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| 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 76th Orange Bowl BCS Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 5, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Land Shark Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami Gardens, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Adrian Clayborn, DE, Iowa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Georgia Tech by 6 (51) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Nicole Henry[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Steve Shaw (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Kool & the Gang ft. Carla O'Connor and Lanie Gerlach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 66,131[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$18,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Fox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dick Stockton, Charles Davis, Chris Myers and Laura Okmin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 6.8[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl game featured the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Iowa Hawkeyes on Tuesday, January 5, 2010, at Land Shark Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Iowa won the game 24–14, securing the Hawkeyes' first major bowl win since the 1959 Rose Bowl.
Georgia Tech was selected to participate in the Orange Bowl after an 11–2 season that culminated in a 39–34 victory in the 2009 ACC Championship Game. Iowa was selected as the other half of the matchup after a 10–2 season that ended with a 12–0 win against Minnesota. In the weeks between the teams' selection and the playing of the game, media attention focused on Georgia Tech's proficient offense and Iowa's highly rated defense.
The game was part of the 2009–10 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) of the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season and the last game of the season for both teams. It was the coldest Orange Bowl in Miami's history with a kick-off temperature of 49 degrees.
The game was televised in the United States on FOX, and marked the end of the broadcast agreement between the BCS and FOX, as ESPN took over all BCS broadcast rights in 2011. This was Iowa's second Orange Bowl appearance (first appearance in 2003 Orange Bowl), and Georgia Tech's sixth appearance, but first since 1967. It was the first time that the two teams had played against each other.
On July 14, 2011, the NCAA vacated Georgia Tech's appearance in the bowl game as a consequence for violations committed by the football program.[5]
- ^ "Orange Bowl Odds: College football". Vegasinsider. January 1, 2003. p. C10. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ http://www.orangebowl.org/news/noted_jazz_singer_nicole_henry_to_perform_national_anthem_for_2010_fedex_orange_bowl_.aspx Orange Bowl Committee, Noted Jazz Singer Nicole Henry to Perform National Anthem for 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl. Retrieved on January 6, 2010.
- ^ http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2009-2010/iowa13.html Archived January 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Orange Bowl Box Score. Retrieved on January 6, 2010.
- ^ Jon Solomon, 2009-10 Bowl TV Ratings, The Birmingham News, January 13, 2010
- ^ NCAA places Georgia Tech on probation, ESPN, July 14, 2010