1972 Orange Bowl

1972 Orange Bowl
38th Orange Bowl
National Championship Game[1]
1234 Total
Alabama 0060 6
Nebraska 141437 38
DateJanuary 1, 1972
Season1971
StadiumOrange Bowl
LocationMiami, Florida
MVPJerry Tagge   (Nebraska QB)
Willie Harper (Nebraska DE)
FavoriteNebraska by 6 points [2]
RefereeR. Pete Williams (SEC)
(split crew between SEC and Big 8)
Attendance78,151
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersJim Simpson, Kyle Rote, and Bill Enis
Orange Bowl
 < 1971  1973
College Football Championship Game
 < 1971 (Dec) 1973 (Jan)

The 1972 Orange Bowl was the 38th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Saturday, January 1. The final game of the 1971–72 bowl season, it matched the top-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference and the #2 Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This was a rematch of the 1966 Orange Bowl, where Alabama defeated Nebraska to win the national championship. Both teams were undefeated; Nebraska, the defending national champion, built a large lead in the first half and won 38–6.[2][3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ Written at New York. "Award for top team delayed". The Times-News. Twin Falls, Idaho. United Press International. December 7, 1971. Retrieved March 8, 2023. ...it was decided not to award a championship by ballot but rather to let these teams meet on the field and play for the MacArthur Bowl.
  2. ^ a b Taylor, Jim (January 2, 1972). "Nebraska blast Alabama". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. F1.
  3. ^ "Nebraska rips Tide, still No. 1". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1972. p. 1, sports.
  4. ^ Reed, Delbert (January 2, 1972). "Cornhuskers kill Crimson Tide dream, 38-6". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). p. 1B.
  5. ^ Jenkins, Dan (January 10, 1972). "All yours, Nebraska". Sports Illustrated. p. 8.
  6. ^ "Huskers the greatest?". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 3, 1972. p. 2B.

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