1964 Orange Bowl

1964 Orange Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers	Auburn Tigers
(9–1)	(9–1)
13	7
Head coach: ; Bob Devaney	Head coach: ; Ralph Jordan
AP	Coaches
6	5
AP	Coaches
5	6
Date	January 1, 1964
Season	1963
Stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
Location	Miami, Florida
Attendance	72,647
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Announcers	Curt Gowdy & Paul Christman

The 1964 Orange Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Auburn Tigers and the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Background

The Cornhuskers were champion of the Big Eight Conference for the first time since 1940 and first Orange Bowl since 1955. The Tigers finished 2nd in the Southeastern Conference in their first bowl game since 1955 and first Orange Bowl since 1938.

Game summary

Dennis Claridge gave the Cornhuskers a 7-0 lead on his 68 yard touchdown run. Dave Theisen added in two field goals before the half ended to give them a 13-0 halftime lead. Jimmy Sidle made it 13-7 on his 13 yard touchdown run. In the closing seconds, Auburn was driving down the field for the potential win, when linebacker John Kirby batted a Tiger pass away, as the Cornhuskers won their first ever Orange Bowl. Claridge ran for 108 yards on the day. ^[1]

Aftermath

This was the last year without an MVP award honored to the best player. Nebraska returned to the Orange Bowl two years later, in 1966. Auburn has not returned to the Orange Bowl since this game.

Statistics

Statistics	Nebraska	Auburn
First Downs	11	17
Rushing Yards	204	126
Passing Yards	30	157
Interceptions	0	1
Total Yards	234	283
Punts-Average	7-38.3	6-35.2
Fumbles-Lost	2-1	3-1
Penalties-Yards	6-65	5-39

References

↑ http://game.orangebowl.org/orange-bowl-history/the-history-of-the-orange-bowl/1960s/1964/

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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.