1967 Orange Bowl

1967 Orange Bowl
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	Florida Gators
(9–1)	(8–1–1)
12	27
Head coach: ; Bobby Dodd	Head coach: ; Ray Graves
AP	Coaches
8	8
AP	Coaches
NR	11
Date	January 2, 1967
Season	1966
Stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
Location	Miami, Florida
MVP	TB Larry Smith
Attendance	72,426
United States TV coverage
Network	NBC
Announcers	Curt Gowdy; Paul Christman

The 1967 Orange Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Florida Gators and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Background

The Gators were led by quarterback Steve Spurrier, who had won the Heisman Trophy earlier in the season. They finished 2nd to Georgia and Alabama, who went to the Cotton Bowl Classic and Sugar Bowl, respectively. This was Florida's first ever Orange Bowl appearance, and fourth bowl appearance in six years under Ray Graves, who used to be an assistant to Bobby Dodd at Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets were making their first Orange Bowl appearance since 1952.

Game summary

Kim King threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Craig Baynham to give Tech a 6-0 lead. Graham McKeel gave Florida 7-6 halftime lead on his touchdown plunge. Georgia Tech was on the Florida 6 when Bobby Downs intercepted a pass from King to give Florida the ball. On the next play, Smith ran 94 yards for a touchdown to give Florida a 14-6 lead. McKeel ran for another touchdown to make it 21-6 in the fourth quarter. Florida added another touchdown run to make it 27-6. Jack Coons caught a 5-yard pass from Harmon Wages to make it 27-12, but that proved to be the final score of the game as Florida won their first ever Orange Bowl. Larry Smith ran for 187 yards.^[1]

Graves carried off the field after the win.

Aftermath

Dodd retired after the game, though he stayed as athletic director until 1976. The Yellow Jackets did not return to an Orange Bowl until 2010. The Gators did not return to an Orange Bowl until 1999.

Statistics

Statistics	Florida	Georgia Tech
First Downs	22	17
Rushing Yards	284	197
Passing Yards	165	122
Total Yards	449	319
Interceptions	1	4
Punts-Average	7/36.1	6/42.3
Fumbles-Lost	1/1	2/1
Penalties-Yards	4/32	5/41

References

↑ http://game.orangebowl.org/orange-bowl-history/the-history-of-the-orange-bowl/1960s/1967/

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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.