1969 Orange Bowl

1969 Orange Bowl
35th Orange Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions Kansas Jayhawks
(10–0) (9–1)
Independent Big 8
15 14
Head coach: 
Joe Paterno		 Head coach: 
Pepper Rodgers
APCoaches
33
APCoaches
66
1234 Total
Penn State 0708 15
Kansas 7007 14
DateJanuary 1, 1969
Season1968
StadiumOrange Bowl
LocationMiami, Florida
MVPDonnie Shanklin (Kansas HB)
FavoritePenn State by 3 points[1]
RefereeEarl Jansen (Big Eight)
(split crew: Big Eight, ECAC)
Attendance77,719
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersJim Simpson, Al DeRogatis
Orange Bowl
 < 1968  1970 > 

The 1969 Orange Bowl was the 35th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Wednesday, January 1. The final game of the 1968–69 bowl game season, it matched the independent third-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions and the #6 Kansas Jayhawks of the Big Eight Conference. Favored Penn State rallied to win with a late touchdown and two-point conversion, 15–14.[2][3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference menugr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Woodling, Chuck (January 2, 1969). "KU slips from victory to Heartbreak Hotel". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). p. 12.
  3. ^ Abrams, Al (January 2, 1969). "Penn State squeezes last ounce win in Orange Bowl". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 16.
  4. ^ McHugh, Roy (January 2, 1969). "'Dead' Lions claw out Orange win". Pittsburgh Press. p. 36.
  5. ^ "Extra man costly for Kansas team". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1969. p. 15.
  6. ^ "Penn State gains last second win". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. January 2, 1969. p. 6.