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2008 Orange Bowl Championship

The Orange Bowl will be played on Jan 3rd - 8:00 PM at Dolphin Stadium. As of last year, the Orange Bowl is "Home of the ACC Champion". Always one of college football's best bowl games, the Orange Bowl in Miami is Dubbed the "Home of the ACC Champion," the Orange Bowl pits the ACC's top team against a BCS at-large selection.

Orange Bowl Championship

The FedEx Orange Bowl is played at Dolphin Stadium, right in the heart of Miami, FL. Getting a ticket to the Orange Bowl not only gets you in the game, but a chance to experience the City of Miami at it's best. With parades, shows, and parties to entice your entertainment palate, the City of Miami will make your experience of the Orange Bowl one to remember.

History

The Orange Bowl is an annual college football game that is usually played on January 1 in Miami, Florida. The game was played at the Orange Bowl Stadium from 1935 to 1995, and was moved to Pro Player Stadium, now Dolphins Stadium, in 1996. The corporate title sponsor has been FedEx (formerly Federal Express) since 1989 and the official title of the game is the FedEx Orange Bowl. For a short period of time ending in 1992 the game was co-sponsored by IBM and its OS/2 operating system.

From 1968, the game featured the champion of the former Big Eight Conference (whose members formed the basis of the current Big 12 Conference). Since 1998, however, with the creation of the Bowl Championship Series system, team selection for the Orange Bowl is now tied into the other three BCS Bowls. As one of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowl games (the others being the Sugar, Fiesta, and Rose Bowls), the Orange Bowl hosts the national championship game once every four years under the BCS system (as it did January 4, 2005)

Date Played Winning Team Losing Team
January 1, 1935 Bucknell 26 Miami 0
January 1, 1936 Catholic U. 20 Mississippi 19
January 1, 1937 Duquesne 13 Mississippi State 12
January 1, 1938 Auburn 6 Michigan State 0
January 2, 939 Tennessee 17 Oklahoma 0
January 1, 1940 Georgia Tech 21 Missouri 7
January 1, 1941 Mississippi State 14 Georgetown 7
January 1, 1942 Georgia 40 TCU 26
January 1, 1943 Alabama 37 Boston College 21
January 1, 1944 LSU 19 Texas A&M 14
January 1, 1945 Tulsa 26 Georgia Tech 12
January 1, 1946 Miami 13 Holy Cross 6
January 1, 1947 Rice 8 Tennessee 0
January 1, 1948 Georgia Tech 20 Kansas 14
January 1, 1949 Texas 41 Georgia 28
January 2, 1950 Santa Clara 21 Kentucky 13
January 1, 1951 Clemson 15 Miami 14
January 1, 1952 Georgia Tech 17 Baylor 14
January 1, 1953 Alabama 61 Syracuse 6
January 1, 1954 Oklahoma 7 Maryland 0
January 1, 1955 Duke 34 Nebraska 7
January 2, 1956 Oklahoma 20 Maryland 6
January 1, 1957 Colorado 27 Clemson 21
January 1,1958 Oklahoma 48 Duke 21
January 1, 1959 Oklahoma 21 Syracuse 6
January 1, 1960 Georgia 14 Missouri 0
January 2, 1961 Missouri 21 Navy 14
January 1, 1962 LSU 25 Colorado 7
January 1, 1963 Alabama 17 Oklahoma 0
January 1, 1964 Nebraska 13 Auburn 7
January 1, 1965 Texas 21 Alabama 17
January 1, 1966 Alabama 39 Nebraska 28
January 2, 1967 Florida 27 Georgia Tech 12
January 1, 1968 Oklahoma 26 Tennessee 24
January 1, 1969 Penn State 15 Kansas 14
January 1,1970 Penn State 10 Missouri 3
January 1, 1971 Nebraska 17 LSU 12
January 1, 1972 Nebraska 38 Alabama 6
January 1, 1973 Nebraska 40 Notre Dame 6
January 1, 1974 Penn State 16 LSU 9
January 1, 1975 Notre Dame 13 Alabama 11
January 1, 1976 Oklahoma 14 Michigan 6
January 1, 1977 Ohio State 27 Colorado 10
January 2, 1978 Arkansas 31 Oklahoma 6
January 1, 1979 Oklahoma 31 Florida State 24
January 1, 1980 Oklahoma 24 Miami 7
January 1, 1981 Oklahoma 18 Miami 17
January 1, 1982 Clemson 22 Nebraska 15
January 1, 1983 Nebraska 21 LSU 20
January 2,1984 Miami 31 Nebraska 30
January 1, 1985 Washington 28 Oklahoma 17
January 1, 1986 Oklahoma 25 Penn State 10
January 1, 1987 Oklahoma 42 Arkansas 8
January 1, 1988 Miami 20 Oklahoma 14
January 2, 1989 Miami 23 Nebraska 3
January 1, 1990 Notre Dame 21 Colorado 6
January 1, 1991 Colorado 10 Notre Dame 9
January 1, 1992 Miami 22 Nebraska 0
January 1, 1993 Florida State 27 Nebraska 14
January 1, 1994 Florida State 18 Nebraska 16
January 1, 1995 Nebraska 24 Miami 17
January 1, 1996 Florida State 31 Notre Dame 26
December 31, 1996 Nebraska 41 Virginia Tech 21
January 2,1998 Nebraska 42 Tennessee 17
January 2, 1999 Florida 31 Syracuse 10
January 1, 2000 Michigan 35 Alabama 34 (OT)
January 3, 2001* Oklahoma 13 Florida State 2
January 2, 2002 Florida 56 Maryland 23
January 2, 2003 USC 38 Iowa 17
January 1, 2004 Miami 16 Florida State 14
January 4,>2005* USC 55 Oklahoma 19