| 2006 FedEx Orange Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 72nd Orange Bowl BCS Bowl Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 3, 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Dolphins Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami, Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | FSU WR Willie Reid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Penn State by 9 (46.5) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jerry McGinn (Big East) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 77,912[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$13,500,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mike Tirico (Play by Play) Kirk Herbstreit (Analyst) Erin Andrews (Sideline) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 12.2[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2006 Orange Bowl, a 2005–06 BCS game, was played on January 3, 2006. This 72nd edition to the Orange Bowl featured the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Florida State Seminoles.
This game was known for being the eighth, and ultimately final meeting, between the two coaches, Joe Paterno of Penn State and Bobby Bowden of Florida State, the two winningest D1 FBS coaches in history.