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Click on any of the photos to guide you to exciting pictures and stories from each decade of the Orange Bowl


1930's
The Orange Bowl Kicks Off

1935 - Bucknell vs. Miami (FL)

1936 - Catholic vs. Mississippi

1937 - Duquesne vs. Mississippi State

1938 - Auburn vs. Michigan State

1939 - Tennessee vs. Oklahoma
 

1940's
The Fabulous Forties

1940 - Georgia Tech vs. Missouri

1941 - Mississippi State vs. Georgetown

1942 - Georgia vs. TCU

1943 - Alabama vs. Boston College

1944 - LSU vs. Texas A&M

1945 - Tulsa vs. Georgia Tech

1946 - Miami (FL) vs. Holy Cross

1947- Rice vs. Tennessee

1948 - Georgia Tech vs. Kansas

1949 - Texas vs. Georgia

1950's
Maryland and Oklahoma Matchups Define Decade

1950 - Santa Clara vs. Kentucky

1951 - Clemson vs. Miami (FL)

1952 - Georgia Tech vs. Baylor

1953 - Alabama vs. Syracuse

1954 - Oklahoma vs. Maryland

1955 - Duke vs. Nebraska

1956 - Oklahoma vs. Maryland

1957 - Colorado vs. Clemson

1958 - Oklahoma vs. Duke

1959 - Oklahoma vs. Syracuse
 

1960's
Night Time Games Begin; JFK Makes Early Visits

1960 - Georgia vs. Missouri

1961 - Missouri vs. Navy

1962 - LSU vs. Colorado

1963 - Alabama vs. Oklahoma

1964 - Nebraska vs. Auburn

1965 - Texas vs. Alabama

1966 - Alabama vs. Nebraska

1967 - Florida vs. Georgia Tech

1968 - Oklahoma vs. Tennessee

1969 - Penn State vs. Kansas

1970's
Legendary Coaches Coach Legendary Games

1971 - Nebraska vs. LSU

1972 - Nebraska vs. Alabama

1973 - Nebraska vs. Notre Dame

1974 - Penn State vs. LSU

1975 - Nortre Dame vs. Alabama

1976 - Oklahoma vs. Michigan

1977 - Ohio State vs. Colorado

1978 - Arkansas vs. Oklahoma

1979 - Oklahoma vs. Nebraska

1980's
Welcome to the Home of the National Championship

1980 - Oklahoma vs. Florida State

1981 - Oklahoma vs. Florida State

1982 - Clemson vs. Nebraska

1983 - Nebraska vs. LSU

1984 - Miami (FL) vs. Nebraska

1985 - Washington vs. Oklahoma

1986 - Oklahoma vs. Penn State

1987 - Oklahoma vs. Arkansas

1988 - Miami (FL) vs. Okahoma

1989 - Miami (FL) vs. Nebraska

1990's
Five National Championship Games

1990 - Notre Dame vs. Colorado

1991 - Colorado vs. Notre Dame

1992 - Miami (FL) vs. Nebraska

1993 - Florida State vs. Nebraska

1994 - Florida State vs. Nebraska

1995 - Nebraska vs. Miami (FL)

1996 - Florida State vs. Notre Dame

1997 - Nebraska vs. Virginia Tech

1998 - Nebraska vs. Tennessee

1999 - Florida vs. Syracuse

2000's
The Future Gets Even Brighter in the New Millennium

2000 - Michigan vs. Alabama

2001 - Oklahoma vs. Florida State

2002 - Florida vs. Maryland

2003 - So. California vs. Iowa

2004 - Miami (FL) vs. Florida State

2005 - So. California vs. Oklahoma

2006 - Penn State vs. Florida State

2007 - Louisville vs. Wake Forest

2008 - Kansas vs. Virginia Tech

2009 - Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech

2009 – Florida vs. Oklahoma