1987 Orange Bowl

August 2023 Orange Bowl 53rd Orange Bowl File:Miami orange bowl stadium cropped.jpg The Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl. January 1 1987 1986 Arkansas Razorbacks 9–2 Ken Hatfield SWC 9 10 0 0 0 8 Spencer Tillman (Oklahoma HB)Dante Jones7(Oklahoma LB) Oklahoma Sooners 10–1 Barry Switzer Big Eight 3 3 0 14 14 14 Paul Schmitt (Independent) NBC Don Criqui, Bob Trumpy,and Paul Maguire 16.0 Oklahoma by 17 pointshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wwMOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9m0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4699%2C163721 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The latest line January 1, 1987 38 bg Orange Bowl Miami, Florida 52,717 The 1987 Orange Bowl was the 53rd edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Thursday, January 1. Part of the 1986–87 bowl game season, it matched the ninth-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks of the Southwest Conference (SWC) and the #3 Oklahoma Sooners of the Big Eight Conference.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VygzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=feEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3770%2C79498 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Today's bowl games: Orange January 1, 1987 5B Heavily favored Oklahoma won 42–8.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WCgzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=feEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6920%2C259653 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Switzer gets revenge, Sooners get the win January 2, 1987 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R89RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9m0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2325%2C284169 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Oklahoma romps over Arkansas, 42-8, in Orange crush January 2, 1987 16https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nvgoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FYcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6121%2C6454054 The Bulletin Bend, Oregon UPI Sooners claim they're No. 1 after bowl rout January 2, 1987 D1 Teams 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season Arkansas 1986 Arkansas Razorbacks football team The Razorbacks lost twice, to Texas Tech and Baylor. This was Arkansas' first Orange Bowl appearance in nine years; that 1978 game was a 31–6 upset rout of Oklahoma. Oklahoma 1986 Oklahoma Sooners football team The Sooners won the Big Eight Conference title for the third straight year and appeared in a third consecutive Orange Bowl. Only a 28–16 loss at Miami in late September cost them a shot at a second straight title. Standout linebacker Brian Bosworth was suspended for this game after testing positive for steroids.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R89RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9m0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2088%2C284211 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Bosworth makes memorable Orange Bowl appearance January 2, 1987 16 Bosworth came out with the Oklahoma team captains for the pregame coin toss, but was told by the officials he couldn't participate and was ordered back to the sidelines. As he walked back, the Oklahoma students in attendance stood and cheered in support. Game summary The game followed the Rose Bowl on NBC, and kicked off around 8:30 p.m. EST; it was the sole game in that time slot, as the Sugar Bowl was played earlier in the day on ABC. Following a scoreless first quarter, Spencer Tillman gave Oklahoma the lead in the second quarter with two touchdown runs, the latter occurring after an Arkansas turnover, and it was 14–0 at halftime. Quarterback Jamelle Holieway added his own two touchdown runs to make it 28–0 after three quarters. Arkansas threw five interceptions, as Anthony Stafford and Duncan Parham added touchdown runs of their own to make it 42–0 for Oklahoma. In the final half-minute, Arkansas scored on a one-yard touchdown run by fullback Derrick Thomas (and a two-point conversion) to avoid a shutout.http://game.orangebowl.org/orange-bowl-history/the-history-of-the-orange-bowl/1980s/1987/ The 1980s | Orange Bowl Scoring First quarter No scoring Second quarter Oklahoma – Spencer Tillman 77-yard run (Tim Lashar kick) Oklahoma – Tillman 21-yard run (Lashar kick) Third quarter Oklahoma – Jamelle Holieway 2-yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma – Holieway 4-yard run (Lashar kick) Fourth quarter Oklahoma – Anthony Stafford 13-yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma – Duncan Parham 49-yard run (Lashar kick) Arkansas – Derrick Thomas 1-yard run (James Shibest pass from John Bland) Source: Statistics {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! Statistics !! Arkansas !! Oklahoma |- |align=left|First downs || 17|| 11 |- |align=left|Rushes–yards|| 45–48|| 48–366 |- |align=left|Passing yards || 192 || 47 |- |align=left|Passes (C–A–I) || 16–33–5 || 2–5–0 |- |align=left|Total offense || 78–240 || 53–413 |- |align=left|Return yards ||18|| 58 |- |align=left|Punts–average ||9–41||5–47 |- |align=left|Fumbles–lost ||2–0|| 3–2 |- |align=left|Turnovers||5||2 |- |align=left|Penalties–yards ||3–25||4–40 |- |align=left|Time of possession ||35:29||24:31 |} Source: Aftermath While on the sidelines, Bosworth displayed a shirt referring to the NCAA as "National Communists Against Athletes." After this game, he was dismissed from the team, and later declared himself eligible for the NFL supplemental draft in June, where he was selected by the Seattle Seahawks.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=o0BPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5gIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6989%2C5211776 Toledo Blade Ohio Associated Press Bosworth threatens to skip season after being drafted by Seahawks June 13, 1987 14https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SFpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gu8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7000%2C6359090 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Knight-Ridder Richmond Peter Maybe he'll swap for missiles June 13, 1987 B2 In the final AP poll, Oklahoma remained at third and Arkansas fell to fifteenth.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HVdPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PwMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1170%2C5119856 Toledo Blade Ohio Associated Press Final AP college football poll January 4, 1987 D4https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=foxfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JS8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5642%2C747567 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press It's official - Penn St. claims national championship January 4, 1987 1B Oklahoma returned to the Orange Bowl the next year for a fourth consecutive appearance, but through , Arkansas has not been back. The Sooners and Razorbacks next met in the Cotton Bowl following the 2001 season, with Oklahoma winning 10-3. By that time, Arkansas was a member of the Southeastern Conference and Oklahoma a member of the Big 12; the Southwest Conference ceased to exist after the 1995 football season, with four members joining the Big 8 schools to form the Big 12. In 2024, Oklahoma and Arkansas will be in the same conference for the first time since 1924 when the Sooners join the SEC. However, the teams are not scheduled to play in 2024 or 2025. References 2 Orange Bowl Category:Orange Bowl Category:Arkansas Razorbacks football bowl games Category:Oklahoma Sooners football bowl games Category:January 1987 sports events in the United States Orange Category:American football competitions in Miami