Orange Bowl facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Orange Bowl
Capital One Orange Bowl
Stadium	Hard Rock Stadium
Location	Miami Gardens, Florida (December 1996–1998, 2000–present)
Previous stadiums	Miami Field (1935–1937) Miami Orange Bowl (1938–January 1996, 1999)
Previous locations	Miami, Florida (1935–January 1996, 1999)
Operated	1935–present
Conference tie-ins	ACC (1999–present) SEC/Big Ten/Notre Dame (December 2014–present)
Previous conference tie-ins	Big Eight (1954–1996) Big East (1999–2006)
Payout	US$35 million/conference (As of 2009[update])
Sponsors
Federal Express/FedEx (1989–2010) Discover Financial (2011–January 2014) Capital One (December 2014–present)
Former names
Orange Bowl (1935–1988) Federal Express/FedEx Orange Bowl (1989–2010) Discover Orange Bowl (2011–January 2014)
2022 matchup
Clemson vs Tennessee (Tennessee 31–14)
2023 matchup
Florida State vs. Georgia (Georgia 63–3)

The Orange Bowl is a big college football game played every year. It takes place in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The first game was on January 1, 1935. It is one of the oldest bowl games in the United States. Only the Rose Bowl started earlier, in 1902.

The Orange Bowl began at Miami Field. In 1938, it moved to the Miami Orange Bowl stadium. Since 1996, the game has been held at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. This stadium is also home to the University of Miami and the Miami Dolphins NFL team.

Since December 2014, Capital One has been the main sponsor. The game is now officially called the Capital One Orange Bowl. Before that, Discover Financial and Federal Express/FedEx were sponsors.

In its early years, the Orange Bowl didn't have specific team rules. It often matched a team from the Southeast against one from the central or northeastern U.S. From the 1950s to the mid-1990s, the game often featured the champion of the Big Eight Conference.

Since 2007, the Orange Bowl has usually hosted the champion of the ACC. If the ACC champion plays in the national championship, another top ACC team takes its place. This is why it's known as the Home of the ACC Champion.

In the 1990s, the Orange Bowl was part of systems like the Bowl Coalition and Bowl Alliance. From 1998 to 2013, it was part of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). The Orange Bowl even hosted the BCS National Championship Game in 2001 and 2005.

After 2006, the BCS National Championship Game became a separate event. The Orange Bowl Committee hosted both the Orange Bowl and the National Championship in 2009 and 2013. The BCS system ended in 2013. Now, the Orange Bowl is one of the New Year's Six games in the College Football Playoff (CFP). It hosted a national semifinal game in 2015, 2018, and 2021. It will host another one in 2024.

History of the Orange Bowl

How it Started

In 1890, Pasadena, California, started its Tournament of Roses Parade. They wanted to show off their nice weather during winter. An organizer said, "In New York, people are buried in snow. Here, our flowers are blooming." In 1902, they added a football game to the festival.

In 1926, leaders in Miami, Florida, decided to do something similar. They planned a "Fiesta of the American Tropics" with a New Year's Day football game. This "Fiesta" didn't happen again, but Miami leaders, like Earnest E. Seiler, later tried again. They created the "Palm Festival" with the slogan "Have a Green Christmas in Miami."

The Palm Festival Game

In 1932, George E. Hussey organized the first Festival of Palms Bowl. This was a very early version of the Orange Bowl. Miami was struggling during the Great Depression. Hussey wanted to help the city's economy with a game like the Rose Bowl.

Two games were played at Moore Park in Miami. A local team, the University of Miami, played against an invited opponent.

• On January 2, 1933, Miami beat Manhattan College 7–0.
• On January 1, 1934, Duquesne beat Miami 33–7.

The NCAA does not officially recognize these games as "bowl games." This is because one team (University of Miami) was always guaranteed to play. But these games were successful. So, supporters organized another game for New Year's Day 1935, calling it the Orange Bowl. This new game did not guarantee a spot for one team. Because of this, the 1935 Orange Bowl is recognized as an official bowl game.

Modern Orange Bowl Games

President John F. Kennedy (bottom center) at the 1963 Orange Bowl, January 1, 1963.

Jimmy Johnson and the 1987 Miami Hurricanes football team won the 1988 Orange Bowl. They later visited President Ronald Reagan at The White House.

The Orange Bowl trophy in 2008.

The Orange Bowl was played at Miami Field from 1935 to 1937. This is where the Miami Orange Bowl stadium was later built. It moved to the Miami Orange Bowl from 1938 to 1996. It also returned there in 1999.

The game moved to its current home, Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, in December 1996. The 1999 game was played back at the old Miami Orange Bowl stadium. This happened because the Miami Dolphins had an NFL playoff game at the new stadium on the same day.

On January 1, 1965, the Texas vs. Alabama Orange Bowl was special. It was the first college bowl game ever shown live on TV during prime time.

From 1954, the game usually featured the champion of the old Big Eight Conference. When the Big Eight joined with other teams to form the Big 12 Conference in 1996, their champion started playing in the Fiesta Bowl.

From 1998 to 2013, the Orange Bowl was part of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). Teams were chosen based on the BCS system. From 2006 to 2013, the Orange Bowl also hosted the BCS National Championship Game in some years.

Since the 2006 season, the Orange Bowl has been strongly linked with the ACC. It is known as the Home of the ACC Champion. This connection continued when the College Football Playoff started after the 2014 season. The Orange Bowl hosts the ACC champion when it's not a national semifinal game.

King Orange Jamboree Parade

Helen Grossman was crowned Orange Bowl Queen in 1966.

From 1936 to 2001, the Orange Bowl Committee also held a parade. This parade was called the King Orange Jamboree Parade. The first parade was held the day before the 1936 game. It had 30 floats and cost $40,000.

An Orange Bowl Queen and her court of Princesses were chosen. These were young women who lived in Florida. A special ball was held in December before the game. The queen and princesses would ride on a float in the parade on New Year's Day. They also helped with the half-time show at the game. Babs Beckwith was the first Orange Bowl queen. Famous past queens include Victoria Principal.

In its best years, the parade was a New Year's Eve tradition. It was shown on national TV. Lighted floats went down Biscayne Boulevard in downtown Miami. Crowds of up to 500,000 people watched in the 1970s.

However, TV ratings dropped, and the national TV contract ended in 1997. The parade became much smaller because there were no sponsors for the fancy floats. Fewer people came to watch. By 2000, only about 20,000 people attended. Because of this, the committee decided to stop the parade in early 2002.

Conference Teams and the Orange Bowl

The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) has a 12-year agreement with the Orange Bowl. This deal lasts from 2014 to 2025. If the ACC champion team plays in the College Football Playoff, the next highest-ranked ACC team will play in the Orange Bowl.

For other teams, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Big Ten Conference are guaranteed to play three times each. The University of Notre Dame can play up to two games, but it's not guaranteed. The ACC team's opponent will be the highest-ranked team from the SEC, Big Ten, or Notre Dame. However, there are some rules. The champions of the SEC and Big Ten are usually not included. Also, if an SEC or Big Ten team goes to the College Football Playoff, the next available team might also be excluded. This is due to agreements with the Sugar Bowl and Rose Bowl.

If the highest-ranked team would cause a rematch with the ACC team, the Orange Bowl can choose the next highest-ranked team. All rankings are based on the College Football Playoff committee's rankings. ESPN also has the TV rights for 12 years.

Game Results

The table below shows the results of all Orange Bowl games. Team rankings are from the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings for semifinal games. For other games, rankings are from the AP Poll before the game.

Date played	Winning team		Losing team		Venue	Attendance	Notes
January 1, 1935	Bucknell	26	Miami (Florida)	0	Miami Field	5,134	notes
January 1, 1936	Catholic	20	Ole Miss	19		6,568	notes
January 1, 1937	#14 Duquesne	13	Mississippi State	12		9,210	notes
January 1, 1938	Auburn	6	Michigan State	0	Miami Orange Bowl	18,972	notes
January 2, 1939	#2 Tennessee	17	#4 Oklahoma	0		32,191	notes
January 1, 1940	#16 Georgia Tech	21	#6 Missouri	7		29,278	notes
January 1, 1941	#9 Mississippi State	14	#13 Georgetown	7		29,554	notes
January 1, 1942	#14 Georgia	40	TCU	26		35,786	notes
January 1, 1943	#10 Alabama	37	#8 Boston College	21		25,166	notes
January 1, 1944	LSU	19	Texas A&M	14		25,203	notes
January 1, 1945	Tulsa	26	#13 Georgia Tech	12		23,279	notes
January 1, 1946	Miami (Florida)	13	#16 Holy Cross	6		35,709	notes
January 1, 1947	#10 Rice	8	#7 Tennessee	0		36,152	notes
January 1, 1948	#10 Georgia Tech	20	#12 Kansas	14		59,578	notes
January 1, 1949	Texas	41	#8 Georgia	28		60,523	notes
January 2, 1950	#15 Santa Clara	21	#11 Kentucky	13		64,816	notes
January 1, 1951	#10 Clemson	15	#15 Miami (Florida)	14		65,181	notes
January 1, 1952	#6 Georgia Tech	17	#9 Baylor	14		65,839	notes
January 1, 1953	#9 Alabama	61	#14 Syracuse	6		66,280	notes
January 1, 1954	#4 Oklahoma	7	#1 Maryland	0		68,640	notes
January 1, 1955	#14 Duke	34	Nebraska	7		68,750	notes
January 2, 1956	#1 Oklahoma	20	#3 Maryland	6		76,561	notes
January 1, 1957	#20 Colorado	27	#19 Clemson	21		72,552	notes
January 1, 1958	#4 Oklahoma	48	#16 Duke	21		76,318	notes
January 1, 1959	#5 Oklahoma	21	#9 Syracuse	6		75,281	notes
January 1, 1960	#5 Georgia	14	#18 Missouri	0		75,280	notes
January 2, 1961	#5 Missouri	21	#4 Navy	14		72,212	notes
January 1, 1962	#4 LSU	25	#7 Colorado	7		62,391	notes
January 1, 1963	#5 Alabama	17	#8 Oklahoma	0		72,880	notes
January 1, 1964	#6 Nebraska	13	#5 Auburn	7		72,647	notes
January 1, 1965	#5 Texas	21	#1 Alabama	17		72,647	notes
January 1, 1966	#4 Alabama	39	#3 Nebraska	28		72,214	notes
January 2, 1967	Florida	27	#8 Georgia Tech	12		72,426	notes
January 1, 1968	#3 Oklahoma	26	#2 Tennessee	24		77,993	notes
January 1, 1969	#3 Penn State	15	#6 Kansas	14		77,719	notes
January 1, 1970	#2 Penn State	10	#6 Missouri	3		77,282	notes
January 1, 1971	#3 Nebraska	17	#5 LSU	12		80,699	notes
January 1, 1972	#1 Nebraska	38	#2 Alabama	6		78,151	notes
January 1, 1973	#9 Nebraska	40	#12 Notre Dame	6		80,010	notes
January 1, 1974	#6 Penn State	16	#13 LSU	9		60,477	notes
January 1, 1975	#9 Notre Dame	13	#2 Alabama	11		71,801	notes
January 1, 1976	#3 Oklahoma	14	#5 Michigan	6		76,799	notes
January 1, 1977	#11 Ohio State	27	#12 Colorado	10		65,537	notes
January 2, 1978	#6 Arkansas	31	#2 Oklahoma	6		60,987	notes
January 1, 1979	#4 Oklahoma	31	#6 Nebraska	24		66,365	notes
January 1, 1980	#5 Oklahoma	24	#4 Florida State	7		66,714	notes
January 1, 1981	#4 Oklahoma	18	#2 Florida State	17		71,043	notes
January 1, 1982	#1 Clemson	22	#4 Nebraska	15		72,748	notes
January 1, 1983	#3 Nebraska	21	#13 LSU	20		68,713	notes
January 2, 1984	#5 Miami (Florida)	31	#1 Nebraska	30		72,549	notes
January 1, 1985	#4 Washington	28	#2 Oklahoma	17		56,294	notes
January 1, 1986	#3 Oklahoma	25	#1 Penn State	10		74,178	notes
January 1, 1987	#3 Oklahoma	42	#9 Arkansas	8		52,717	notes
January 1, 1988	#2 Miami (Florida)	20	#1 Oklahoma	14		74,760	notes
January 2, 1989	#2 Miami (Florida)	23	#6 Nebraska	3		79,480	notes
January 1, 1990	#4 Notre Dame	21	#1 Colorado	6		81,190	notes
January 1, 1991	#1 Colorado	10	#5 Notre Dame	9		77,062	notes
January 1, 1992	#1 Miami (Florida)	22	#11 Nebraska	0		77,747	notes
January 1, 1993	#3 Florida State	27	#11 Nebraska	14		57,324	notes
January 1, 1994	#1 Florida State	18	#2 Nebraska	16		81,536	notes
January 1, 1995	#1 Nebraska	24	#3 Miami (Florida)	17		81,753	notes
January 1, 1996	#6 Florida State	31	#8 Notre Dame	26		72,198	notes
December 31, 1996	#6 Nebraska	41	#10 Virginia Tech	21	Pro Player Stadium	63,297	notes
January 2, 1998	#2 Nebraska	42	#3 Tennessee	17		74,002	notes
January 2, 1999	#7 Florida	31	#18 Syracuse	10	Miami Orange Bowl	67,919	notes
January 1, 2000	#8 Michigan	35	#5 Alabama	34	Pro Player Stadium	70,461	notes
January 3, 2001	#1 Oklahoma	13	#3 Florida State	2		76,835	notes
January 2, 2002	#5 Florida	56	#6 Maryland	23		73,640	notes
January 2, 2003	#5 USC	38	#3 Iowa	17		75,971	notes
January 1, 2004	#10 Miami (Florida)	16	#9 Florida State	14		76,739	notes
January 4, 2005	#1 USC	55	#2 Oklahoma	19		77,912	notes
January 3, 2006	#3 Penn State	26	#22 Florida State	23	Dolphins Stadium	77,773	notes
January 2, 2007	#5 Louisville	24	#15 Wake Forest	13	Dolphin Stadium	74,470	notes
January 3, 2008	#8 Kansas	24	#5 Virginia Tech	21		74,111	notes
January 1, 2009	#21 Virginia Tech	20	#12 Cincinnati	7		73,602	notes
January 5, 2010	#10 Iowa	24	#9 Georgia Tech	14	Land Shark Stadium	66,131	notes
January 3, 2011	#5 Stanford	40	#12 Virginia Tech	12	Sun Life Stadium	65,453	notes
January 4, 2012	#17 West Virginia	70	#22 Clemson	33		67,563	notes
January 1, 2013	#13 Florida State	31	#16 Northern Illinois	10		72,073	notes
January 3, 2014	#12 Clemson	40	#7 Ohio State	35		72,080	notes
December 31, 2014	#10 Georgia Tech	49	#8 Mississippi State	34		58,211	notes
December 31, 2015	#1 Clemson	37	#4 Oklahoma	17		67,615	notes
December 30, 2016	#10 Florida State	33	#6 Michigan	32	Hard Rock Stadium	67,432	notes
December 30, 2017	#6 Wisconsin	34	#11 Miami (Florida)	24		65,326	notes
December 29, 2018	#1 Alabama	45	#4 Oklahoma	34		66,203	notes
December 30, 2019	#6 Florida	36	#23 Virginia	28		65,157	notes
January 2, 2021	#5 Texas A&M	41	#14 North Carolina	27		13,737	notes
December 31, 2021	#3 Georgia	34	#2 Michigan	11		66,839	notes
December 30, 2022	#6 Tennessee	31	#10 Clemson	14		63,912	notes
December 30, 2023	#6 Georgia	63	#4 Florida State	3		63,324	notes

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Denotes Bowl Coalition Championship Game

Denotes Bowl Alliance Championship Game

Denotes BCS National Championship Game

Denotes College Football Playoff semifinal game

Denotes a historical name for what is now Hard Rock Stadium

Due to an NFL scheduling conflict, the 1999 game was played at the Miami Orange Bowl

USC vacated their 2005 victory due to NCAA sanctions (meaning the win was later taken away due to rule breaking).

Future Games

Most Valuable Players (MVPs)

The Orange Bowl started naming a Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1965. From 1970 to 1998, two MVPs were chosen for each game. Since 1999, only one MVP is named, unless the game is a College Football Playoff semifinal. In those cases, both an offensive and a defensive MVP are chosen.

Year played MVP Team Position 1965 Joe Namath Alabama QB 1966 Steve Sloan Alabama QB 1967 Larry Smith Florida TB 1968 Bob Warmack Oklahoma QB 1969 Donnie Shanklin Kansas HB 1970 Chuck Burkhart Penn State QB Mike Reid Penn State DT 1971 Jerry Tagge Nebraska QB Willie Harper Nebraska DE 1972 Jerry Tagge Nebraska QB Rich Glover Nebraska DG 1973 Johnny Rodgers Nebraska WB Rich Glover Nebraska DG 1974 Tom Shuman Penn State QB Randy Crowder Penn State DT 1975 Wayne Bullock Notre Dame FB Leroy Cook Alabama DE 1976 Steve Davis Oklahoma QB Lee Roy Selmon Oklahoma DT 1977 Rod Gerald Ohio State QB Tom Cousineau Ohio State LB 1978 Roland Sales Arkansas RB Reggie Freeman Arkansas NG 1979 Billy Sims Oklahoma RB Reggie Kinlaw Oklahoma NG 1980 J. C. Watts Oklahoma QB Bud Hebert Oklahoma FS 1981 J. C. Watts Oklahoma QB Jarvis Coursey Florida State DE 1982 Homer Jordan Clemson QB Jeff Davis Clemson LB 1983 Turner Gill Nebraska QB Dave Rimington Nebraska C 1984 Bernie Kosar Miami (Fla.) QB Jack Fernandez Miami (Fla.) LB 1985 Jacque Robinson Washington TB Ron Holmes Washington DT 1986 Sonny Brown Oklahoma DB Tim Lashar Oklahoma K 1987 Spencer Tillman Oklahoma HB Dante Jones Oklahoma LB 1988 Bernard Clark Miami (Fla.) LB Darrell Reed Oklahoma DE 1989 Steve Walsh Miami (Fla.) QB Charles Fryer Nebraska CB 1990 Raghib Ismail Notre Dame WR Darian Hagan Colorado QB

Year played MVP Team Position 1991 Charles Johnson Colorado QB Chris Zorich Notre Dame NG 1992 Larry Jones Miami (Fla.) RB Tyrone Legette Nebraska CB 1993 Charlie Ward Florida State QB Corey Dixon Nebraska SE 1994 Charlie Ward Florida State QB Tommie Frazier Nebraska QB 1995 Tommie Frazier Nebraska QB Chris T. Jones Miami (Fla.) WR 1996 (Jan.) Andre Cooper Florida State WR Derrick Mayes Notre Dame WR 1996 (Dec.) Damon Benning Nebraska RB Ken Oxendine Virginia Tech RB 1998 Ahman Green Nebraska RB Jamal Lewis Tennessee RB 1999 Travis Taylor Florida WR 2000 David Terrell Michigan WR 2001 Torrance Marshall Oklahoma LB 2002 Taylor Jacobs Florida WR 2003 Carson Palmer USC QB 2004 Jarrett Payton Miami (Fla.) RB 2005 Matt Leinart USC QB 2006 Willie Reid Florida State WR 2007 Brian Brohm Louisville QB 2008 Aqib Talib Kansas CB 2009 Darren Evans Virginia Tech RB 2010 Adrian Clayborn Iowa DE 2011 Andrew Luck Stanford QB 2012 Geno Smith West Virginia QB 2013 Lonnie Pryor Florida State FB 2014 (Jan.) Sammy Watkins Clemson WR 2014 (Dec.) Justin Thomas Georgia Tech QB 2015 Deshaun Watson Clemson QB Ben Boulware Clemson LB 2016 Dalvin Cook Florida State RB 2017 Alex Hornibrook Wisconsin QB 2018 Tua Tagovailoa Alabama QB Xavier McKinney Alabama S 2019 La'Mical Perine Florida RB 2021 (Jan.) De'Von Achane Texas A&M RB 2021 (Dec.) Stetson Bennett Georgia QB Derion Kendrick Georgia CB 2022 Joe Milton Tennessee QB 2023 Kendall Milton Georgia RB CFP semifinal

Teams with Most Appearances

This section shows which teams have played in the Orange Bowl the most times. The information is updated through the December 2023 game.

Teams with multiple appearances

Rank Team Appearances Record Win pct. 1 Oklahoma 20 12–8 .600 2 Nebraska 17 8–9 .471 3 Florida State 11 5–6 .455 4 Miami (FL) 10 6–4 .600 5 Alabama 9 5–4 .556 T6 Clemson 7 4–3 .571 T6 Georgia Tech 7 4–3 .571 T8 Penn State 5 4–1 .800 T8 Georgia 5 4–1 .800 T8 Colorado 5 2–3 .400 T8 LSU 5 2–3 .400 T8 Notre Dame 5 2–3 .400 T8 Tennessee 5 2–3 .400 T14 Florida 4 4–0 1.000 T14 Michigan 4 1–3 .250 T14 Missouri 4 1–3 .250 T14 Virginia Tech 4 1–3 .250

Rank Team Appearances Record Win pct. T18 Kansas 3 1–2 .333 T18 Mississippi State 3 1–2 .333 T18 Maryland 3 0–3 .000 T18 Syracuse 3 0–3 .000 T22 Texas 2 2–0 1.000 T22 USC 2 1–0 1.000 T22 Arkansas 2 1–1 .500 T22 Auburn 2 1–1 .500 T22 Duke 2 1–1 .500 T22 Iowa 2 1–1 .500 T22 Ohio State 2 1–1 .500 T22 Texas A&M 2 1–1 .500

USC's win–loss record and winning percentage do not include their vacated 2005 win.

Teams with a single appearance

Won (11): Bucknell, Catholic, Duquesne, Louisville, Rice, Santa Clara, Stanford, Tulsa, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin Lost (14): Baylor, Boston College, Cincinnati, Georgetown, Holy Cross, Kentucky, Michigan State, Navy, North Carolina, Northern Illinois, Ole Miss, TCU, Virginia, Wake Forest

Appearances by Conference

This table shows how many times teams from different college football conferences have played in the Orange Bowl.

Rank	Conference	Appearances	Record			# of Teams	Teams
			W	L	Win %
1	Big Eight	42	20	22	.476	5	Oklahoma (11–5) Nebraska (6–9) Colorado (2–3) Missouri (1–3) Kansas (0–2)
2	SEC	40	23	17	.575	11	Alabama (5–4) LSU (2–3) Georgia Tech (3–1) Tennessee (2–3) Florida (4–0) Georgia (4–1) Auburn (1–1) Mississippi State (1–2) Texas A&M (1–0) Kentucky (0–1) Ole Miss (0–1)
3	ACC	29	11	18	.379	10	Florida State (5–4) Clemson (3–3) Georgia Tech (1–1) Duke (1–1) Virginia Tech (1–2) Wake Forest (0–1) Maryland (0–3) Miami (FL) (0–1) Virginia (0–1) North Carolina (0–1)
4	Independent	28	13	15	.464	15	Miami (FL) (4–1) Notre Dame (2–3) Penn State (3–1) Florida State (0–2) Syracuse (0–2) Bucknell (1–0) Catholic (1–0) Duquesne (1–0) Santa Clara (1–0) Boston College (0–1) Georgia Tech (0–1) Georgetown (0–1) Holy Cross (0–1) Michigan State (0–1) Navy (0–1)
5	Big Ten	10	5	5	.500	5	Iowa (1–1) Ohio State (1–1) Michigan (1–3) Penn State (1–0) Wisconsin (1–0)
6 (tie)	Big East	8	4	4	.500	6	Miami (FL) (2–1) Louisville (1–0) West Virginia (1–0) Cincinnati (0–1) Syracuse (0–1) Virginia Tech (0–1)
6 (tie)	SWC	8	4	4	.500	6	Texas (2–0) Arkansas (1–1) Rice (1–0) Baylor (0–1) TCU (0–1) Texas A&M (0–1)
8	Big 12	7	4	3	.571	3	Nebraska (2–0) Kansas (1–0) Oklahoma (1–3)
9	Pac-12	4	3	0	1.000	3	USC (1–0) Stanford (1–0) Washington (1–0)
10 (tie)	SoCon	1	1	0	1.000	1	Clemson (1–0)
10 (tie)	MVC	1	1	0	1.000	1	Tulsa (1–0)
10 (tie)	MAC	1	0	1	.000	1	Northern Illinois (0–1)
10 (tie)	SIAA	1	0	1	.000	1	Miami (FL) (0–1)

The Pac-12's win–loss record and winning percentage do not include USC's vacated 2005 win.

• Conferences that no longer exist or are not active in the top level of college football are shown in italics.
• Big Eight records include results from when the conference was called the Big Six and Big Seven.
• Pac-12 records include results from when the conference was called the Pacific-10.
• Some teams have played in the Orange Bowl as members of different conferences over time.

Orange Bowl Game Records

This table shows some of the biggest records set during Orange Bowl games.

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Sponsorship of the Orange Bowl

The Orange Bowl has had different official names because of its sponsors. It was known as the Discover Orange Bowl from 2010 to 2014. Before that, it was the FedEx Orange Bowl from 1989 to 2010.

Since 2011, ESPN has shown the Orange Bowl on TV. Before ESPN, Fox, ABC, CBS, and NBC also broadcast the game. The Orange Bowl is one of only two bowl games to have been shown on all four major U.S. TV networks.

In 2014, Discover Financial decided not to sponsor the game anymore. This was because the game was becoming part of the College Football Playoff, and ESPN asked for higher sponsorship fees. On September 22, 2014, Capital One became the new main sponsor. They moved their sponsorship from the Citrus Bowl. Now, the "Capital One Mascot Challenge" also happens at the Orange Bowl. Many other companies, like Amazon and American Airlines, are also part of the Orange Bowl Committee.

Broadcasting the Game

ESPN currently has the rights to broadcast the Orange Bowl. This started in 2011 as part of their deal for the Bowl Championship Series games. In 2012, ESPN signed a new deal to show the game until 2026. They pay $55 million each year for these rights. The game is also broadcast on ESPN Radio.

Before ESPN, Fox showed the game from 2007. ABC broadcast it from 1999 to 2006. CBS and NBC also showed the game in earlier years. ESPN Deportes started broadcasting the game in Spanish language in 2013.

See also

In Spanish: Orange Bowl para niños

• List of college bowl games