1996 Orange Bowl (January)
| 1996 FedEx Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 62nd Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Nielsen ratings | 12.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The 62nd Orange Bowl was a post-season
Orange Bowl was first played in 1935, and the 1996 game represented the 62nd edition of the Orange Bowl. The contest was televised in the United States on CBS
.
This would be the last Orange Bowl played in the Orange Bowl Stadium until 1999, as the next three were played in
Pro Player Stadium, before moving the game there permanently after the 1999
season.
Florida State capped off this Orange Bowl with their 14th straight bowl game without a loss (December 1982 through January 1996).[3]
Referee Jimmy Harper of the Southeastern Conference retired after calling his fourth Orange Bowl in 13 seasons, including the legendary 1984 game which saw the Miami Hurricanes win the first of their five national championship by upending then-No. 1 Nebraska 31-30.
References
- ^ "Orange Bowl Odds". Orange Bowl Odds.
- ^ "Betting line". Orange Bowl Odds. p. D7.
- Newspapers.com.
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