| 2012 Discover Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 78th Orange Bowl BCS Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 4, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sun Life Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami Gardens, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Geno Smith (QB, West Virginia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Clemson by 3 (64)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Javier Colon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | David Witvoet (Big Ten Conference) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Train, Metuchen High School Marching Band[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 67,563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$17,000,000 per team[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mike Tirico (Play-by-Play) Ron Jaworski and Jon Gruden (Analysts) Lisa Salters (Sidelines) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 4.5 rating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2012 Discover Orange Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game on Wednesday, January 4, 2012, at Sun Life Stadium, now known as Hard Rock Stadium, in Miami Gardens, Florida. The West Virginia Mountaineers defeated the Clemson Tigers by a score of 70–33. West Virginia tied or broke eight separate team and individual bowl game records, while the combined 69 points West Virginia and Clemson scored in the first half set another new record.[4] The game was part of the 2011–2012 Bowl Championship Series of the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season and was the concluding game of the season for both teams.