1972 Orange Bowl

NCAAFootballSingleGameHeader
Name=Orange Bowl
Year=1972
Type=ncg
Date=January 1, 1972
Stadium=Miami Orange Bowl
City=City-state|Miami|Florida
Visitor Name Short=Alabama
Visitor Nickname=Crimson Tide
Home Name Short=Nebraska
Home Nickname=Cornhuskers
Visitor Record=11–0
Home Record=12–0
Visitor Coach=Paul Bryant
Home Coach=Bob Devaney
Visitor1=0
Visitor2=0
Visitor3=6
Visitor4=0
Home1=14
Home2=14
Home3=3
Home4=7
Visitor

Visitor Coaches=2
Home

Home Coaches=1
MVP=Offense: Nebraska QB Jerry Tagge
Defense: Nebraska LB Willie Harper
Attendance=78,151The 1972 Orange Bowl was played on January 1, 1972 in City-state|Miami|Florida, at the Miami Orange Bowl. The #1-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers defeated the #2 Alabama Crimson Tide, 38–6.

Nebraska scored first on a 2 yard touchdown run by Jeff Kinney taking a 7–0 lead. Johnny Rodgers scored on a 77–yard punt return on the final play of the first quarter, as Nebraska led 14–0. In the second quarter, Jerry Tagge and Gary Dixon added touchdown runs of one and two yards respectively, as Nebraska led 28–0 at halftime.

In the third quarter, Terry Davis scored on a 3–yard touchdown run making the score 28-6. Nebraska's Rich Sanger kicked a 21–yard field goal at the end of the third quarter, as Nebraska led 31–6. A 1–yard touchdown run by Van Brownson made the final score 38–6.

External links

* [http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Orange_1972.htm The Orange Bowl 1972]