1970 Orange Bowl

1970 Orange Bowl
	36th edition
Penn State Nittany Lions	Missouri Tigers
(10–0)	(9–1)
Independent	Big Eight
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	Orange Bowl
Location	Miami, Florida
MVP	Chuck Burkhart (PSU QB); Mike Reid (PSU DT)
Favorite	Missouri by 3 points[1]
Referee	Paul Bertha (ECAC); (split crew between; ECAC and Big Eight)
Halftime show	Bryce Wetwiski
Attendance	77,282
United States TV coverage
Network	NBC
Announcers	Jim Simpson, Al DeRogatis

The 1970 Orange Bowl was the 36th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Thursday, January 1. The independent and second-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions defeated the #6 Missouri Tigers of the Big Eight Conference, 10–3.[2][3][4]

Teams

Penn State

This was Penn State's second straight Orange Bowl appearance, after they declined an invitation to play top-ranked Texas in the Cotton Bowl.

Missouri

This was Missouri's third Orange Bowl appearance in ten years. Missouri was co-champion of the Big Eight for the first time since 1960. Through 2019, this remains the Tigers' most recent conference championship.

Game summary

This was the sixth straight year for a night kickoff at the Orange Bowl, following the Rose Bowl.

A field goal by Mike Reitz gave the Nittany Lions an early lead. After the ensuing kickoff, the Tigers' Joe Moore was hit in the backfield and fumbled on the first play and Penn State recovered. On the next play, quarterback Chuck Burkhart threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to halfback Lydell Mitchell, giving them a 10–0 lead in the first quarter. Missouri had more turnovers (nine, including seven interceptions) than points (a field goal from 33 yards by Henry Brown, scored in the second quarter).

The second half was scoreless and it rained in the fourth quarter. Missouri threatened late, with a first down at the Penn State fifteen with less than two minutes remaining, but resulted in the seventh interception on third down, returned from the two to across midfield. Penn State clinched their second straight undefeated season, but due to Texas' victory in the Cotton Bowl earlier in the day, the Longhorns were declared national champions.[2][3][4][5]

Aftermath

The Nittany Lions returned to the Orange Bowl four years later. Missouri head coach Dan Devine left after the following season for the NFL's Green Bay Packers, and the Tigers haven't appeared in a major bowl since. (NOTE: Missouri played in the Fiesta Bowl in 1972 and the Cotton Bowl in 2008 and 2014, but those were not considered major bowls at the time played. The Fiesta and Cotton bowls became part of the College Football Playoff rotation in 2014.)

This was the last Orange Bowl played on natural grass for seven years; the stadium installed artificial turf (Poly-Turf) prior to the next season.

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

"Lion string in jeopardy". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 1, 1970. p. 13.
"Penn State whips toothless Tigers, 10-3". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. January 2, 1970. p. 14.
Musick, Phil (January 2, 1970). "Burkhart has last laugh on Mizzou". Pittsburgh Press. p. 28.
Abrams, Al (January 2, 1970). "Penn State wins 10-3 thriller". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 15.
http://game.orangebowl.org/orange-bowl-history/the-history-of-the-orange-bowl/1970s/1970/

External links

YouTube – NBC telecast (edited)

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[strng-1] "Lion string in jeopardy". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 1, 1970. p. 13.

[tootgr-2] "Penn State whips toothless Tigers, 10-3". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. January 2, 1970. p. 14.

[llaff-3] Musick, Phil (January 2, 1970). "Burkhart has last laugh on Mizzou". Pittsburgh Press. p. 28.

[pswthr-4] Abrams, Al (January 2, 1970). "Penn State wins 10-3 thriller". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 15.

[5] ttp://game.orangebowl.org/orange-bowl-history/the-history-of-the-orange-bowl/1970s/1970/

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