1967 Orange Bowl

1967 Orange Bowl
33rd Orange Bowl
1234 Total
Georgia Tech 6006 12
Florida 07713 27
DateJanuary 2, 1967
Season1966
StadiumOrange Bowl
LocationMiami, Florida
MVPLarry Smith (Florida TB)
FavoriteGeorgia Tech (slight)[1]
RefereeR. Pete Williams (SEC)
Attendance72,426
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersCurt Gowdy, Paul Christman
Orange Bowl
 < 1966  1968

The 1967 Orange Bowl was the 33rd edition of college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Monday, January 2. The final game of the 1966–67 bowl season, it matched the eighth-ranked independent Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). A slight underdog,[1] Florida won 27–12.[2][3]

New Year's Day was on Sunday in 1967, so the game was played the following day.

  1. ^ a b "Tech remains Orange Bowl favorite". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1967. p. 2C.
  2. ^ "Soph steals Orange Bowl show, as Florida gets 'sweetest' win". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 3, 1967. p. 39.
  3. ^ "Florida Gators prove they belong in 'Big Time'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 3, 1967. p. 3B.