1951 Orange Bowl

American college football game February 2020 December 2025 Orange Bowl 17th Orange Bowl File:Miami orange bowl stadium cropped.jpg Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl. January 1 1951 1950 Miami Hurricanes 9–0–1 Andy Gustafson Independent 0 0 14 0 10 10 15 16 Clemson Tigers 8–0–1 Frank Howard SoCon 0 7 6 2 Miami by 1https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66857506/choices-in-bowls-and-other-games/ Choices in Bowls And Other Games AP The Berkshire Eagle Pittsfield, Massachusetts 25 December 21, 1950 January 4, 2021 newspapers.com Burdine Stadium Miami, Florida John J. Lynch (SEC;split crew: SEC, Southern) 65,181 The 1951 Orange Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Miami Hurricanes and the Clemson Tigers played on January 1, 1951. Played in Miami at Burdine Stadium, it was the 17th edition of the annual Orange Bowl. Background Although they finished second in the Southern Conference,https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66858218/generals-and-wildcats-win-in-southern/ Generals And Wildcats Win In Southern, Southeastern AP Asheville Citizen-Times Asheville, North Carolina 12 December 4, 1950 January 4, 2021 newspapers.com the Clemson Tigers were undefeated—they had won eight games, and tied South Carolinahttps://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/clemson/1950-schedule.html 1950 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results sports-reference.com January 4, 2021—en route to their first Orange Bowl appearance. Similarly, the Miami Hurricanes were undefeated, with nine wins and a tie (against Louisville),https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/miami-fl/1950-schedule.html 1950 Miami (FL) Hurricanes Schedule and Results sports-reference.com January 4, 2021 and were playing in their third Orange Bowl, having lost the 1935 edition and having won the 1946 edition. The teams had only met once before, in a 7–6 win by Miami in 1945.http://www.winsipedia.com/games/clemson/vs/miami-fl Clemson Tigers vs. Miami (FL) Hurricanes football series history games list winsipedia.com January 4, 2021 Game summary section January 2021 Fred Cone gave Clemson a 7–0 lead on his one-yard touchdown run that culminated a 76-yard drive, which proved to be the halftime lead as the Hurricanes mustered just one first down in the first half. Six plays after Clemson received the opening kickoff in the second half, Glenn Smith caught a pass from Billy Hair for a touchdown. However, the extra point attempt was wide, making it a 13–0 lead for Clemson. Miami retaliated with a touchdown run by Harry Mallios that had been set up by a Smith run of 45 yards. Minutes later, Jim Dooley intercepted a pass from Hair, which Miami took advantage of by scoring on a 95-yard touchdown drive to lead, 14–13. With six minutes to go in the game, Mallios returned a punt that seemed to be a 79-yard touchdown run to put the game out of reach. However, a clipping penalty was called on Miami, putting them back at their own five-yard-line. Two additional gains by Miami were also nullified by penalties. On a play from the four-yard-line, Miami halfback Frank Smith was tackled by Clemson lineman Sterling Smith behind the goal line for a safety,Will Remembering the 1951 Orange Bowl 2014-02-06 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1Sii12qbYk 2016-11-24 giving Clemson a 15–14 lead and ultimately the win.http://game.orangebowl.org/orange-bowl-history/the-history-of-the-orange-bowl/1950s/1951a/ 1951 Orange Bowl game.orangebowl.org 2016-11-24https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_Rwb6Tofws YouTube www.youtube.com 2016-11-24 Aftermath Though Miami made five bowl games in the next 16 years, they did not reach an Orange Bowl again until 1984. Clemson played in the Orange Bowl six years later, in 1957, though they did not win one until 1982. Statistics Statistics Clemson MiamiFirst downs 19 7Total offense 322 212Rushing (att.–yards) 57–144 31–112Passing yards 178 100Passing (comp.–att.–int.) 9–18–3 5–15–4Punts–avg. 4–30 5–40.2Fumbles–lost 3–1 0–0Penalties–yards 2–20 5–55 Source:https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66859723/statistics/ Statistics The Charlotte Observer Charlotte, North Carolina 2 January 2, 1951 January 4, 2021 newspapers.comhttps://clemsontigers.com/1951-orange-bowl/ 1951 Orange Bowl clemsontigers.com January 4, 2021 References 30em External links Remembering the 1951 Orange Bowl via YouTube Orange Bowl Category:Orange Bowl Category:Clemson Tigers football bowl games Category:Miami Hurricanes football bowl games Category:January 1951 sports events in the United States Orange Bowl Category:American football competitions in Miami