1964 Orange Bowl

1964 Orange Bowl
1234 Total
Nebraska 10300 13
Auburn 0700 7
Date January 1, 1964
Season 1963
Stadium Miami Orange Bowl
Location Miami, Florida
Attendance 72,647
United States TV coverage
Network ABC
Announcers Curt Gowdy & Paul Christman

The 1964 Orange Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Auburn Tigers and the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Background

The Cornhuskers were champion of the Big Eight Conference for the first time since 1940 and first Orange Bowl since 1955. The Tigers finished 2nd in the Southeastern Conference in their first bowl game since 1955 and first Orange Bowl since 1938.

Game summary

Dennis Claridge gave the Cornhuskers a 7-0 lead on his 68 yard touchdown run. Dave Theisen added in two field goals before the half ended to give them a 13-0 halftime lead. Jimmy Sidle made it 13-7 on his 13 yard touchdown run. In the closing seconds, Auburn was driving down the field for the potential win, when linebacker John Kirby batted a Tiger pass away, as the Cornhuskers won their first ever Orange Bowl. Claridge ran for 108 yards on the day. [1]

Aftermath

This was the last year without an MVP award honored to the best player. Nebraska returned to the Orange Bowl two years later, in 1966. Auburn has not returned to the Orange Bowl since this game.

Statistics

Statistics Nebraska Auburn
First Downs 11 17
Rushing Yards 204 126
Passing Yards 30 157
Interceptions 0 1
Total Yards 234 283
Punts-Average 7-38.3 6-35.2
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-1
Penalties-Yards 6-65 5-39

References

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