1988 Orange Bowl

August 2023 1988 Orange Bowl 54th Orange Bowl"The National Championship" 1988 Orange Bowl tv intro.png 1987 Miami Hurricanes University of Miami Oklahoma Sooners University of Oklahoma 11–0 Independent 11–0 Big Eight Jimmy Johnson Barry Switzer 2 2 1 1 7 0 10 3 0 7 0 7 January 1 Orange Bowl Miami, Florida Bernard Clark (Miami LB)Darrell Reed (Oklahoma DE) Oklahoma by 3 points Bill McDonald (CIFOA) 74,760 NBC List of announcers of major college bowl games Don Criqui, Bob Trumpy,and Tom Hammond College football championship game 1987 1989 thumb|The Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl. The 1988 Orange Bowl was the 54th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Friday, January 1. Part of the 1987–88 bowl game season, it matched undefeated teams: the independent and second-ranked Miami Hurricanes and the #1 Oklahoma Sooners of the Big Eight Conference. Miami was led by head coach Jimmy Johnson and Oklahoma by Barry Switzer.Orange Bowl; Hurricanes Overwhelm the Sooners to Claim No. 1 https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/02/sports/orange-bowl-hurricanes-overwhelm-the-sooners-to-claim-no-1.html January 2, 1988 The New York Times December 27, 2016 A slight underdog on their home field,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3VMNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4W0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3395%2C123413 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The latest line January 1, 1988 28 Miami won 20–14.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=udszAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6329%2C265830 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Miami leaves no doubt its No. 1 January 2, 1988 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3lMNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4W0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6592%2C423414 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Keidan Bruce Miami tops Oklahoma in duel for No. 1 January 2, 1988 21 To date, it is the only time the opposing head coaches from a college national championship football game each later served as head coach of the same professional football team, and won the Super Bowl with that team, the Dallas Cowboys. Further fuel for the fire was provided by the growing personal animosity between Johnson and Switzer who coincidentally were both former Arkansas players. Switzer was a 1961 graduate who was the assistant coach on the championship 1964 Arkansas team that featured both Jimmy Johnson and teammate Jerry Jones who became the owner of the Dallas Cowboys whom they both worked for eventually. Orange Bowl thumb|upright=1.3|Jimmy Johnson and the 1987 Miami Hurricanes football team present President Ronald Reagan with a University of Miami jersey at The White House after defeating Oklahoma in the 54th Orange Bowl to win their second national championship in the 1987 season, January 1988 The 1988 Orange Bowl featured "Game of the Century"-type billingNovember 2009 as the undefeated and top-ranked Oklahoma Sooners faced off against undefeated and second-ranked Miami for the national championship.http://www.orangebowl.org/OB.php?sec=history6 1980's ~ THE '80s: HOME OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP 2016-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20060428070813/http://www.orangebowl.org/OB.php?sec=history6 2006-04-28 dead Adding to the hype was the recent on-field history between the teams. Oklahoma was a dominant force in college football, winning the national championship in 1985 and losing just one game in each of the preceding two years. Miami, though, had proven to be the thorn in Oklahoma's side, as the Sooners' losses in '85 and '86 had both come at the hands of Miami. Now, with the national championship on the line, Miami sought to make it three-losses-in-three-years for Oklahoma, and also their first postseason bowl win under Jimmy Johnson after three straight bowl losses, two in which they struggled and lost their chances to win the national championships. Miami's vaunted defense set the tone early, forcing the Sooners to punt on their first five possessions. Meanwhile, Walsh settled into a nice rhythm, putting Miami on the board first with a 30-yard touchdown pass to fullback Melvin Bratton, who caught 9 passes for 102 yards for the game. Oklahoma got on the board with a second-quarter touchdown to tie things up, but Miami responded with 10 unanswered third quarter points, coming on a 56-yard field goal by kicker Greg Cox and a 23-yard touchdown pass from Walsh to Irvin. Oklahoma would add a fourth-quarter touchdown to trim the score to 20-14, but Miami held on for the win and the national championship. Johnson received a Gatorade bath, which messed his trademark impeccably coiffed hair, and was carried off the field, having finally won "the big one" at Miami. The Hurricane defense held Oklahoma to just 255 yards of offense, while Walsh's efficient play (18 of 30, 209 yards, 2 touchdowns) paced the Hurricane offense. Middle linebacker Bernard "Tiger" Clark- a backup middle linebacker who was forced to start after starting MLB George Mira Jr. was suspended for failing a drug test- was named the MVP of the Orange Bowl after recording 14 tackles (12 unassisted). With the win, Miami completed its first ever undefeated season. In winning their second national championship, the Canes once again had to go through the nation's top-ranked team at the Orange Bowl, just as they had done four years earlier. Scoring First quarter Miami – Melvin Bratton 30-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Greg Cox kick) Second quarter Oklahoma – Anthony Stafford 1-yard run (R.D. Lashar kick) Third quarter Miami – Cox 56-yard field goal Miami – Michael Irvin 23-yard pass from Walsh (Cox kick) Fourth quarter Miami – Cox 48-yard field goal Oklahoma – Mark Hutson 29-yard run (Lashar kick) MOP: Bernard Clark (Miami LB), Darrell Reed (Oklahoma DE) Statistics {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! Statistics !! 3Miami3 !! Oklahoma |- |First Downs |15 |13 |- |Rushes-Yards |38–72 |53–179 |- |Passing Yards |209 |76 |- |Passes (C–A–I) |18–30–1 |5–13–0 |- |Total offense |68–281 |66–255 |- |Return yards |7 |22 |- |Punts–Avg. |6–44.7 |8–39.0 |- |Fumbles–Lost |0–0 |4–2 |- |Turnovers |1 |2 |- |Penalties–Yards |8–85 |5–39 |- |Time of possession |32:08 |27:52 |} Source:http://game.orangebowl.org/orange-bowl-history/the-history-of-the-orange-bowl/1980s/1988/ 1988 Orange Bowl game.orangebowl.org October 5, 2016 October 31, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141031185652/http://game.orangebowl.org/orange-bowl-history/the-history-of-the-orange-bowl/1980s/1988/ dead References 2 Orange Bowl Category:Orange Bowl Category:Miami Hurricanes football bowl games Category:Oklahoma Sooners football bowl games Orange Bowl Category:January 1988 sports events in the United States Category:American football competitions in Miami