 City:
Miami, Fla. Stadium: Pro
Player. Capacity: 74,916. Playing
surface: Grass. First game: Jan. 1, 1935.
Playing sites: Orange Bowl (1935-95);
Pro Player Stadium (since 1996). Corporate
title sponsor: Federal Express (since 1989).
Automatic
berths: Big 8 champion vs. Atlantic Coast
Conference champion (1953-57 seasons); Big 8 champion
vs. at-large opponent (1958-63 seasons and 1975-91
seasons); Big 8 champion vs. one of first five
picks from 8-team Bowl Coalition pool (1992-94
seasons); #3 vs. #5 on Jan. 1, 1996; #4 vs. #6
on Dec. 31, 1996; and #1 vs. #2 on Jan. 2, 1998
(New Bowl Alliance 1995-97 seasons); Bowl Championship
Series: Big East or ACC champion, if available,
vs. at-large (1998-99, 2001-03, 2009 seasons)
and #1 vs. #2 Jan. 3, 2001 and Jan. 2009.
Multiple wins: Oklahoma
(12); Nebraska (8); Miami-FL (5); Alabama (4);
Florida, Florida State, Georgia Tech and Penn
St. (3); Clemson, Colorado, Georgia, LSU, Notre
Dame and Texas (2).
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Interesting Fact:
Five teams won the national championship here in the
1990s - Colorado (1990), Miami (1991), Florida State
(1993), Nebraska (1994, 1997)
| Winners &
MVPs |
| DATE |
WINNER |
OPPONENT |
SCORE |
MVP |
| 01/02/2003 |
USC |
Iowa |
538-17 |
Carson Palmer, quarterback,
USC |
| 01/02/2002 |
Florida |
Maryland |
56-23 |
Taylor Jacobs,
wide receiver, Florida |
| 01/03/2001 |
Oklahoma |
Florida State |
13-2 |
Torrance
Marshall, Oklahoma, linebacker |
| 01/01/2000 |
Michigan |
Alabama |
35-34 (OT) |
David Terrell,
Michigan, wide receiver |
| 01/02/1999 |
Florida |
Syracuse |
31-10 |
Travis Taylor,
Florida, wide receiver |
| 01/02/1998 |
Nebraska |
Tennessee |
42-17 |
Ahman Green,
Nebraska, tailback |
| 12/31/1996 |
Nebraska |
Virginia
Tech |
41-21 |
Damon Benning,
Nebraska, running back
Ken Oxendine, Virginia Tech, running back |
| 01/01/1996 |
Florida State |
Notre Dame |
31-26 |
Andre Cooper,
Florida State, wide receiver
Derrick Mayes, Notre Dame, wide receiver |
| 01/01/1995 |
Nebraska |
Miami (Fla.) |
24-17 |
Tommie Frazier,
Nebraska, quarterback
Chris T. Jones, Miami (Fla.), cornerback |
| 01/01/1994 |
Florida State |
Nebraska |
18-16 |
Tommie Frazier,
Nebraska, quarterback
Charlie Ward, Florida State, quarterback |
| 01/01/1993 |
Florida State |
Nebraska |
27-14 |
Charlie Ward,
Florida State, quarterback
Corey Dixon, Nebraska, split end |
| 01/01/1992 |
Miami (Fla.) |
Nebraska |
22-0 |
Larry Jones,
Miami (Fla.), running back
Tyrone Leggett, Nebraska, cornerback |
| 01/01/1991 |
Colorado |
Notre Dame |
10-9 |
Charles Johnson,
Colorado, quarterback
Chris Zorich, Notre Dame, nose guard |
| 01/01/1990 |
Notre Dame |
Colorado |
21-6 |
Raghib Ismail,
Notre Dame, tailback/wide receiver
Darian Hagan, Colorado, quarterback |
| 01/02/1989 |
Miami (Fla.) |
Nebraska |
23-3 |
Steve Walsh,
Miami (Fla.), quarterback
Charles Fryar, Nebraska, cornerback |
| 01/01/1988 |
Miami (Fla.) |
Oklahoma |
20-14 |
Bernard Clark,
Miami (Fla.), linebacker
Darrell Reed, Oklahoma, defensive end |
| 01/01/1987 |
Oklahoma |
Arkansas |
42-8 |
Dante Jones,
Oklahoma, linebacker
Spencer Tillman, Oklahoma, halfback |
| 01/01/1986 |
Oklahoma |
Penn State |
25-10 |
Sonny Brown,
Oklahoma, defensive back
Tim Lashar, Oklahoma, kicker |
| 01/01/1985 |
Washington |
Oklahoma |
28-17 |
Jacque Robinson,
Washington, tailback
Ron Holmes, Washington, defensive tackle |
| 01/02/1984 |
Miami (Fla.) |
Nebraska |
31-30 |
Bernie Kosar,
Miami (Fla.), quarterback
Jack Fernandez, Miami (Fla.), linebacker |
| 01/01/1983 |
Nebraska |
LSU |
21-20 |
Turner Gill,
Nebraska, quarterback
Dave Rimington, Nebraska, center |
| 01/01/1982 |
Clemson |
Nebraska |
22-15 |
Homer Jordan,
Clemson, quarterback
Jeff Davis, Clemson, linebacker |
| 01/01/1981 |
Oklahoma |
Florida State |
18-17 |
J.C. Watts,
Oklahoma, quarterback
Jarvis Coursey, Florida State, defensive end |
| 01/01/1980 |
Oklahoma |
Florida State |
24-7 |
J.C. Watts,
Oklahoma, quarterback
Bud Hebert, Oklahoma, free safety |
| 01/01/1979 |
Oklahoma |
Nebraska |
31-24 |
Billy Sims,
Oklahoma, running back
Reggie Kinlaw, Oklahoma, nose guar |
| 01/02/1978 |
Arkansas |
Oklahoma |
31-6 |
Roland Sales,
Arkansas, running back
Reggie Freeman, Arkansas, nose guard |
| 01/01/1977 |
Ohio State |
Colorado |
27-10 |
Rod Gerald,
Ohio State, quarterback
Tom Cousineau, Ohio State, linebacker |
| 01/01/1976 |
Oklahoma |
Michigan |
14-6 |
Steve Davis,
Oklahoma, quarterback
Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma, defensive tackle |
| 01/01/1975 |
Notre Dame |
Alabama |
13-11 |
Wayne Bullock,
Notre Dame, fullback
Leroy Cook, Alabama, defensive end |
| 01/01/1974 |
Penn State |
LSU |
16-9 |
Tom Shuman,
Penn State, quarterback
Randy Crowder, Penn State, defensive tackle |
| 01/01/1973 |
Nebraska |
Notre Dame |
40-6 |
Johnny Rodgers,
Nebraska, wingback
Rich Glover, Nebraska, defensive guard |
| 01/01/1972 |
Nebraska |
Alabama |
38-6 |
Jerry Tagge,
Nebraska, quarterback
Rich Glover, Nebraska, defensive guard |
| 01/01/1971 |
Nebraska |
LSU |
17-12 |
Jerry Tagge,
Nebraska, quarterback
Willie Harper, Nebraska, defensive end |
| 01/01/1970 |
Penn State |
Missouri |
10-3 |
Chuck Burkhart,
Penn State, quarterback
Mike Reid, Penn State, defensive tackle |
| 01/01/1969 |
Penn State |
Kansas |
15-14 |
Donnie Shanklin,
Kansas, halfback |
| 01/01/1968 |
Oklahoma |
Tennessee |
26-24 |
Bob Warmack,
Oklahoma, quarterback |
| 01/02/1967 |
Florida |
Georgia Tech |
27-12 |
Larry Smith,
Florida, tailback |
| 01/01/1966 |
Alabama |
Nebraska |
39-28 |
Steve Sloan,
Alabama, quarterback |
| 01/01/1965 |
Texas |
Alabama |
21-17 |
Joe Namath,
Alabama, quarterback |
| 01/01/1964 |
Nebraska |
Auburn |
13-7 |
none |
| 01/01/1963 |
Alabama |
Oklahoma |
17-0 |
none |
| 01/01/1962 |
LSU |
Colorado |
25-7 |
none |
| 01/02/1961 |
Missouri |
Navy |
21-14 |
none |
| 01/01/1960 |
Georgia |
Missouri |
14-0 |
none |
| 01/01/1959 |
Oklahoma |
Syracuse |
21-6 |
none |
| 01/01/1958 |
Oklahoma |
Duke |
48-21 |
none |
| 01/01/1957 |
Colorado |
Clemson |
27-21 |
none |
| 01/02/1956 |
Oklahoma |
Maryland |
20-6 |
none |
| 01/01/1955 |
Duke |
Nebraska |
34-7 |
none |
| 01/01/1954 |
Oklahoma |
Maryland |
7-0 |
none |
| 01/01/1953 |
Alabama |
Syracuse |
61-6 |
none |
| 01/01/1952 |
Georgia Tech |
Baylor |
17-14 |
none |
| 01/01/1951 |
Clemson |
Miami (Fla.) |
15-14 |
none |
| 01/02/1950 |
Santa Clara |
Kentucky |
21-13 |
none |
| 01/01/1949 |
Texas |
Georgia |
41-28 |
none |
| 01/01/1948 |
Georgia Tech |
Kansas |
20-14 |
none |
| 01/01/1947 |
Rice |
Tennessee |
8-0 |
none |
| 01/01/1946 |
Miami (Fla.) |
Holy Cross |
13-6 |
none |
| 01/01/1945 |
Tulsa |
Georgia Tech |
26-12 |
none |
| 01/01/1944 |
LSU |
Texas A&M |
19-14 |
none |
| 01/01/1943 |
Alabama |
Boston College |
37-21 |
none |
| 01/01/1942 |
Georgia |
Texas Christian |
40-26 |
none |
| 01/01/1941 |
Mississippi
State |
Georgetown |
14-7 |
none |
| 01/01/1940 |
Georgia Tech |
Missouri |
21-7 |
none |
| 01/02/1939 |
Tennessee |
Oklahoma |
17-0 |
none |
| 01/01/1938 |
Auburn |
Michigan
State |
6-0 |
none |
| 01/01/1937 |
Duquesne |
Mississippi
State |
13-12 |
none |
| 01/01/1936 |
Catholic |
Mississippi |
20-19 |
none |
| 01/01/1935 |
Bucknell |
Miami (Fla.) |
26-0 |
none |
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