1968 Orange Bowl

1968 Orange Bowl
34th Orange Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners Tennessee Volunteers
(9–1) (9–1)
Big 8 SEC
26 24
Head coach: 
Chuck Fairbanks		 Head coach: 
Doug Dickey
APCoaches
33
APCoaches
22
1234 Total
Oklahoma 71207 26
Tennessee 001410 24
DateJanuary 1, 1968
Season1967
StadiumOrange Bowl
LocationMiami, Florida
MVPBob Warmack (Oklahoma QB)
FavoriteTennessee [1][2]
RefereeR. Pete Williams (SEC)
(split crew: SEC, Big 8)
Attendance76,563
PayoutUS$285,000 per team[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersJim Simpson, Kyle Rote
Orange Bowl
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The 1968 Orange Bowl was the 34th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Monday, January 1. The third-ranked Oklahoma Sooners of the Big Eight Conference defeated the Tennessee Volunteers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), 26–24.[4][5]

  1. ^ "New Year's bowl crowd to total 325,000". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. December 31, 1967. p. 2, section 4.
  2. ^ Chass, Murray (January 1, 1968). "Wyoming, LSU vie; Vols pick". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. p. 53.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference recpoff was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Grimsley, Will (January 2, 1968). "Oklahoma trips Tennessee, 26-24". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. p. 14.
  5. ^ "Oklahoma shades Tennessee in Orange 'doubleheader'". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 2, 1968. p. 36.