1973 Orange Bowl

1973 Orange Bowl
39th Orange Bowl
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Nebraska Cornhuskers
(8–2) (8–2–1)
Independent Big 8
6 40
Head coach: 
Ara Parseghian		 Head coach: 
Bob Devaney
APCoaches
1212
APCoaches
99
1234 Total
Notre Dame 0006 6
Nebraska 713200 40
DateJanuary 1, 1973
Season1972
StadiumOrange Bowl
LocationMiami, Florida
MVPJohnny Rodgers (Nebraska HB)
FavoriteNebraska by 14 points[1]
RefereeVance Carlson (Big Eight;
split crew: Big Eight, Big Ten)
Attendance80,010
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersJim Simpson and Kyle Rote
Orange Bowl
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The 1973 Orange Bowl was the 39th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Monday, January 1. The final game of the 1972–73 bowl season, it matched the ninth-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference and the independent #12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, led by their respective hall of fame coaches, Bob Devaney and Ara Parseghian.[2] Nebraska scored early and won 40–6.[3][4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Notre Dame underdog in Orange". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 1, 1973. p. 62.
  2. ^ "Devaney looks for that final win". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. December 31, 1972. p. B4.
  3. ^ Langford, George (January 2, 1973). "Cornhuskers and Rodgers 'shuck' Notre Dame 40-6". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.
  4. ^ "Devaney goes out in style as Nebraska pounds Irish". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 2, 1973. p. 11.
  5. ^ "Rodgers does it all in Orange Bowl". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 2, 1973. p. 29.
  6. ^ "What happened? asks Ara". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1973. p. 3B.
  7. ^ Eidge, Frank (January 2, 1973). "Flu-ridden Rodgers leads Nebraska romp over Irish". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. p. 6B.