1964 Orange Bowl

1964 Orange Bowl
30th Orange Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers Auburn Tigers
(9–1) (9–1)
Big 8 SEC
13 7
Head coach: 
Bob Devaney		 Head coach: 
Ralph Jordan
APCoaches
65
APCoaches
56
1234 Total
Nebraska 10300 13
Auburn 0070 7
DateJanuary 1, 1964
Season1963
StadiumOrange Bowl
LocationMiami, Florida
FavoriteAuburn by 3 points[1][2]
RefereePat Haggerty (Big Eight;
split crew: Big Eight, SEC)
Attendance72,647
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersCurt Gowdy, Paul Christman, Jim McKay
Orange Bowl
 < 1963  1965 > 

The 1964 Orange Bowl was the thirtieth edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Wednesday, January 1. Part of the 1963–64 bowl game season, it featured the sixth-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference and the #5 Auburn Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Nebraska scored early and won 13–7.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Sidle faces big Nebraska in Miami clash". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). Associated Press. January 1, 1964. p. 1C.
  2. ^ "Auburn rules choice over big Huskers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 1, 1964. p. 51.
  3. ^ "Nebraska muscle subdues Auburn". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1964. p. 2D.
  4. ^ "Huskers' win helps Big 8-Orange tie-up". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 2, 1964. p. 37.