1980 Orange Bowl

1980 Orange Bowl
46th Orange Bowl
Florida State Seminoles Oklahoma Sooners
(11–0) (10–1)
Independent Big 8
7 24
Head coach: 
Bobby Bowden		 Head coach: 
Barry Switzer
APCoaches
44
APCoaches
55
1234 Total
Florida State 7000 7
Oklahoma 01707 24
DateJanuary 1, 1980
Season1979
StadiumOrange Bowl
LocationMiami, Florida
MVPJ. C. Watts (Oklahoma QB)
Bud Hebert (Oklahoma FS)
FavoriteOklahoma by 7½ points [1]
RefereeVincent Buckley (SWC)
Attendance66,714
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersDon Criqui, John Brodie,
and Bob Trumpy
Orange Bowl
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The 1980 Orange Bowl was the 46th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday, January 1. Part of the 1979–80 bowl game season, it matched the fourth-ranked independent Florida State Seminoles and the #5 Oklahoma Sooners of the Big Eight Conference. Favored Oklahoma overcame an early deficit and won 24–7.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1980. p. 22.
  2. ^ Achenbach, Jim (January 2, 1980). "Sooners' quick TD's spill FSU 24-7". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). p. 1E.
  3. ^ "Sooners stifle FSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1980. p. C1.
  4. ^ "Oklahoma's quickness destroys Florida State passing attack". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. January 2, 1980. p. 4D.