Year-by-Year: 1935

Bison Capture First Orange Bowl

Bucknell 26
Miami, Fla. 0

Bucknell, champion of the smaller Eastern colleges, was the first team invited to the Orange Bowl Classic, which had been called the Palm Festival for the previous two years.

Bison head coach Hook Mylin and his staff took several days to decide on accepting the invitation to bring his team to Miami. They finally said yes, but not without precautions - 280 gallons of their own water supply from Pennsylvania to combat the heat.

Bucknell back Bill Wilkinson scored the first touchdown, and the Bison defense held Miami to just four first downs and 28 yards total offense en route to the inaugural 26-0 victory.

Another famous sidelight from the 1935 Classic was the transmission of the first wire photo across the United States by Associated Press.

GAME STATISTICS

                                        Bucknell             Miami, Fla.

First Downs                              12                     8

Rushing Yards                          215                   15

Passes Attempted                     13                    14

Passes Completed                      3                      3

Had Intercepted                        1                      5

Passing Yards                           63                    13

Total Offense                          278                    28

Punting/Avg.                          6/41                 13/29

Fumbles/Lost                           2/1                   4/1

Penalties/Yards                        4/30                 1/15    

SCORING SUMMARY

BU: B. Wilkinson 23 pass from Jenkins (Dobie kick); BU: Miller 4 run (kick failed); BU: S. Smith 8 run (Dobie kick); BU: Reznichak 10 run (kick failed)

Bucknell Head Coach?Hook Mylin

Miami, Fla. Head Coach?Tom McCann