| 1982 Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 48th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Orange Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Homer Jordan (Clemson QB) Jeff Davis (Clemson LB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Nebraska by 3½-4½ points[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Robert Aillet (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 72,748 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Don Criqui and John Brodie | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1982 Orange Bowl was the 48th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Friday, January 1. Part of the 1981–82 bowl game season, it matched the top-ranked and undefeated Clemson Tigers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the #4 Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference. Underdog Clemson won, 22–15, and gained their first national championship.[2][3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Clemson locks up national title on 22-15 victory". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. January 2, 1982. p. 10.