1975 Orange Bowl

1975 Orange Bowl
41st Orange Bowl
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Alabama Crimson Tide
(9–2) (11–0)
Independent SEC
13 11
Head coach: 
Ara Parseghian		 Head coach: 
Bear Bryant
APCoaches
98
APCoaches
21
1234 Total
Notre Dame 7600 13
Alabama 0308 11
DateJanuary 1, 1975
Season1974
StadiumOrange Bowl
LocationMiami, Florida
MVPWayne Bullock (Notre Dame FB)
Leroy Cook (Alabama DE)
FavoriteAlabama by 9 to 10 points[1][2]
RefereeRobert Fallon (Big Ten)
(split crew between Big Ten and SEC)
Attendance71,801
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersJim Simpson and John Brodie
Orange Bowl
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The 1975 Orange Bowl was the 41st edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Wednesday, January 1. Part of the 1974–75 bowl game season, it matched the ninth-ranked independent Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the undefeated #2 Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). It was a rematch of the previous season's Sugar Bowl. In a game dominated by both defenses, underdog Notre Dame held on to upset the Tide, 13–11.[3][4][5][6]

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  3. ^ McKenzie, Mike (January 2, 1975). "Mistakes spell defeat for Tide". Tuscaloosa News. p. 13.
  4. ^ Underwood, John; Jares, Joe (January 13, 1975). "Top of the ladder, with a boost". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
  5. ^ "Memory of USC defeat spurs Irish to upset Alabama". Milwaukee Journal. press dispatches. January 2, 1975. p. 11, part 2.
  6. ^ "Emotion-charged Notre Dame jolts 'Bama in Orange Bowl". Toledo Blade (Ohio). Associated Press. January 2, 1975. p. 24.