1970 Orange Bowl

1970 Orange Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions	Missouri Tigers
(10–0)	(9–1)
10	3
Head coach: ; Joe Paterno	Head coach: ; Dan Devine
AP	Coaches
2	2
AP	Coaches
6	6
Date	January 1, 1970
Season	1969
Stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
Location	Miami, Florida
MVP	QB Chuck Burkhart; DT Mike Reid
Referee	Paul Bertha (ECAC); (split crew between ECAC and Big Eight)
Attendance	77,282
United States TV coverage
Network	NBC
Announcers	Jim Simpson and Al DeRogatis

The 1970 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Missouri Tigers.

Background

This was Penn State's second straight Orange Bowl appearance, after they declined an invitation to play #1 ranked Texas in the Cotton Bowl Classic. This was Missouri's third Orange Bowl appearance in ten years. Missouri was co champion of the Big Eight Conference for the first time since 1960. This is to date the last time Missouri has won a conference championship.

Game summary

A field goal gave the Nittany Lions an early lead. On the ensuing kickoff, the Tigers fumbled, and Penn State recovered. On their first play, quarterback Chuck Burkhart threw a touchdown to Lydell Mitchel, giving them a 10-0 lead. Missouri had more turnovers (9, including 7 interceptions) than points (a field goal, scored before the first half ended). The second half was scoreless as Penn State clinched their second straight undefeated season, but due to Texas' victory in the Cotton Bowl the same day, they were declared champions. ^[1]

Aftermath

The Nittany Lions returned to the Orange Bowl four years later. Devine would leave Missouri a season later. The Tigers haven't returned to the Orange Bowl since this game.

Statistics

Statistics	Penn State	Missouri
First Downs	12	13
Yards Rushing	57	189
Yards Passing	187	117
Total Yards	244	306
Punts-Average	12-43.1	6-44.7
Fumbles-Lost	0-0	4-2
Interceptions	1	7
Penalties-Yards	5-40	3-25

References

↑ http://game.orangebowl.org/orange-bowl-history/the-history-of-the-orange-bowl/1970s/1970/

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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.