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  Orange bowl Stadium Introduction
The Orange Bowl is the nation's most vibrant and spectacular game and festival.
On January 1, 1935, the game was played for the first time under the Orange Bowl banner at the Orange Bowl Stadium.
Orange Bowl is at Dolphins Stadium in Miami Florida on January 3rd 2006.
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 Orange Bowl (game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Orange Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that is usually played on January 1 in the Miami, Florida metro area, in the United States.
The game was played at the Miami Orange Bowl from 1935 to 1995 and 1999, and was moved to Dolphin Stadium (formerly known as Pro Player Stadium) located in Miami Gardens in 1996.
As one of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowl games (the others being the Sugar, Fiesta, and Rose Bowls), the Orange Bowl had hosted the national championship game once every four years under the BCS system (as it did on January 4, 2005).
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 Orange bowl History
The Orange Bowl is an annual college football game which is played in Miami, Florida on January 1.
It is the second oldest Bowl game and is a part of the Miami Palm Festival.
In 1965, Orange Bowl held its first game at night becoming the first bowl game to be held at night.
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 Orange Bowl - College Bowl Game - VL of Sport
The Orange Bowl began as the Palm Festival in 1933 in Florida.
Not only is the Orange Bowl a college football game, it is the name of the football stadium in Miami, Florida the game is played in each year.
The Orange Bowl was built from December 1937 thru 1938.
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 Orange Bowl Tickets - Orange Bowl Tickets On Sale Now - NCAA College Bowl Game
The FedEx Orange Bowl is known as one of the most elite bowl games in college football today.
Originally known as the "Palm Festival," the Orange Bowl was designed as a way to attract visitors to the State of Florida during the Great Depression.
FedEx Orange Bowl tickets are generally delivered the week of the game.
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 Orange Bowl   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-17)
The white-haired football stars who rejected a segregation-era shot at playing in the Orange Bowl rather than abandon their fl teammates wiped away tears as they were honored Friday for their half-century-old stand.
At the time, the Orange Bowl said the decision was based on the Dons' schedule of weaker local opponents and not race.
A spokesman for the Orange Bowl Committee said Friday the group doesn't have detailed records for that year and could not comment on the decision.
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 Traditions hurricanesports.com - University of Miami Official Athletic Site
The Orange Bowl has hosted five Super Bowls, the most recent on January 21, 1979, when the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Dallas Cowboys, 35-31, in Super Bowl XIII.
Since 1970, when the collegiate national champion was first selected after the completion of the bowl games, the Orange Bowl Classic has hosted 11 games that decided the national title.
The largest crowd to witness any event in the Orange Bowl was in 1995 when 81,753 watched Nebraska defeat Miami, 24-17, in the Orange Bowl Classic.
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 Orange Bowl Game
Should a BCS Bowl's host champion be ranked number one or two in the final BCS standings, when such bowl is not hosting the national championship game, the number one- or two-ranked team shall move to the national championship game and the Bowl shall select a replacement team from the BCS pool of eligible teams.
The Orange Bowl Foundation is sponsoring its annual Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Essay Contest open to South Florida high school seniors planning to attend college in the next academic session.
Albert E. Dotson, Jr., a partner with the Miami law firm of Bilzin Sumberg, was installed as the 68th President of the Orange Bowl Committee on (OBC) on Thursday, February 2nd, at an evening gala reception held at the Riviera Golf and Country Club in Coral Gables.
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 Orange Bowl Post-game Notes ::
Willie Reid has had a huge impact on the 2006 Orange Bowl and was named the game's MVP.
This was the third straight game an opponent limited FSU to fewer than 50 yards rushing in a game and the fourth time in the last five games that has happened.
Willie Reid's second quarter punt return for a TD was the senior's third of the season and second in consecutive games.
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 FedEx Orange Bowl >> Sponsorships   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-17)
The Orange Bowl Committee will be auditioning dancers ages 8-25 from the South Florida community at select Burger King locations to dance the field alongside the talent of the world-class Orange Bowl halftime show.
The Orange Bowl Committee will be auditioning dancers ages 8-25 from the South Florida community at select Boston Market locations to dance the field alongside the talent of the world-class Orange Bowl halftime show.
Play the Orange Bowl Field Goal Kick game on www.orangebowl.org and register for the chance to win two tickets to the 2007 FedEx Orange Bowl and an opportunity to kick a field goal and win $250,000 toward a new home.
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 GoPSUsports.com - Official Home of Penn State Athletics
Penn State is 4-1 in the Orange Bowl, winning the 1969, ’70, ’74 and ’06 contests.
His last 100-yard game and previous career rushing high came in the opening game of the 2004 season vs. Akron (11-116-2).
Scott had 105 yards on 14 carries and TD at the halftime of the Orange Bowl.
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 The Columbus Online Community - Columbus Telegram   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-17)
Everyone that participated in the Orange Bowl 50 years ago, from both Nebraska and Duke, was invited to return for a reunion on Jan. 4.
When Torczon was a Husker, the Orange Bowl was not the sight of the National Championship - it was host to a battle between Atlantic Coast Conference and Big Seven Conference representatives.
Oklahoma was undefeated in the conference that year and beginning what became a 47-game win streak, but it had appeared in the 1953 Orange Bowl after the 1952 season and was not eligible to play in the bowl in consecutive years.
www.columbustelegram.com /articles/2005/01/03/sports/sports1.txt   (933 words)

  
 A laugher - Florida State-Nebraska, Orange Bowl - Bowl Preview Sporting News, The - Find Articles
The facts, your honor: Nebraska has lost six consecutive bowl games and eight of its last 10, beginning with the epic 31-30, Osborne-goes-for-two loss to Miami in the Orange Bowl after the 1983 season.
The Seminoles haven't lost a bowl game since 1981 and this season defeated seven teams ranked in the Top 25 en route to an 11-1 record.
It is part of the beauty of college football that despite the proliferation of nationally televised games, ESPN Sports-Center and such, all of which should serve to homogenize the sport on some sort of national basis, it remains the province of geographic outposts.
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 Researcher to study economic impact of Orange Bowl events
A study of the economic impact of Miami's Orange Bowl festivities, including the FedEx Orange Bowl Game, is expected to be released next year.
Eric Poms, chief operating officer of the Orange Bowl Committee, said in November that the football game and related festivities are expected to bring more than $200 million to the South Florida economy.
William Talbert III, president and CEO of the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau and a member of the Orange Bowl Committee, said the championship game and events are expected to bring between $180 million and $200 million to South Florida.
www.miamitodaynews.com /news/041230/story7.shtml   (666 words)

  
 Scout.com: Orange Bowl Hangover
However, the Orange Bowl Game atmosphere left a lot to be desired.
The Orange Bowl is the weakest of the BCS bowls.
The switch from the college Orange Bowl stadium to Pro Players Stadium and the cancellation of the Orange Bowl parade are indications that they are struggling.
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 Scout.com: Miami Memories: Orange Bowl
One of the attractions of this year's game was the two young coaches, Joe Paterno and Kansas' Pepper Rodgers.
Because Ohio State, now #1, was playing #2 USC in the Rose Bowl three hours earlier on New Years Day, the outcome in the Orange Bowl was not expected to have any bearing on the National Championship.
Even with a potential tie in the Rose Bowl, PSU was given only an outside chance to go to #1, Still, when hundreds of giddy fans gathered for a noon time pep rally inside the Deauville Hotel, they chanted “We're Number One” and “Numero Uno” when Paterno and the players appeared.
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 Orange Bowl Tickets, Orange Bowl Packages, Orange Bowl Ticket
And the 2005 Orange Bowl, which decided the BCS National Championship, featured a dominating performance by MVP Matt Leinart and the USC Trojans, who hammered Oklahoma 55-19.
As part of the BCS along with the Sugar, Rose and Fiesta Bowls, you know that the Orange Bowl is going to be one of the premier bowl games.
About the only thing that could be better than Orange Bowl tickets is a relaxing Miami vacation, and you can get both with a complete Orange Bowl package with airfare, hotel, transportation to Dolphins Stadium and great Orange Bowl seats.
www.gotickets.com /sports/college_football/bowl_games/orange_bowl.php   (534 words)

  
 Penn State Football News - Orange Bowl News
According to the Orange Bowl Committee, there were 759 credentials issued for Tuesday's game, not counting the staff from ABC.
The old record was 692 for the 2004 game between Florida State and Miami.
He has yet to make a decision, but the NCAA allows athletes to announce if they are turning pro immediately after their bowl game if a player so chooses.
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 Orange Bowl Football Tickets : NCAA Orange Bowl Football Tickets @ BuySellTix
As with many other bowl games, the Orange Bowl is scheduled to take place on New Year's Day, but when New Year's Day falls on a Sunday as it does in 2006, bowl games are moved to Monday as to not conflict with NFL games.
The Orange Bowl was the National Championship game in 2005.
Oklahoma was in the Orange Bowl for the second time in five seasons, after winning the Orange Bowl in 2001.
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 Miami Orange Bowl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Miami Orange Bowl is a stadium in the City of Miami, Florida, west of the downtown area and in Little Havana.
The stadium was renamed in 1959 for the Orange Bowl Classic college football game, which was played at the Orange Bowl following every season from 1937 to 1995, although it has been played at Dolphin Stadium since 1996, save for the January, 1999 contest between Florida and Syracuse.
The Orange Bowl is one of three stadiums to host five NFL Super Bowls (II, III, V, X and XIII).
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 SI.com - A clear No. 1: USC routs OU 55-19 in Orange Bowl - Wednesday January 5, 2005 5:09AM
The Tigers (13-0) stated their case with a 16-13 victory over Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl on Monday night and could have done no worse than Oklahoma against Southern Cal. But they finished second in the final Associated Press poll.
USC was shut out of last season's BCS title game, despite topping both the AP Top 25 and coaches' poll at the end of the regular season.
Leinart set an Orange Bowl record with his five scoring tosses and Jason White spent another BCS title game running for his life.
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 FedEx Orange Bowl >> FAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-17)
A: The Orange Bowl Ticket Office requires Orange Bowl ticket holders looking to replace lost/stolen tickets prior to the day of the event, to fill out a Replacement Ticket Form (available by fax or e-mail only).
A: The Orange Bowl Ticket Office requires all ticket holders to submit address changes to their ticket account in writing.
A: The Orange Bowl Ticket Office asks all ticket holders to submit an Upgrade Request on their renewal invoice or in writing so we can properly register every request.
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 Orange Bowl 2004
This years Orange Bowl is approaching I think back to 2000 and that years Orange Bowl.
The main reason is because Josh Heupel was not 100% in the game and Jason White is top shape and ready to FINISH the season.
I am looking forward to the Orange Bowl as much as I did in 2000 and I am hoping for a higher scoring game for OU and less points for USC.
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 Orange Bowl Tickets - BCS Orange Bowl in Miami, FL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-17)
We are not affiliated with the Orange Bowl, ticketmaster, NCAA Football, any venue, or any box office.
We are not the official Orange Bowl box office nor are we affiliated with Pro Player Stadium.
Please call to confirm Orange Bowl ticket prices as they can change at any time before an order is placed.
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