1988 Orange Bowl

The 1988 Orange Bowl was a postseason American college football bowl game between the Miami Hurricanes and the Oklahoma Sooners. It was the 54th edition of the Orange Bowl and took place at the Orange Bowl stadium in Miami, Florida on January 1, 1988. Miami was coached by Jimmy Johnson and Oklahoma was coached by Barry Switzer.^[1] Miami won the game, 20–14. To date, it is the only time the opposing head coaches from a college national championship football game each later served as head coach of the same professional football team, and won the Super Bowl with that team, that team being the Dallas Cowboys.

References

1 2 "Orange Bowl; Hurricanes Overwhelm the Sooners to Claim No. 1." (2 Jan 1988) New York Times. Retrieved 2009-11-07.

1987–88 NCAA football bowl game season

California (Dec. 12) Independence (Dec. 19) All-American (Dec. 22) Aloha (Dec. 25) Sun (Dec. 25) Liberty (Dec. 29) Freedom (Dec. 30) Holiday (Dec. 30) Gator (Dec. 31) Astro-Bluebonnet (Dec. 31) Rose (Jan. 1) Orange (Jan. 1) Florida Citrus (Jan. 1) Fiesta (Jan. 1) Cotton (Jan. 1) Sugar (Jan. 1) Hall of Fame (Jan. 2) Peach (Jan. 2)

Orange Bowl Game

History Miami Orange Bowl Sun Life Stadium College Football Playoff Broadcasters Tie-Ins Atlantic Coast Conference Big Ten Conference Southeastern Conference Notre Dame

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Notes	Bolded years indicate the game was also the national championship game for Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, or Bowl Championship Series.

Miami Hurricanes bowl games

Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.

Oklahoma Sooners bowl games

Pound sign (#) denotes BCS National Championship Game.

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