1955 Orange Bowl
The 1955 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game, the 21st edition of the Orange Bowl, held in Miami, Florida, on New Year's Day. It matched the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Seven Conference. Duke, ranked fourteenth in both polls, was favored by two touchdowns,[1] and won 34–7.[2][3][4]
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| Date | January 1, 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Burdine Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Duke by 14 points[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 68,750 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Bob Neal | ||||||||||||||||||
Unranked Nebraska was the Big Seven runner-up to undefeated Oklahoma, the defending Orange Bowl champions. The Sooners were not invited due to the conference's no-repeat rule for the postseason.[1][3]
Included in the record attendance was Vice President Richard Nixon,[2] an alumnus of Duke's law school.
Scoring summary
Second quarter
- DUKE: Pascal 7-yard run (Nelson kick)
- DUKE: Kocourek 5-yard pass from Barger (Nelson kick)
Third quarter
- DUKE: Sorrell 5-yard pass from Barger (kick failed)
- NEB: Comstock 3-yard run (B. Smith kick)
Fourth quarter
- DUKE: McKeithan 1-yard run (Nelson kick)
- DUKE: Eberdt 3-yard run (Nelson kick)
Statistics
| Statistics | Duke | Nebraska |
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| First Downs | 23 | 6 |
| Rushing Yards | 288 | 84 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 2 |
| Passing Yards | 82 | 26 |
| Total Yards | 370 | 110 |
| Punts-Average | 5-26.6 | 7-28.9 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Penalties/Yards | 2-30 | 2-20 |
References
- "Busy scoreboard eyed as Duke, Nebraska tangle". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 1, 1955. p. 8.
- "Duke loses to Huskers 34-7 in Orange Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 1, 1955. p. 1C.
- Funk, Ben (January 2, 1955). "Duke rips Huskers 34-7". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). Associated Press. p. 1C.
- http://game.orangebowl.org/orange-bowl-history/the-history-of-the-orange-bowl/1950s/1955/
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