1996 Orange Bowl (January)

the Orange Bowl that followed the 1995 season, played on January 1, 1996 game that followed the 1996 season, played on December 31, 1996 1996 Orange Bowl (December) August 2023 1996 FedEx File:Miami orange bowl stadium cropped.jpg The Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl. Orange Bowl 62nd Orange Bowl 1995 Florida State Seminoles Florida State University Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame University 9–2 ACC 9–2 Independent Bobby Bowden Lou Holtz 8 8 9 6 9 8 7 7 0 17 10 0 7 9 January 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida FSU WR Andre Cooper and Notre Dame WR Derrick Mayes FSU by 10.5 https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/history/bowls/orange/ Orange Bowl Odds Orange Bowl Odds October 26, 2020 October 24, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201026233541/https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/history/bowls/orange// dead https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/history/bowls/orange/ Orange Bowl Odds Betting line D7 October 26, 2020 October 24, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201026233541/https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/history/bowls/orange// dead Jimmy Harper (SEC) 72,198 CBS List of announcers of major college bowl games Sean McDonough and Pat Haden 12.5 1995 1996 (Dec) The 62nd Orange Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Florida State Seminoles and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on January 1, 1996, at The Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Florida State defeated Notre Dame, 31-26. The game was part of the 1995-1996 Bowl Alliance of the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season and represented the concluding game of the season for both teams. The Orange Bowl was first played in 1935, and the 1996 game represented the 62nd edition of the Orange Bowl. The contest was televised in the United States on CBS. This would be the last Orange Bowl played in the Orange Bowl Stadium until 1999, as the next three were played in Pro Player Stadium, before moving the game there permanently after the 1999 season. Florida State capped off this Orange Bowl with their 14th straight bowl game without a loss (December 1982 through January 1996).https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-florida-st-figures-out/140598837/ Chicago Tribune Florida St. figures out Irish puzzle January 2, 1996 February 9, 2024 Newspapers.com Referee Jimmy Harper of the Southeastern Conference retired after calling his fourth Orange Bowl in 13 seasons, including the legendary 1984 game which saw the Miami Hurricanes win the first of their five national championship by upending then-No. 1 Nebraska 31-30. References External links New York Times article Orange Bowl Category:Orange Bowl Category:Florida State Seminoles football bowl games Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football bowl games Category:Bowl Alliance Category:1996 in sports in Florida Category:1990s in Miami Category:January 1996 sports events in the United States Category:American football competitions in Miami