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College Football Playoff

Playoff Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl

Playoff Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl

 
Date: Thursday, January 1, 2026
Time: Noon ET
TV: ESPN
Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium
City: Miami Gardens, Florida
Phone: 305-341-4700
Website: OrangeBowl.org
Chief Executive Officer: Eric Poms
Media Contact: Mike Liotta
(mliotta@orangebowl.org)
Playoff Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl



ALL-TIME ORANGE BOWL RESULTS

DATE SCORE ATTENDANCE PLAYER(S) OF THE GAME
January 9, 2025~ Notre Dame 27
Penn State 24
66,881 Riley Leonard, Notre Dame
Christian Grey, Notre Dame
December 30, 2023 Georgia 63
Florida State 3
63,324 Kendall Milton, Georgia
December 30, 2022 Tennessee 31
Clemson 14
63,912 Joe Milton III, Tennessee
December 31, 2021~ Georgia 34
Michigan 11
66,839 Stetson Bennett, Georgia
Derion Kendrick, Georgia
January 2, 2021 Texas A&M 41
North Carolina 27
13,737 Devon Achane, Texas A&M
December 30, 2019 Florida 36
Virginia 28
65,157 La’Mical Perine, Florida
December 28, 2018~ Alabama 34
Oklahoma 24
66,203 Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama
Xavier McKinney, Alabama
December 30, 2017 Wisconsin 34
Miami 24
65,032 Alex Hornibrook, Wisconsin
December 30, 2016 Florida State 33
Michigan 32
67,432 Dalvin Cook, Florida State
December 31, 2015~ Clemson 37
Oklahoma 17
67,615 Deshaun Watson, Clemson
Ben Boulware, Clemson
December 31, 2014 Georgia Tech 49
Mississippi State 34
58,211 Justin Thomas, Georgia Tech
January 3, 2014 Clemson 40
Ohio State 35
72,080 Sammy Watkins, Clemson
January 7, 2013 Alabama 42
Notre Dame 14
80,120 Eddie Lacy, Alabama
C.J. Mosley, Alabama
January 1, 2013 Florida State 31
Northern Illinois 10
72,073 Lonnie Pryor, Florida State
January 4, 2012 West Virginia 70
Clemson 33
67,563 Geno Smith, West Virginia
January 3, 2011 Stanford 40
Virginia Tech 12
65,453 Andrew Luck, Stanford
January 5, 2010 Iowa 24
Georgia Tech 14
66,131 Adrian Clayborn, Iowa
January 8, 2009 Florida 24
Oklahoma 14
78,468 Tim Tebow, Florida
Carlos Dunlap, Florida
January 1, 2009 Virginia Tech 20
Cincinnati 7
73,602 Darren Evans, Virginia Tech
January 3, 2008 Kansas 24
Virginia Tech 21
74,111 Aqib Talib, Kansas
January 2, 2007 Louisville 24
Wake Forest 13
74,470 Brian Brohm, Louisville
January 3, 2006 Penn State 26
Florida State 23
(3OT)
77,773 Willie Reid, Florida State
January 4, 2005 Southern California 55*
Oklahoma 19#
77,912 Matt Leinart, Southern California
January 1, 2004 Miami 16
Florida State 14
76,739 Jarrett Payton, Miami
January 2, 2003 Southern California 38
Iowa 17
75,971 Carson Palmer, Southern California
January 2, 2002 Florida 56
Maryland 23
73,640 Taylor Jacobs, Florida
January 3, 2001# Oklahoma 13
Florida State 2
76,835 Torrance Marshall, Oklahoma
January 2, 2000 Michigan 35
Alabama 34
(OT)
70,461 David Terrell, Michigan
January 2, 1999 Florida 31
Syracuse 10
67,919 Travis Taylor, Florida
January 2, 1998 Nebraska 42
Tennessee 17
74,002 Ahman Green, Nebraska
Jamal Lewis, Tennessee
December 31, 1996 Nebraska 41
Virginia Tech 21
63,297 Damon Benning, Nebraska
Ken Oxendine, Virginia Tech
January 1, 1996 Florida State 31
Notre Dame 26
72,198 Andre Cooper, Florida State
Derrick Mayes, Notre Dame
January 1, 1995 Nebraska 24
Miami 17
81,753 Tommie Frazier, Nebraska
Chris T. Jones, Miami
January 1, 1994 Florida State 18
Nebraska 16
81,536 Charlie Ward, Florida State
Tommie Frazier, Nebraska
January 1, 1993 Florida State 27
Nebraska 14
57,324 Charlie Ward, Florida State
Corey Dixon, Nebraska
January 1, 1992 Miami 22
Nebraska 0
77,747 Larry Jones, Miami
Tyrone Legette, Nebraska
January 1, 1991 Colorado 10
Notre Dame 9
77,062 Charles Johnson, Colorado
Chris Zorich, Notre Dame
January 1, 1990 Notre Dame 21
Colorado 6
81,191 Raghib Ismail, Notre Dame
Darian Hagan, Colorado
January 2, 1989 Miami 23
Nebraska 3
79,480 Steve Walsh, Miami
Charles Fryar, Nebraska
January 1, 1988 Miami 20
Oklahoma 14
74,178 Bernard Clark, Miami
Darrell Reed, Oklahoma
January 1, 1987 Oklahoma 42
Arkansas 8
52,717 Dante Jones, Oklahoma
Spencer Tillman, Oklahoma
January 1, 1986 Oklahoma 25
Penn State 10
74,178 Sonny Brown, Oklahoma
Tim Lashar, Oklahoma
January 1, 1985 Washington 28
Oklahoma 17
56,294 Jacque Robinson, Washington
Ron Holmes, Washington
January 2, 1984 Miami 31
Nebraska 30
72,549 Bernie Kosar, Miami
Jack Fernandez, Miami
January 1, 1983 Nebraska 21
LSU 20
54,407 Turner Gill, Nebraska
Dave Rimington, Nebraska
January 1, 1982 Clemson 22
Nebraska 15
72,748 Homer Jordan, Clemson
Jeff Davis, Clemson
January 1, 1981 Oklahoma 18
Florida State 17
71,043 J.C. Watts, Oklahoma
Jarvis Coursey, Florida State
January 1, 1980 Oklahoma 24
Florida State 7
66,714 J.C. Watts, Oklahoma
Bud Herbet, Oklahoma
January 1, 1979 Oklahoma 31
Nebraska 24
66,365 Billy Sims, Oklahoma
Reggie Kinlaw, Oklahoma
January 2, 1978 Arkansas 31
Oklahoma 6
60,987 Roland Sales, Arkansas
Reggie Freeman, Arkansas
January 1, 1977 Ohio State 27
Colorado 10
65,537 Rod Gerald, Ohio State
Tom Cousineau, Ohio State
January 1, 1976 Oklahoma 14
Michigan 6
80,307 Steve Davis, Oklahoma
Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma
January 1, 1975 Notre Dame 13
Alabama 11
71,801 Wayne Bullock, Notre Dame
Lee Roy Cook, Alabama
January 1, 1974 Penn State 16
LSU 9
60,477 Tom Shuman, Penn State
Randy Crowder, Penn State
January 1, 1973 Nebraska 40
Notre Dame 6
80,010 Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska
Rich Glover, Nebraska
January 1, 1972 Nebraska 38
Alabama 6
78,151 Jerry Tagge, Nebraska
Rich Glover, Nebraska
January 1, 1971 Nebraska 17
LSU 12
80,699 Jerry Tagge, Nebraska
Willie Harper, Nebraska
January 1, 1970 Penn State 10
Missouri 3
78,282 Chuck Burkhart, Penn State
Mike Reid, Penn State
January 1, 1969 Penn State 15
Kansas 14
77,719 Donnie Shanklin, Kansas
January 1, 1968 Oklahoma 26
Tennessee 24
77,993 Bob Warmack, Oklahoma
January 1, 1967 Florida 27
Georgia Tech 12
72,426 Larry Smith, Florida
January 1, 1966 Alabama 39
Nebraska 28
72,214 Steve Sloan, Alabama
January 1, 1965 Texas 21
Alabama 17
72,647 Joe Namath, Alabama
January 1, 1964 Nebraska 13
Auburn 7
72,647  
January 1, 1963 Alabama 17
Oklahoma 0
72,880  
January 1, 1962 LSU 25
Colorado 7
68,150  
January 2, 1961 Missouri 21
Navy 14
72,212  
January 1, 1960 Georgia 14
Missouri 0
72,186  
January 1, 1959 Oklahoma 21
Syracuse 6
75,281  
January 1, 1958 Oklahoma 48
Duke 21
76,318  
January 1, 1957 Colorado 27
Clemson 21
73,280  
January 2, 1956 Oklahoma 20
Maryland 6
76,561  
January 1, 1955 Duke 34
Nebraska 7
68,750  
January 1, 1954 Oklahoma 7
Maryland 0
68,640  
January 1, 1953 Alabama 61
Syracuse 6
66,280  
January 1, 1952 Georgia Tech 17
Baylor 14
66,839  
January 1, 1951 Clemson 15
Miami 14
65,181  
January 1, 1950 Santa Clara 21
Kentucky 13
64,816  
January 1, 1949 Texas 41
Georgia 28
60,523  
January 1, 1948 Georgia Tech 20
Kansas 14
59,578  
January 1, 1947 Rice 8
Tennessee 0
36,152  
January 1, 1946 Miami 13
Holy Cross 6
35,709  
January 1, 1945 Tulsa 26
Georgia Tech 12
23,279  
January 1, 1944 LSU 19
Texas A&M 14
25,203  
January 1, 1943 Alabama 37
Boston College 21
25,166  
January 1, 1942 Georgia 40
TCU 26
35,786  
January 1, 1941 Mississippi State 14
Georgetown 7
29,554  
January 1, 1940 Georgia Tech 21
Missouri 7
29,278  
January 2, 1939 Tennessee 17
Oklahoma 0
32,191  
January 1, 1938 Auburn 6
Michigan State 0
18,972  
January 1, 1937 Duquesne 13
Mississippi State 12
9,210  
January 1, 1936 Catholic 20
Mississippi 19
6,568  
January 1, 1935 Bucknell 26
Miami 0
5,134  

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* Southern California’s participation later vacated