1947 Orange Bowl

American college football game January 2019 December 2025 Orange Bowl 13th Orange Bowl File:Miami orange bowl stadium cropped.jpg Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl. January 1 1947 1946 Burdine Stadium Miami, Florida Rice University Rice Owls 8–2 10 Jess Neely SWC 8 0 0 0 University of Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers 9–1 7 Robert Neyland SEC 0 0 0 0 Rice by 6 'Orange and Rose Too Toughest to Pick' Says Rice The Miami News January 1, 1947 Grantland Rice 4B https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XzkuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=itUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6157,175279&dq=orange+bowl&hl=en July 5, 2012 John J. Lynch (SEC;split crew: SEC, SWC) 36,152 The 1947 Orange Bowl was a postseason football game featuring the Tennessee Volunteers and the Rice Owls. It was won by Rice on the strength of a first-quarter touchdown and a safety on a bad snap during a Tennessee quick kick. Rice outgained Tennessee 246–145 and both teams combined for 9 turnovers. Rice Turns Back Tennessee in Orange Bowl Game 8-0 The Palm Beach Post January 2, 1947 9 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_wsjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Hc0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2658,91706&dq=orange+bowl&hl=en The pageantry surrounding the game consisted of a halftime show in which over 10,000 balloons were released and an appearance by Generals Dwight D. Eisenhower and Howard McCrum Snyder. Eisenhower's group also consisted of his former Aide-de-camp Charles Craig Cannon and Coral Gables Mayor Tom Mayes. Eisenhower claimed publicly to be taking no sides, but was close friends with Tennessee coach General Robert R. Neyland. 36,152 Thrilled Here By Orange Bowl Show The Miami News January 2, 1947 Henry Cavendish 33 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YDkuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=itUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1901,614230&dq=orange+bowl&hl=en July 5, 2012 References Orange Bowl Category:Orange Bowl Category:Rice Owls football bowl games Category:Tennessee Volunteers football bowl games Category:January 1947 sports events in the United States Orange Bowl Category:American football competitions in Miami