1985 Orange Bowl

1985 Orange Bowl
51st Orange Bowl
Washington Huskies Oklahoma Sooners
(10–1) (9–1–1)
Pac-10 Big 8
28 17
Head coach: 
Don James		 Head coach: 
Barry Switzer
APCoaches
43
APCoaches
22
1234 Total
Washington 140014 28
Oklahoma 01403 17
DateJanuary 1, 1985
Season1984
StadiumOrange Bowl
LocationMiami, Florida
MVPJacque Robinson (UW TB)
Ron Holmes         (UW DT)
FavoriteOklahoma by 6 points [1][2]
RefereeJimmy Harper (SEC)
Attendance56,294
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersDon Criqui, Bob Trumpy,
and Bill Macatee
Nielsen ratings16.9
Orange Bowl
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The 1985 Orange Bowl was the 51st edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday, January 1. Part of the 1984–85 bowl game season, it matched the fourth-ranked Washington Huskies of the Pacific-10 Conference and the #2 Oklahoma Sooners of the Big Eight Conference. Underdog Washington rallied to win 28–17.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ "The latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1985. p. 39.
  2. ^ a b "Orange Bowl". Pittsburgh Press. December 31, 1984. p. D3.
  3. ^ "Today's bowl games: Orange". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 1, 1985. p. 2B.
  4. ^ "Huskies vote: 'We're No. 1'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1985. p. 1C.
  5. ^ "Huskies smash Sooners, 28-17". Milwaukee Sentinel. wire services. January 2, 1985. p. 1, part 2.
  6. ^ Blanchette, John (January 2, 1985). "Huskies leave 'em Orange with envy". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
  7. ^ Robinson, John (January 3, 1985). "Have Huskies crowned Y's season of destiny?". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. G1.