2019 Orange Bowl
| 2019 Capital One Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CFP New Year's Six 86th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Nielsen ratings | 3.5 (6.07 million viewers) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2019 Orange Bowl was a
Capital One Financial Corporation
, the game was officially known as the Capital One Orange Bowl.
Teams
The game matched the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). This was the second meeting of these programs, with the Gators having won the first meeting, 55–10, in 1959.[5]
Florida Gators
Florida entered the Orange Bowl with an overall 10–2 record (6–2 in conference). They finished their regular season second in the East Division of the SEC, behind Georgia. Entering the game, the Gators were 1–2 against ranked FBS opponents, defeating Auburn while losing to LSU and Georgia.
Virginia Cavaliers
Virginia entered the Orange bowl with an overall 9–4 record (6–2 in conference), having lost the
AP Poll at the time they received their bowl invitation, they become the first AP-unranked participant in the Orange Bowl since Florida in the 1967 edition
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Game summary
2019 Capital One Orange Bowl
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 9 Florida | 14 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 36 |
| No. 24 Virginia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: Monday, December 30, 2019
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SE 1 mph
- Game attendance: 65,157
- Referee: Reggie Smith
- TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (analyst), Todd McShay and Molly McGrath (sideline)
- ESPN game summary
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Statistics
| Statistics | FLA | UVA |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 25 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 73–549 | 62–375 |
| Rushes–yards | 34–244 | 21–52 |
| Passing yards | 305 | 323 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 24–39–1 | 28–41–1 |
| Time of possession | 31:51 | 28:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Florida | Passing | Kyle Trask | 24/39, 305 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | La'Mical Perine | 13 carries, 138 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Van Jefferson | 6 receptions, 129 yards | |
| Virginia | Passing | Bryce Perkins | 28/40, 323 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Bryce Perkins | 14 carries, 24 yards | |
| Receiving | Terrell Jana | 7 receptions, 126 yards, 1 TD |
References
- ^ @cfb_wrapup (December 31, 2019). "Congratulations to Lamical Perine for being the #CapitalOneOrangeBowl MVP with an impressive performance in his final game for @GatorsFB" (Tweet). Retrieved December 31, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Orange Bowl Odds: College football". Vegasinsider. January 1, 2003. p. C10.
- ^ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ "Florida Gators vs. Virginia Cavaliers football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com