1935 Orange Bowl Explained

Year Game Played:1935
Game Name:Orange Bowl
Subheader:Inaugural Orange Bowl
Football Season:1934
Visitor Name Short:Bucknell
Visitor Nickname:Bison
Visitor School:Bucknell
Home Name Short:Miami
Home Nickname:Hurricanes
Home School:University of Miami
Visitor Record:7–2–2
Visitor Conference:Independent
Home Record:5–2–1
Home Conference:SIAA
Visitor Coach:Edward Mylin
Home Coach:Tom McCann
Visitor 1Q:0
Visitor 2Q:7
Visitor 3Q:6
Visitor 4Q:13
Home 1Q:0
Home 2Q:0
Home 3Q:0
Home 4Q:0
Date Game Played:January 1
Stadium:Miami Field
City:Miami
Referee:William Harkness
Attendance:5,134
First Game Ever Played:yes

The 1935 Orange Bowl was an American college football bowl game between the Bucknell Bison and Miami Hurricanes. Bucknell won the game, 26–0.[1] It was the first edition of the Orange Bowl and kicked off at 2:30 pm[2] at Miami Field in Miami on January 1, 1935, with about 5,000 in attendance.[3] Miami Field was located on the same site as the Orange Bowl stadium, which was built in 1937.

The Bison defense held Miami to just four first downs and 28 yards total offense en route to the victory. The Bucknell offense gained 278 yards and earned its sixth shutout of the season.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Orange Bowl History - 1930s . December 12, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100210001136/http://www.orangebowl.org/orange_bowl/1930s.aspx . February 10, 2010 . dead .
  2. News: Associated Press . 1935-01-01 . Bucknell Eleven Counts on Varied Attack To Beat Miami in Orange Bowl Game Today . 2024-01-31 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  3. Bucknell Wins Game At Miami", Charleston (WV) Daily Mail, Jan. 2, 1935, p8
  4. Web site: Bucknell History . December 12, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708103242/http://www.bucknellbison.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121508aae.html . July 8, 2011 . dead .