2004 Orange Bowl

2004 FedEx Orange Bowl
70th Orange Bowl
BCS Bowl Game
1234 Total
Miami 31030 16
Florida State 01400 14
DateJanuary 1, 2004
Season2003
StadiumPro Player Stadium
LocationMiami Gardens, Florida
MVPMiami RB Jarrett Payton
FavoriteFlorida State by 1.5 (46.5) [1]
RefereeDick Honig (Big Ten)
Attendance76,739[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersBrad Nessler (Play by Play)
Bob Griese (Analyst)
Lynn Swann (Sideline)
Nielsen ratings9.1[2]
Orange Bowl
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The 2004 FedEx Orange Bowl game was a post-season college football bowl game between the Miami Hurricanes and the Florida State Seminoles on January 1, 2004, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Miami defeated FSU 16–14 in a stout defensive battle. The game was part of the 2003–2004 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) of the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season and represented the concluding game of the season for both teams. The Orange Bowl was first played in 1935, and the 2004 game represented the 70th edition of the Orange Bowl. The contest was televised in the United States on ABC.

This bowl rematch was unique because it meant that the teams would play each other three times in less than a year. Miami had already beaten Florida State 22–14 earlier in the season. In addition, Miami would open up the following season against Florida State at home, meaning Florida State would have to play Miami in Miami for two straight games.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Orange Bowl Odds: College football". Vegasinsider. January 1, 2003. p. C10. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "BCS Game Results". orangebowl.org. September 26, 2007. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2008.
  3. ^ "2021 Miami Hurricanes Schedule".
  4. ^ "2021 Miami Hurricanes Schedule".