1962 Orange Bowl

The 1962 Orange Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game played January 1, 1962, on between the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference and the Colorado Buffaloes of the Big 7 Conference . It was the final game of the 1961 season for both teams, LSU won 25–7.^[1] It was LSU coach Paul Dietzel's final game with the team. LSU implemented their "three-platoon system", which included the "Chinese Bandits" defensive unit.^[2]

Scoring summary

1st quarter

LSU FG-Harris 30 Yds 3–0 LSU

LSU Safety-punt blocked out of end zone 5–0 LSU

2nd quarter

Colorado TD-Schweinenger 21-yard run 5–7 Colorado

LSU TD-Cranford 1-yard run (2-point conversion failed) 11–7 LSU

3rd quarter

LSU TD-Field 9-yard run 18–7 LSU

LSU TD-Sykes recovered blocked punt in end zone 25–7 LSU

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Notes	The game was also the national title game for either the Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, or Bowl Championship Series in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, and 2005. There was an Orange Bowl in January and December in 1996 and 2014. The game was a College Football Playoff semifinal in its 2015 edition, and will be again in 2018.