1935 Orange Bowl
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The 1935 Orange Bowl was a postseason American college football
bowl game
between the Bucknell Bison
and Miami
. It was the first edition of the Orange Bowl and took place at Miami Field
, on the same site as the Orange Bowl
stadium (which was built in 1937) in Miami, Florida
on January 1, 1935. Bucknell won the game 26-0.
Bucknell, champion of the smaller Eastern colleges, was the first team invited to the Orange Bowl Classic, which had been called the Palm Festival for the previous two years. The Bison defense held Miami to just four first downs and 28 yards total offense en route to the inaugural 26-0 victory. The Bucknell offense gained 278 yards and earned its sixth shutout of the season.
College football
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bowl game
Bowl game
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between the Bucknell Bison
Bucknell Bison football
The Bucknell Bison football team represents Bucknell University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level. Bucknell is a member of the Patriot League...
and Miami
Miami Hurricanes football
The Miami Hurricanes football program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the University of Miami. The program began in 1926 and has won five AP national championships...
. It was the first edition of the Orange Bowl and took place at Miami Field
, on the same site as the Orange Bowl
Miami Orange Bowl
The Orange Bowl, formerly Burdine Stadium, was an outdoor athletic stadium in Miami, Florida, west of downtown in Little Havana. Considered a landmark, it was the home stadium for the Miami Hurricanes college football team...
stadium (which was built in 1937) in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
on January 1, 1935. Bucknell won the game 26-0.
Bucknell, champion of the smaller Eastern colleges, was the first team invited to the Orange Bowl Classic, which had been called the Palm Festival for the previous two years. The Bison defense held Miami to just four first downs and 28 yards total offense en route to the inaugural 26-0 victory. The Bucknell offense gained 278 yards and earned its sixth shutout of the season.