[gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Florida’s Orange Bowl history

I went to the 1999 and 2002 Orange Bowl games. Some good times but it makes me nostalgic to think about the good old days under SOS. That stadium was pretty decrepit by 1999. 

Helen

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On Dec 8, 2019, at 8:36 PM, Shane Ford <goufgators01@gmail.com> wrote:



Florida's Orange Bowl history

December 8, 2019

Florida receiver Jabar Gaffney pulls in a touchdown pass from Rex Grossman to score just before the half at the Orange Bowl on Jan. 2, 2002 in Miami. (Michael C. Weimar/The Gainesville Sun)

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• Jan. 1, 1967 (Miami Orange Bowl) – Florida 27, No. 8 Georgia Tech 12
  • Steve Spurrier capped his Heisman Trophy-winning campaign with a modest showing, throwing for 160 yards and an interception on 14-of-30 passing
  • Tailback Larry Smith earned MVP honors and set an Orange Bowl record (which would stand until 1978) with 187 rushing yards on 23 carries, the highlight of which was a 94-yard touchdown run in the third quarter
  • Graham McKeel scored a pair of rushing touchdowns
  • Georgia Tech struck first with a touchdown, but the Gators ran off 27 unanswered points in the final three quarters
  • UF outgained Georgia Tech, 449-319, and it outrushed the Yellow Jackets, 284-197

 Jan. 2, 1999 (Miami Orange Bowl) – No. 8 Florida 31, No. 15 Syracuse 10

• • Doug Johnson tossed touchdown passes of 51 and 26 yards to Travis Taylor less than three minutes apart to put Florida ahead 14-0 in the first quarter
  • Taylor went on to earn MVP honors with seven receptions for 159 yards (an Orange Bowl record) and the aforementioned pair of touchdowns
  • Jesse Palmer threw for a touchdown and ran in another in the second quarter
  • Terry Jackson rushed for 108 yards on 21 carries
  • Florida's defense held Syracuse quarterback Donovan McNabb to 192 yards on 14-of-30 passing, though he did throw a 62-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter, and he rushed for 72 yards on 20 carries
  • It was the last Orange Bowl ever played at the Miami Orange Bowl

 Jan. 2, 2002 (Pro Player Stadium) – No. 5 Florida 56, No. 10 Maryland 23

• • Florida raced to a 28-10 halftime lead, then tacked on another 21 unanswered points in the third quarter to point the game well out of reach
  • Rex Grossman threw 248 yards and four touchdowns, though the former did not count toward his school-record 3,896 passing yards for the season
  • Taylor Jacobs earned MVP honors with 10 receptions for 170 yards (breaking Travis Taylor's Orange Bowl record, and keeping it himself until 2011) and two touchdown receptions – one from Grossman and another from Brock Berlin
  • Fellow receiver Jabar Gaffney tallied seven receptions for 118 yards and two touchdowns
  • Earnest Graham finished with 149 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries
  • The Gators totaled 659 yards, which was at the time the fourth-highest total in school history and a Gators bowl record. They also threw for 456 yards, but it was just the third-highest total of the season, behind a 507-yard outing against Mississippi State, and a 504-yard outing at LSU
  • It was the final game of Steve Spurrier's 12-season tenure as head coach

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