1957 Orange Bowl

American college football game February 2020 December 2025 Orange Bowl 23rd Orange Bowl January 1 1957 File:Miami orange bowl stadium cropped.jpg Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl. 1956 Clemson Tigers 7–1–2 Frank Howard ACC 19 NR 0 0 14 7 Colorado Buffaloes 7–2–1 Dallas Ward Big Seven 20 18 0 20 0 7 CBS Tom Harmon Colorado by 3 points bg Burdine Stadium Miami, Florida Cliff Ogden (Big Seven;split crew: Big Seven, ACC) 72,552 The 1957 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game between the Clemson Tigers and the Colorado Buffaloes. It was played on New Year's Day in Miami.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PW8pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1511%2C74892 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press It's Bowl Day today in U.S. January 1, 1957 10https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Pm8pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=868%2C253094 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Buffs top Clemson, 27 to 21 January 2, 1957 15 Background Colorado was the runner-up in the Big Seven Conference in 1956; they played in the Orange Bowl over national champion Oklahoma due to a Big Seven rule at the time not permitting consecutive bowl appearances.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uAQrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=05cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5199%2C1690371 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania United Press Miller Norman Oklahoma voted grid champion in final AP and UP polls December 4, 1956 23 Clemson was the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference, their first conference title since the Southern Conference title in 1948. This was Clemson's first bowl game since 1951 and first Orange Bowl since 1950. This was Colorado's first bowl game in nineteen years since the Cotton Bowl in 1938, and they were favored by a field goal. Game summary John Bayuk led the Buffaloes to a 20–0 halftime lead, beginning with his 2-yard run. Boyd Dowler made it 14–0 on his 6-yard run. Howard Cook concluded the first half scoring with his 26-yard touchdown run. At halftime, Howard threatened to resign if his team did not put up some effort. Clemson responded with 21 straight points. Joel Wells scored two touchdowns from 3 and 58 yards out to narrow the lead to 6, then Bob Spooner gave the Tigers the lead on his 1-yard touchdown run, with 11:22 to go. Strangely, Clemson elected to onside kick the ball, which Colorado recovered. The Buffaloes drove 53 yards in 8 plays and concluded with a John Bayuk touchdown to take the lead once again. With time running down, Clemson recovered a fumble at the Colorado 27. However, Bob Stransky intercepted Charlie Bussey's pass, sealing the win for Colorado.http://game.orangebowl.org/orange-bowl-history/the-history-of-the-orange-bowl/1950s/1957/ 1957 | Orange Bowl Game.orangebowl.org 1957-01-01 2015-08-13http://www.cubuffs.com/fls/600/classic/content/events/fb_1957_orangebowl.html Classic CU – Official Site of University of Colorado Athletics Cubuffs.com 1957-01-02 2015-08-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222931/http://www.cubuffs.com/fls/600/classic/content/events/fb_1957_orangebowl.html 2015-09-23 dead Aftermath Colorado returned to the Orange Bowl five years later in 1962, but Clemson did not return for a quarter century, which was a win over Nebraska in January 1982 to win the consensus national championship. Statistics Statistics Colorado ClemsonFirst downs 16 14Rushing yards 279 217Interceptions 0 2Passing yards 27 25Total yards 306 242Punts–average 5–36.67–37.9Fumbles–lost 8–3 0–0Penalties–yards 5–55 4–40 Source: References Orange Bowl Category:Orange Bowl Category:Clemson Tigers football bowl games Category:Colorado Buffaloes football bowl games Category:January 1957 sports events in the United States Orange Bowl Category:American football competitions in Miami