| 1980 Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 46th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Orange Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | J. C. Watts (Oklahoma QB) Bud Hebert (Oklahoma FS) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Oklahoma by 7½ points [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Vincent Buckley (SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 66,714 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Don Criqui, John Brodie, and Bob Trumpy | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1980 Orange Bowl was the 46th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday, January 1. Part of the 1979–80 bowl game season, it matched the fourth-ranked independent Florida State Seminoles and the #5 Oklahoma Sooners of the Big Eight Conference. Favored Oklahoma overcame an early deficit and won 24–7.[2][3][4]
- ^ "Latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1980. p. 22.
- ^ Achenbach, Jim (January 2, 1980). "Sooners' quick TD's spill FSU 24-7". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). p. 1E.
- ^ "Sooners stifle FSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1980. p. C1.
- ^ "Oklahoma's quickness destroys Florida State passing attack". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. January 2, 1980. p. 4D.