| 1998 FedEx Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 64th Orange Bowl Bowl Alliance National Championship Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 2, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Pro Player Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami Gardens, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Ahman Green (RB, Nebraska) & Jamal Lewis (RB, Tennessee) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Nebraska by 7½ points (57) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Terry McAulay (ACC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 74,002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Sean McDonough and Terry Donahue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 13.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1998 Orange Bowl was played on January 2, 1998, and served as the Bowl Alliance's designated national championship game for the 1997 season. This 64th edition of the Orange Bowl featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big 12 Conference and the Tennessee Volunteers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).[2]