1935 Orange Bowl

1935 Orange Bowl
Inaugural Orange Bowl
Bucknell Bison Miami Hurricanes
(7–2–2) (5–2–1)
Independent SIAA
26 0
Head coach: 
Edward Mylin		 Head coach: 
Tom McCann
1234 Total
Bucknell 07613 26
Miami 0000 0
DateJanuary 1, 1935
Season1934
StadiumMiami Field
LocationMiami
RefereeWilliam Harkness
Attendance5,134
Orange Bowl
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The 1935 Orange Bowl was an American college football bowl game between the Bucknell Bison and Miami Hurricanes. Bucknell won the game, 26–0.[1] It was the first edition of the Orange Bowl and kicked off at 2:30 pm[2] at Miami Field in Miami on January 1, 1935, with about 5,000 in attendance.[3] Miami Field was located on the same site as the Orange Bowl stadium, which was built in 1937.

The Bison defense held Miami to just four first downs and 28 yards total offense en route to the victory. The Bucknell offense gained 278 yards and earned its sixth shutout of the season.[4]

  1. ^ "Orange Bowl History - 1930s". Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2009.
  2. ^ "Bucknell Eleven Counts on Varied Attack To Beat Miami in Orange Bowl Game Today". The New York Times. Associated Press. January 1, 1935. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  3. ^ Bucknell Wins Game At Miami", Charleston (WV) Daily Mail, Jan. 2, 1935, p8
  4. ^ "Bucknell History". Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2009.