Orange Bowl (American Football)
The Orange Bowl is a swept annual championship game in college football , the university's operation of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in American football in the United States , which takes place every year usually on 1 January.
Last year's championship game was played on December 30, 2019 in front of 65,157 spectators between the Virginia Cavaliers and the Florida Gators and ended 28:36. The kick-off took place at 8 p.m. local time ( EST ), and the game was broadcast live and exclusively on the US sports broadcaster ESPN .
The Orange Bowl is part of the Bowl Championship Series , making it one of the most important bowls in college football. In the 2000/2001 and 2004/2005 seasons it also served as the BCS National Championship Game . The game was played from 1935 to 1995 and 1999 at the Orange Bowl Stadium in Miami and since 1996 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens .
The cup has been sponsored by Capitol One since December 2014 , which is why the official name has been changed to Capital One Orange Bowl . Previous main sponsors were Discover Financial (2011– January 2014) and Federal Express / FedEx (1989–2010).
List of Orange Bowl winners
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| season | MVP | team | position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Joe Namath | Alabama | Quarterback |
| 1966 | Steve Sloan | Alabama | Quarterback |
| 1967 | Larry Smith | Florida | Tailback |
| 1968 | Bob Warmack | Oklahoma | Quarterback |
| 1969 | Donnie Shanklin | Kansas | Halfback |
| 1970 | Chuck Burkhart | Penn State | Quarterback |
| Mike Reid | Penn State | Defensive tackle | |
| 1971 | Jerry Tagge | Nebraska | Quarterback |
| Willie Harper | Nebraska | Defensive end | |
| 1972 | Jerry Tagge | Nebraska | Quarterback |
| Rich Glover | Nebraska | Defensive tackle | |
| 1973 | Johnny Rodgers | Nebraska | Running back / wide receiver |
| Rich Glover | Nebraska | Defensive tackle | |
| 1974 | Tom Shuman | Penn State | Quarterback |
| Randy Crowder | Penn State | Defensive tackle | |
| 1975 | Wayne Bullock | Notre Dame | Fullback |
| Leroy Cook | Alabama | Defensive end | |
| 1976 | Steve Davis | Oklahoma | Quarterback |
| Lee Roy Selmon | Oklahoma | Defensive tackle | |
| 1977 | Rod Gerald | Ohio State | Quarterback |
| Tom Cousineau | Ohio State | Linebacker | |
| 1978 | Roland Sales | Arkansas | Running back |
| Reggie Freeman | Arkansas | Defensive tackle | |
| 1979 | Billy Sims | Oklahoma | Running back |
| Reggie Kinlaw | Oklahoma | Defensive tackle | |
| 1980 | JC Watts | Oklahoma | Quarterback |
| Bud Hebert | Oklahoma | Free safety | |
| 1981 | JC Watts | Oklahoma | Quarterback |
| Jarvis Coursey | Florida State | Defensive end | |
| 1982 | Homer Jordan | Clemson | Quarterback |
| Jeff Davis | Clemson | Linebacker | |
| 1983 | Turner Gill | Nebraska | Quarterback |
| Dave Rimington | Nebraska | center | |
| 1984 | Bernie Kosar | Miami | Quarterback |
| Jack Fernandez | Miami | Linebacker | |
| 1985 | Jacque Robinson | Washington | Tailback |
| Ron Holmes | Washington | Defensive tackle | |
| 1986 | Sonny Brown | Oklahoma | Defensive back |
| Tim Lasher | Oklahoma | Kicker | |
| 1987 | Spencer Tillman | Oklahoma | Halfback |
| Dante Jones | Oklahoma | Linebacker | |
| 1988 | Bernard Clark | Miami | Linebacker |
| Darrell Reed | Oklahoma | Defensive end | |
| 1989 | Steve Walsh | Miami | Quarterback |
| Charles Fryer | Nebraska | Cornerback | |
| 1990 | Raghib Ismail | Notre Dame | Wide receiver |
| Darian Hagan | Center Colorado | Quarterback | |
| 1991 | Charles S. Johnson | Colorado | Quarterback |
| Chris Zorich | Notre Dame | Defensive tackle | |
| 1992 | Larry Jones | Miami | Running back |
| Tyrone Leggette | Nebraska | Cornerback | |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | Florida State | Quarterback |
| Corey Dixon | Nebraska | Wide receiver | |
| 1994 | Charlie Ward | Florida State | Quarterback |
| Tommie Frazier | Nebraska | Quarterback | |
| 1995 | Tommie Frazier | Nebraska | Quarterback |
| Chris T. Jones | Miami | Wide receiver | |
| 1996 | Andre Cooper | Florida State | Wide receiver |
| Derrick Mayes | Notre Dame | Wide receiver | |
| 1997 | Damon Benning | Nebraska | Running back |
| Ken Oxendine | Virginia Tech | Running back | |
| 1998 | Ahman Green | Nebraska | Running back |
| 1999 | Travis Taylor | Florida | Wide receiver |
| 2000 | David Terrell | Michigan | Wide receiver |
| 2001 | Torrance Marshall | Oklahoma | Linebacker |
| 2002 | Taylor Jacobs | Florida | Wide receiver |
| 2003 | Carson Palmer | USC | Quarterback |
| 2004 | Jarrett Payton | Miami | Running back |
| 2005 | Matt Leinart | USC | Quarterback |
| 2006 | Willie Reid | FSU | Wide receiver |
| 2007 | Brian Brohm | Louisville | Quarterback |
| 2008 | Aqib Talib | Kansas | Cornerback |
| 2009 | Darren Evans | Virginia Tech | Running back |
| 2010 | Adrian Clayborn | Iowa | Defensive end |
| 2011 | Andrew Luck | Stanford | Quarterback |
| 2012 | Geno Smith | West Virginia | Quarterback |
| 2013 | Lonnie Pryor | Florida State | Fullback |
| 2014 (January) | Sammy Watkins | Clemson | Wide receiver |
| 2014 (December) | Justin Thomas | Georgia Tech | Quarterback |
| 2015 | Deshaun Watson | Clemson | Quarterback |
| Ben Boulware | Clemson | Linebacker | |
| 2016 | Dalvin Cook | Florida State | Running back |
| 2017 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin Madison | Quarterback |
| 2018 | Tua Tagovailoa | Alabama | Quarterback |
| Xavier McKinney | Alabama | Safety | |
| 2019 | Lamical perine | Florida | Running back |
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