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The Orange Bowl (get Orange Bowl tickets) is an annual college football game that is usually played on January 1 in the Miami, Florida metro area. The game was played at Miami Field from 1935 to 1937, the Miami Orange Bowl from 1938 to 1995 and 1999 and was moved to Dolphin Stadium located in Miami Gardens in 1996. The corporate title sponsor has been FedEx since 1989 and the official title of the game is the FedEx Orange Bowl (get Orange Bowl tickets).
The Orange Bowl (get Orange Bowl tickets) has undergone many format changes since its inception and since the 2006 game, has been exclusively tied with the ACC and used the brand 'Home of the ACC Champion'.
History of the Orange Bowl
Once the Rose Bowl had established itself on the West Coast, it was no surprise that other groups followed the formula. The first city to take on the challenge of hosting a major bowl game was Miami and in 1935, their game became the Orange Bowl (get Orange Bowl tickets). Miami inaugurated its football bowl game as part of the Miami Palm Festival and it was such a hit that it earned its own stadium. Bucknell was matched against Miami. The former won with a final game score of 26-0.
As the second-oldest bowl game, as well as the second-most-recognized football stadium for college play, the Orange Bowl (get Orange Bowl tickets), over the years, has developed a fan base willing to buy as many tickets as there are seats.
Some Orange Bowl trivia
- As the 'other' early January bowl game, the Orange Bowl (get Orange Bowl tickets) chose to distinguish itself in 1965 by shifting to night play.
- The first major bowl game to shift to night play, the Orange Bowl set the tone for the future of nonstop televised bowl games by choosing an unused time slot.
- Bruce Alford Sr. (TCU) in 1942, became the first ever Orange Bowl MVP.
- As one of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowl games, the Orange Bowl (get Orange Bowl tickets) had hosted the national championship game once every four years under the BCS system.
An overview of the 2008 Orange Bowl
The 2008 FedEx Orange Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Kansas Jayhawks on January 3 at Dolphins Stadium in Miami Gardens. In a game dominated by defensive and special teams play, Kansas defeated Virginia Tech 24–21. This 74th edition of the Orange Bowl (get Orange Bowl tickets) was televised in the United States on FOX.
2009 Orange Bowl
The 2009 Orange Bowl (get Orange Bowl tickets) will be played on Thursday, January 1, 2009 at the Dolphin Stadium.
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