1962 Orange Bowl

American college football bowl game August 2023 December 2025 Orange Bowl 28th Orange Bowl File:Miami orange bowl stadium cropped.jpg The Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl. January 1 1962 1961 Orange Bowl Miami, Florida Louisiana State University LSU Tigers SEC 4 3 Paul Dietzel 9–1 5 6 14 0 University Of Colorado Colorado Buffaloes Big Eight 7 7 Sonny Grandelius 9–1 0 7 0 0 Cliff Ogden (Big 8)(split crew: Big 8, SEC) ABC Curt Gowdy, Paul Christman 62,391 LSU by 13 pointshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5ygNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5170%2C221304 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Bowl tilts usher in New Year January 1, 1962 42https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5ixAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-FgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=890%2C308353 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Associated Press Hoobing Bob LSU favored in Orange Bowl tilt January 1, 1962 60 The 1962 Orange Bowl was the 28th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Monday, January 1. Part of the 1961–62 bowl game season, the No. 4 LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) defeated the No. 7 Colorado Buffaloes of the Big Eight Conference, 25–7.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1uUQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6655%2C158318 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press LSU wallops Colorado, 25-7 January 2, 1962 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5yxAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-FgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=809%2C428423 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio UPI Taylor Charles E. LSU is 25-7 winner January 2, 1962 9https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6CgNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1995%2C363140 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press LSU spanks Colorado in Orange Bowl January 2, 1963 14 Teams 1961 college football season Colorado 1961 Colorado Buffaloes football team LSU 1961 LSU Tigers football team The Tigers, who slipped from an 11-0 national championship season in 1958 and a 9-2 follow-up in 1959 to 5-4-1 in 1960, recovered from a loss to Rice in their season opener to win their next nine games and tie Alabama for the SEC championship. The Tigers and Crimson Tide did not play, the third season of a five-year hiatus in the series. LSU implemented their "three-platoon system." which included the "Chinese Bandits" defensive unit.Segreti James Three L.S.U. Squads Face 1 of Colorado http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1962/01/01/page/93/article/masthead-6-no-title December 14, 2016 Chicago Tribune January 1, 1962 4F Game summary The game kicked off at 1 pm and was played in a drizzle, the first rain at an Orange Bowl. Scoring First quarter LSU - FG-Wendell Harris 30 yds; 3–0 LSU LSU - Safety—punt blocked out of end zone; 5–0 LSU Second quarter Colo - TD-Loren Schweninger 59-yard interception return (Hillebrand kick); 5–7 Colorado LSU - TD-Charles Cranford 1-yard run (2-point conversion failed); 11–7 LSU Third quarter LSU - TD-Jimmy Field 9-yard run (Harris kick); 18–7 LSU LSU - TD-Gene Sykes recovered blocked punt in end zone (Harris kick); 25–7 LSU Fourth quarter No scoring Source:http://game.orangebowl.org/orange-bowl-history/the-history-of-the-orange-bowl/1960s/1962/ The 1960s | Orange Bowl February 22, 2015 February 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150222073412/http://game.orangebowl.org/orange-bowl-history/the-history-of-the-orange-bowl/1960s/1962/ dead Aftermath It was the final game for both head coaches: Colorado's Sonny Grandelius was fired in March in the wake of numerous NCAA rule violations,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ROFRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UekDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5972%2C3061660 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Colorado fires football coach March 18, 1962 4Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GKFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5608%2C1100073 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Regents fire Buff's coach Grandelius March 18, 1962 1, sports and Paul Dietzel left for Army, then returned to LSU as athletic director in 1978. The next season, Colorado won just two games under interim head coach Bud Davis (who later served as LSU's Chancellor), who was succeeded by Eddie Crowder in January 1963. The program's next appearance in a major bowl was after the 1976 season, also in the Orange. LSU's next major bowl appearance was the following year, with a shutout win in the Cotton; their next Orange Bowl was in January 1971. Charles McClendon, Dietzel's top assistant, ascended to head coach and remained through the 1979 season, compiling a 137-59-7 record. McClendon remains LSU's winningest coach as of 2025. References Orange Bowl Category:Orange Bowl Category:Colorado Buffaloes football bowl games Category:LSU Tigers football bowl games Category:January 1962 sports events in the United States Orange Bowl Category:American football competitions in Miami