1987 Orange Bowl

1987 Orange Bowl
53rd Orange Bowl
Arkansas Razorbacks Oklahoma Sooners
(9–2) (10–1)
SWC Big 8
8 42
Head coach: 
Ken Hatfield		 Head coach: 
Barry Switzer
APCoaches
910
APCoaches
33
1234 Total
Arkansas 0008 8
Oklahoma 0141414 42
DateJanuary 1, 1987
Season1986
StadiumOrange Bowl
LocationMiami, Florida
MVPSpencer Tillman (Oklahoma HB)
Dante Jones       (Oklahoma LB)
FavoriteOklahoma by 17 points[1]
RefereePaul Schmitt (Independent)
Attendance52,717
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersDon Criqui, Bob Trumpy,
and Paul Maguire
Orange Bowl
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The 1987 Orange Bowl was the 53rd edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Thursday, January 1. Part of the 1986–87 bowl game season, it matched the ninth-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks of the Southwest Conference (SWC) and the #3 Oklahoma Sooners of the Big Eight Conference.[2] Heavily favored Oklahoma won 42–8.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "The latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1987. p. 38.
  2. ^ "Today's bowl games: Orange". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 1, 1987. p. 5B.
  3. ^ "Switzer gets revenge, Sooners get the win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1987. p. 3B.
  4. ^ "Oklahoma romps over Arkansas, 42-8, in Orange crush". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 2, 1987. p. 16.
  5. ^ "Sooners claim they're No. 1 after bowl rout". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. January 2, 1987. p. D1.