virginia Tech RB 1998 Ahman Green Nebraska RB Jamal Lewis Tennessee RB 1999 Travis Taylor Florida WR 2000 David Terrell Michigan WR 2001 Torrance Marshall Oklahoma LB 2002 Taylor Jacobs Florida WR 2003 Carson Palmer USC QB 2004 Jarrett Payton Miami (Fla.) RB 2005 Matt Leinart USC QB 2006 Willie Reid Florida State WR 2007 Brian Brohm Louisville QB 2008 Aqib Talib Kansas CB 2009 Darren Evans Virginia Tech RB 2010 Adrian Clayborn Iowa DE 2011 Andrew Luck Stanford QB 2012 Geno Smith West Virginia QB 2013 Lonnie Pryor Florida State FB 2014 (Jan.) Sammy Watkins Clemson WR 2014 (Dec.) Justin Thomas Georgia Tech QB 2015† Deshaun Watson Clemson QB Ben Boulware Clemson LB 2016 Dalvin Cook Florida State RB 2017 Alex Hornibrook Wisconsin QB 2018† Tua Tagovailoa Alabama QB Xavier McKinney Alabama S 2019 La'Mical Perine Florida RB 2021 (Jan.) De'Von Achane Texas A&M RB 2021 (Dec.)† Stetson Bennett Georgia QB Derion Kendrick Georgia CB 2022 Joe Milton Tennessee QB 2023 Kendall Milton[16] Georgia RB † CFP semifinal

Most appearances

Updated through the January 2025 edition (91 games, 182 total appearances).

Teams with multiple appearances

Rank Team Appearances Record Win pct. 1 Oklahoma 20 12–8 .600 2 Nebraska 17 8–9 .471 3 Florida State 11 5–6 .455 4 Miami (FL) 10 6–4 .600 5 Alabama 9 5–4 .556 T6 Clemson 7 4–3 .571 T6 Georgia Tech 7 4–3 .571 T8 Penn State 6 4–2 .667 T8 Notre Dame 6 3–3 .500 T10 Georgia 5 4–1 .800 T10 Colorado 5 2–3 .400 T10 LSU 5 2–3 .400 T10 Tennessee 5 2–3 .400 T14 Florida 4 4–0 1.000 T14 Michigan 4 1–3 .250 T14 Missouri 4 1–3 .250 T14 Virginia Tech 4 1–3 .250

Rank Team Appearances Record Win pct. T18 Kansas 3 1–2 .333 T18 Mississippi State 3 1–2 .333 T18 Maryland 3 0–3 .000 T18 Syracuse 3 0–3 .000 T22 Texas 2 2–0 1.000 T22 USC 2 1–0 1.000 ‡ T22 Arkansas 2 1–1 .500 T22 Auburn 2 1–1 .500 T22 Duke 2 1–1 .500 T22 Iowa 2 1–1 .500 T22 Ohio State 2 1–1 .500 T22 Texas A&M 2 1–1 .500

‡ USC's win–loss record and winning percentage exclude their vacated 2005 win.

Teams with a single appearance

Won (11): Bucknell, Catholic, Duquesne, Louisville, Rice, Santa Clara, Stanford, Tulsa, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Lost (14): Baylor, Boston College, Cincinnati, Georgetown, Holy Cross, Kentucky, Michigan State, Navy, North Carolina, Northern Illinois, Ole Miss, TCU, Virginia, Wake Forest

Appearances by conference

Updated through the January 2025 edition (91 games, 182 total appearances).

Rank	Conference	Appearances	Record			# of Teams	Teams
			W	L	Win %
1	Big Eight	42	20	22	.476	5	Oklahoma (11–5)[A 1] Nebraska (6–9)[A 2] Colorado (2–3) Missouri (1–3) Kansas (0–2)[A 3]
2	SEC	40	23	17	.575	11	Alabama (5–4) LSU (2–3) Georgia Tech (3–1)[A 4] Tennessee (2–3) Florida (4–0) Georgia (4–1) Auburn (1–1) Mississippi State (1–2) Texas A&M (1–0)[A 5] Kentucky (0–1) Ole Miss (0–1)
3	ACC	29	11	18	.379	10	Florida State (5–4)[A 6] Clemson (3–3)[A 7] Georgia Tech (1–1)[A 4] Duke (1–1) Virginia Tech (1–2)[A 8] Wake Forest (0–1) Maryland (0–3) Miami (FL) (0–1)[A 9] Virginia (0–1) North Carolina (0–1)
4	Independent	29	14	15	.483	15	Miami (FL) (4–1)[A 9] Notre Dame (3–3) Penn State (3–1)[A 10] Florida State (0–2)[A 6] Syracuse (0–2)[A 11] Bucknell (1–0) Catholic (1–0) Duquesne (1–0) Santa Clara (1–0) Boston College (0–1) Georgia Tech (0–1)[A 4] Georgetown (0–1) Holy Cross (0–1) Michigan State (0–1) Navy (0–1)
5	Big Ten	11	5	6	.455	5	Iowa (1–1) Ohio State (1–1) Michigan (1–3) Penn State (1–1)[A 10] Wisconsin (1–0)
6 (tie)	Big East	8	4	4	.500	6	Miami (FL) (2–1)[A 9] Louisville (1–0) West Virginia (1–0) Cincinnati (0–1) Syracuse (0–1)[A 11] Virginia Tech (0–1)[A 8]
6 (tie)	SWC	8	4	4	.500	6	Texas (2–0) Arkansas (1–1) Rice (1–0) Baylor (0–1) TCU (0–1) Texas A&M (0–1)[A 5]
8	Big 12	7	4	3	.571	3	Nebraska (2–0)[A 2] Kansas (1–0)[A 3] Oklahoma (1–3)[A 1]
9	Pac-12	4	3	0	1.000 ‡	3	USC (1–0) ‡ Stanford (1–0) Washington (1–0)
10 (tie)	SoCon	1	1	0	1.000	1	Clemson (1–0)[A 7]
10 (tie)	MVC	1	1	0	1.000	1	Tulsa (1–0)
10 (tie)	MAC	1	0	1	.000	1	Northern Illinois (0–1)
10 (tie)	SIAA	1	0	1	.000	1	Miami (FL) (0–1)[A 9]

‡ The Pac-12's win–loss record and winning percentage exclude USC's vacated 2005 win.

• Conferences that are defunct or not currently active in FBS appear in italics.
• Big Eight records include results when the conference was known as the Big Six and Big Seven.
• Pac-12 records include results when the conference was known as the Pacific-10.
• Multiple teams have played in the bowl as members of different conferences at different times:

1. Oklahoma: Big Eight and Big 12
2. Nebraska: Big Eight and Big 12
3. Kansas: Big Eight and Big 12
4. Georgia Tech: SEC, independent, and ACC
5. Texas A&M: SWC and SEC
6. Florida State: independent and ACC
7. Clemson: SoCon and ACC
8. Virginia Tech: Big East and ACC
9. Miami (FL): SIAA, independent, Big East, and ACC
10. Penn State: independent and Big Ten
11. Syracuse: independent and Big East

Game records

Team	Record, Team vs. Opponent	Year
Most points scored (one team)	70, West Virginia vs. Clemson	2012
Most points scored (losing team)	35, Ohio State vs. Clemson	Jan. 2014
Most points scored (both teams)	103, West Virginia (70) vs. Clemson (33)	2012
Fewest points allowed	0, 8 times, most recent: Miami (FL) vs. Nebraska	1992
Largest margin of victory	60, Georgia (63) vs. Florida State (3)	2023
Total yards	673, Georgia vs. Florida State	2023
Rushing yards	452, Georgia Tech vs. Mississippi State	2014
Passing yards	456, Florida vs. Maryland	2002
First downs	37, Georgia vs. Florida State	2023
Fewest yards allowed	28, Bucknell vs. Miami	1935
Fewest rushing yards allowed	–8, Missouri vs. Navy	1961
Fewest passing yards allowed	0, shared by: Holy Cross vs. Miami Tennessee vs. Rice	1946 1947
Individual	Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent	Year
All-purpose yards	280, Tavon Austin, West Virginia vs. Clemson (123 receiving, 117 return, 40 rush)	2012
Touchdowns (all-purpose)	4, shared by: Tavon Austin, West Virginia vs. Clemson Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska vs. Notre Dame	2012 1973
Rushing yards	206, Ahman Green, Nebraska vs. Tennessee	1998
Rushing touchdowns	3, most recent: Synjyn Days, Georgia Tech vs. Mississippi State Justin Thomas, Georgia Tech vs. Mississippi State	2014 2014
Passing yards	453, Dak Prescott, Mississippi State vs. Georgia Tech	2014
Passing touchdowns	6, Geno Smith, West Virginia vs. Clemson	2012
Receiving yards	227, Sammy Watkins, Clemson vs. Ohio State	2014
Receiving touchdowns	4, Tavon Austin, West Virginia vs. Clemson	2012
Tackles	31 (total), Lee Roy Jordan, Alabama vs. Oklahoma 13 (solo), most recently: Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma vs. Penn State	1963   1986
Sacks	4, Rusty Medearis, Miami vs. Nebraska	1992
Interceptions	3, Bud Hebert, Oklahoma vs. Florida State	1980
Long Plays	Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent	Year
Touchdown run	94, Larry Smith, Florida vs. Georgia Tech	1967
Touchdown pass	92, Nyqwan Murray from Deondre Francois, Florida State vs. Michigan	2016
Kickoff return	100, C. J. Jones, Iowa vs. USC	2003
Punt return	87, Willie Reid, Florida State vs. Penn State	2006
Interception return	94, David Baker, Oklahoma vs. Duke	1958
Fumble return	99, Darwin Cook, West Virginia vs. Clemson	2012
Punt	82, Ike Pickle, Mississippi State vs. Duquesne	1937
Field goal	56, Greg Cox, Miami vs. Oklahoma	1988

Source:^{[15]: 55–64}

Sponsorship

The game was previously officially known as the Discover Orange Bowl, since Discover Financial was announced as title sponsor on August 26, 2010, as part of a new four-year agreement.^[17] The game had been called the FedEx Orange Bowl from 1989 to 2010, as FedEx sponsored the event during that period. Starting with the 2010–11 season, ESPN carried the Orange Bowl, replacing Fox after four seasons.^[18] ABC aired the game from 1999 to 2006, with CBS (1995–1998) and NBC (1964–1994) previously carrying the game.

Discover stated that they would not renew their sponsorship of the game further on June 9, 2014; the game will be a part of the College Football Playoff in the future, and CFP rightsholder ESPN has asked for higher sponsorship fees, in return.^[19] On September 22, 2014, Capital One was announced as the new title sponsor of the Orange Bowl, transferring their bowl game sponsorship from the Citrus Bowl.^[20][21] Subsequently, the company's "Capital One Mascot Challenge" winner naming ceremony also moved to the Orange Bowl. The Orange Bowl Committee includes Corporate Members such as iHeart Media, Ernst & Young, Cinch Home Services, Bank of America, Amazon, American Airlines, AT&T, and Uber Technologies.^{[22] [23]}

Broadcasting

See also: List of Orange Bowl broadcasters

ESPN is the current rightsholder of the Orange Bowl, a relationship that began in 2011 as part of the contract to broadcast the Bowl Championship Series games. In anticipation of the transition to the College Football Playoff in the 2014–15 season, ESPN reached a new deal with the game's organizers in November 2012 to extend its rights through 2026, paying $55 million yearly.^[24] The game is also broadcast nationally by ESPN Radio.

Prior to that, Fox held the rights to the event (along with the other BCS bowls) since 2007, preceded by ABC (1999–2006 and 1962–64), CBS (1996–98 and 1953–61), and NBC (1965–95). This game, along with the Fiesta Bowl, is one of only two bowl games ever to air on all the "big 4" U.S. television networks. ESPN Deportes added a Spanish language telecast of the game in 2013.^[25]

See also

• List of college bowl games

Notes

1. The facility now known as Hard Rock Stadium is located in Miami Gardens. However, the city was not incorporated until 2003. Prior to that, the area was an unincorporated area of Miami-Dade County, and the stadium used a Miami address.

References

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16. @JordanDavisHill (December 30, 2023). "Georgia running back Kendall Milton named Orange Bowl MVP. He had 9 carries for 104 yards and 2 touchdowns" (Tweet). Retrieved December 30, 2023 – via Twitter.
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External links

• Official website