1985 Orange Bowl

The Sooners won the Big 8 Conference title for the ninth time in the last 12 seasons and were making their sixth Orange Bowl appearance in seven years. The Huskies had risen back from a late season loss to USC that knocked them out of the #1 spot in the polls, dropping them to #4, which cost them the Pacific-10 Conference title and a berth to the Rose Bowl as the Pac-10 representative. This was the Huskies' first ever Orange Bowl appearance and the first appearance by a Pac-10 team in the Orange Bowl.

Game summary

Danny Greene gave the Huskies an early lead on his 29 yard touchdown catch from Paul Sicuro, and Jacque Robinson made it 14-0 after one quarter on his touchdown plunge. Danny Bradley cut the lead to 7 on his touchdown sneak. Derrick Shepard tied the game before halftime on his 61 yard catch from Bradley for a touchdown. After a scoreless third quarter, Tim Lashar made it 17-14 on his 35 yard field goal. With 8:39 remaining, Hugh Millen threw a touchdown pass to Mark Pattison to give the Huskies the go-ahead lead. After an interception of a Sooner pass, Washington soon scored again on a touchdown run to make the final score 28-17. ^[1]

The Sooner Schooner Game

The Sooners were attempting a field goal that would've given them the lead and broken the 14-14 tie early before Lashar's eventual make in the fourth, this from 22 yards out. The field goal was good, and the Sooner Schooner rode out onto the field, as was tradition for Sooner scores. However, the field goal kick was nullified due to an illegal procedure penalty on Oklahoma due to a Sooner player not reporting his temporary jersey number to the officials, which he was required to do before the ball was snapped. However the wagon got stuck on the wet grass, ending up in front of the Huskies' sideline. The Sooners were assessed a 15 yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct, moving the field goal attempt back to the 32. However Lashar's 42 yard kick was blocked, keeping the game at 14.^[2]^[3]

Aftermath

This remains Washington's only Orange Bowl appearance. Oklahoma made the Orange Bowl in the three seasons following this game.

Statistics

Statistics	Washington	Oklahoma
First Downs	17	17
Rushing Yards	192	162
Passing Yards	119	124
Total Yards	311	286
Interceptions	3	1
Punts-Average	6-37.7	7-34.6
Fumbles-Lost	3-1	6-2
Penalties-Yards	5-25	8-60

References

1984–85 NCAA football bowl game season

Independence (Dec. 15) 1984 California (Dec. 15) Holiday (Dec. 21) Florida Citrus (Dec. 22) Sun (Dec. 22) Cherry (Dec. 22) Freedom (Dec. 26) Liberty (Dec. 27) Gator (Dec. 28) Aloha (Dec. 29) Hall of Fame Classic (Dec. 29) Peach (Dec. 31) Bluebonnet (Dec. 31) Cotton (Jan. 1) Sugar (Jan. 1) Rose (Jan. 1) Fiesta (Jan. 1) Orange (Jan. 1)

Orange Bowl Game

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Games	1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2014 2015

Notes	The game was also the national title game for either the Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, or Bowl Championship Series in 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, and 2005. There was an Orange Bowl in January and December in 1996 and 2014. The game was a semifinal for the College Football Playoff in its 2015 edition.

Oklahoma Sooners bowl games

Pound sign (#) denotes BCS National Championship Game.

Washington Huskies bowl games

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