| 2021 Capital One Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 87th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 2, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Hard Rock Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami Gardens, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | De’Von Achane (RB, Texas A&M)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Texas A&M by 6[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Reina Obzay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Larry Smith (Big Ten)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 13,737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN and ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Bob Wischusen (play-by-play) Dan Orlovsky (analyst) Katie George (sideline) ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley and Barrett Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2021 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 2, 2021, with kickoff scheduled for 8:00 p.m. EST on ESPN.[4] It was the 87th edition of the Orange Bowl, and was one of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season. Sponsored by bank holding company Capital One, the game was officially known as the Capital One Orange Bowl.
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- ^ "College Football Bowl Schedule | 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020.