| 1967 Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 33rd Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 2, 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Orange Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Larry Smith (Florida TB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Georgia Tech (slight)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | R. Pete Williams (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 72,426 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Curt Gowdy, Paul Christman | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1967 Orange Bowl was the 33rd edition of college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Monday, January 2. The final game of the 1966–67 bowl season, it matched the eighth-ranked independent Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). A slight underdog,[1] Florida won 27–12.[2][3]
New Year's Day was on Sunday in 1967, so the game was played the following day.
- ^ a b "Tech remains Orange Bowl favorite". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1967. p. 2C.
- ^ "Soph steals Orange Bowl show, as Florida gets 'sweetest' win". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 3, 1967. p. 39.
- ^ "Florida Gators prove they belong in 'Big Time'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 3, 1967. p. 3B.