The Orange Bowl: A Complete History

by Tommy A. Phillips

Overview

The Orange Bowl has been played 88 times since 1935. Originating as the small Festival of Palms Bowl, meant to attract tourists to Miami, it has grown into a national football event watched by 16 million people.

Beginning with Bucknell's first victory over Miami, this book covers each Bowl in detail, including the first game in Miami Orange Bowl stadium in 1938; Charles Bryant's breaking of the color barrier in 1955; the four national championship games of the 1980s; the move to what is now Hard Rock Stadium in the 1990s; and the new era of the Bowl as a semifinal game in the College Football Playoff.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476648866
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	01/23/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	556
File size:	14 MB
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Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Tommy A. Phillips is a Penn State alumnus living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Tommy A. Phillips is a Penn State alumnus living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii
Foreword by Jamelle Holieway
Preface
Introduction
Origins
Stadiums
Television
Pageantry
1935—The Beginning of a Tradition
1936—First Radio Broadcast
1937—The Big Bertha
1938—Lowest Scoring Game
1939—On to Miami
1940—Tricky Tech
1941—Victims of Southern Officiating
1942—Slightly Terrific
1943—Crossing the ‘T’
1944—All Van Buren
1945—Sugar Rematch
1946—Hudson the Hurricane
1947—­Ultra-Conservative Football
1948—The Goal Line Fumble
1949—Texas Against the World
1950—The Bear’s Mistake
1951—The Safety
1952—Yellow Jacket Comeback
1953—Biggest Blowout Ever
1954—The Big Seven
1955—Duke Dynasty
1956—Battle of the Unbeatens
1957—Bussey’s Blunder
1958—Fourth Quarter Explosion
1959—Silver Anniversary
1960—Tarkenton’s Time
1961—Brilliant Bellino vs. Mizzou Magic
1962—Platoon Power
1963—JFK and Joe Willie
1964—Huskers Sidle the Sidler
1965—First Night Game
1966—The First National Championship
1967—Spurrier and Smith
1968—Stephenson Saves the Sooners
1969—12 Men for Two Points
1970—Seven Picks
1971—Opportunity Knocks
1972—The MacArthur Bowl
1973—Ridiculous Rodgers
1974—Capping a Heisman Season
1975—Win One for the Gipper
1976—Bicentennial Celebration
1977—The ­99-Yard Drive
1978—Hog Heaven
1979—Big Eight Rematch
1980—Wonderful Watts
1981—An Encore for Watts
1982—The Renaissance Bowl
1983—Cornhusker Comeback
1984—Golden Anniversary
1985—The Sooner Schooner Game
1986—Showdown for No. 1
1987—OU Overcomes Boz’s Ban
1988—Switzer vs. Johnson
1989—Jimmy’s Final Game
1990—Here Come the Irish
1991—Bad Luck of the Irish
1992—The Miami Machine
1993—Rainout
1994—Seminole Glory
1995—The Osborne Legacy
1996 (January)—Rubber Match of the Century
1996 (December)—First Game at Pro Player
1998—Battle by the Beach
1999—One Final Game at the Old OB
2000—Brady’s Bunch
2001—Super Stoops
2002—Spurrier’s Florida Finale
2003—Fight On
2004—Florida Cup
2005—Conquest
2006—Triple Overtime
2007—Becoming a Contender
2008—Rock Chalk
2009—Diamond Anniversary
2010—Is This Heaven?
2011—The Luck of the Cardinal
2012—Super 70
2013—­Four-for-Four
2014 (January)—Sensational Sammy
2014 (December)—The Start of the New Year’s Six
2015—The Playoffs Begin
2016—Good Cooking
2017—Breaking the Chain
2018—Alabama Avalanche
2019—Winning the State
2021 (January)—Beating COVID
2021 (December)—Bennett’s Bulldogs
Top 25
The Future
Epilogue
Appendices
A: Game Results and MVPs
B: Individual Game Records
C: Individual Career Records
D: Team Records
E: Presidents
F: Queens
G: Broadcasters
H: African American Pioneers
I: Halftime Shows and National Anthem Singers
J: Hall of Fame
Notes
Bibliography
Index