Week 4 - Orange Bowl

WEEK 4: SEPT. 18 - 20
ORANGE BOWL COMMITTEE
College Football Playoff
Officers
First Year of the College Football Playoff - Beginning this season FBS college football will enter a new fourteam playoff era. The best four teams, as determined by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee, will
face off in two College Football Playoff Semifinals played in bowl games. The bowl games that will serve as the
semifinals will rotate annually between the Sugar, Rose, Orange, Cotton, Peach and Fiesta bowl with the Sugar
Bowl and Rose Bowl serving as the semifinals for the 2014-2015 season. For years that these bowl games are
not hosting semifinals they will host teams consistent with conference affiliations and/or College Football Playoff
committee selections. The two victorious teams from the semifinals will then advance to the College Football
Playoff National Championship, this year played in Arlington, Texas. The National Championship Game will be
played in a different city each year. In the process of selecting the final four teams for the semifinals, the College
Football Playoff Selection Committee will release weekly, top 25 rankings beginning Tuesday, October 28th
for five consecutive weeks. Factors that will influence rankings and eventual team selections include schedule
strength, results from head-to-head matchups against common opponents and conference championships won.
The Orange Bowl In the Next 12 Years - The Orange Bowl will host a College Football Playoff Semifinal every
three years: December 31 in 2015, 2018, 2021 and 2024 at either 5 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. During the eight years
when the Orange Bowl does not host a semifinal it will feature the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Champion,
or if the champion is participating in the College Football Playoff the next highest ranked ACC school (selected by
the CFP selection committee), against the highest ranked available school from either the Big Ten Conference,
Southeastern Conference (SEC) or Notre Dame (as chosen by the CFP selection committee). The Big Ten and
SEC will receive a minimum of three Orange Bowl appearances each during the eight games and Notre Dame
may make up to two appearances in the eight games.
2014-15
2015-16
2017-18
Sugar
Rose
Orange
Cotton
Peach
Fiesta
Championship
Semi-Final
Semi-Final
Orange
Cotton
Peach
Fiesta
Arlington, TX
(Jan.1)
(Jan.1)
(Dec. 31)
(Jan. 1)
(Dec. 31)
(Dec. 31)
(Jan. 12)
Sugar
Rose
Semi-Final
Semi-Final
Peach
Fiesta
Glendale, AZ
(Jan. 1)
(Jan. 1)
(Dec. 31)
(Dec. 31)
(Dec. 31)
(Jan. 1)
(Jan. 11)
Sugar
Rose
Orange
Cotton
Semi-Final
Semi-Final
Tampa, FL
(Jan. 2)
(Jan. 2)
(Dec. 31)
(Jan. 2)
(Dec. 31)
(Dec. 31)
(Jan. 9)
President & Chair.........................Luis E. Boué
Chair-Elect..................................Lee E. Stapleton
Vice Chair.................................Michael B. Chavies
Vice Chair.........................................Don Slesnick
Secretary...........................................Ann E. Pope
Treasurer.....................................Shaun M. Davis
Immediate Past President/Chair....Andrew P. Hertz
CEO..................................................Eric L. Poms
Communications Staff
(305) 341-4700
Larry Wahl
VP, Communications
[email protected]
Kallan Louis
Communications Coordinator
[email protected]
Kacie Albert
Communications & Media Assistantship
[email protected]
Daniel Pyser
Communications & Media Intern
[email protected]
ACC MATCHUP OF THE WEEK
IMPORTANT MEDIA DATES
Tue.
Oct. 28
First CFP Rankings Released
Sun.
Dec. 7
CFP Selection Show / Coaches’ Teleconference
Mon.
Nov. 3
2013 Discover Orange Bowl Online Credential Application Opens
Sat.
Dec. 19
Credential Application / Media Hotel Reservations Closes
Sat.
Dec. 6
Conference Championship Games
Wed.
Dec. 31
81st Annual Orange Bowl
Photo Credit:David Platt
Saturday, September 20
8:00 P.M. EDT on ABC
Photo Credit:Bill Pearce
WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE SAYING
Brett McMurphy
Mark Schlabach
Stewart Mandel
Jerry Palm
Brant Parsons
Phil Steele
Clemson
vs.
LSU
Pittsburgh
vs.
Auburn
Clemson
vs.
Alabama
Clemson
vs.
Auburn
Clemson
vs.
Wisconsin
North Carolina
vs.
Auburn
Oregon
vs.
Oklahoma
Oregon
vs.
Oklahoma
Auburn
vs.
Oregon
Florida State
vs.
Oklahoma
Auburn
vs.
Oregon
Alabama
vs.
Oklahoma
Florida State
vs.
Texas A&M
Florida State
vs.
Texas A&M
Florida State
vs.
Oklahoma
Alabama
vs.
Oregon
Florida State
vs.
Oklahoma
Florida State
vs.
Oregon
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Florida State
vs.
Auburn
Alabama
vs.
Florida State
Alabama
vs.
Georgia
Cincinnati
vs.
Baylor
Michigan State
vs.
Baylor
Texas A&M
vs.
USC
Notre Dame
vs.
Alabama
Baylor
vs.
Michigan State
South Carolina
vs.
Michigan State
Ohio State
vs.
Stanford
Texas A&M
vs.
Notre Dame
UCLA
vs.
Michigan State
Baylor
vs.
Michigan State
UCLA
vs.
Marshall
Auburn
vs.
Marshall
Alabama
vs.
Michigan State
Georgia
vs.
East Carolina
Georgia
vs.
Cinncinati
Georgia
vs.
East Carolina
Ohio State
vs.
Georgia
Weekend Watch List
No. 5 Auburn @ No. 20 Kansas State
Thursday, September 18, 7:30 p.m.
Auburn’s first road game of season...Only
second time Kansas St. has faced a ranked nonconference opponent under coach Snyder.
Georgia Tech @ Virginia Tech
Saturday, September 20, 12:00 p.m.
First ACC Coastal game of year... VA Tech has
won last four matchups and leads series 8-3.
Iowa @ Pittsburgh
Saturday, September 20, 12:00 p.m.
Iowa is 4-6 in road openers...Pitt leads series
3-2... Iowa won last contest between two teams
31-27 in 2011.
Florida @ No. 3 Alabama
Saturday, September 20, 3:30 p.m.
1964 ‘Bama National Champions, celebrating
50th Anniversary of Orange Bowl appearance,
will be honored.
Virginia @ No. 21 BYU
Saturday, September 20, 3:30 p.m.
Both teams have logged upsets this season...
Virginia leads series 3-1 and won from behind in
2013 19-16.
Mississippi State @ No. 8 LSU
Saturday, September 20, 7:00 p.m.
Conference Action Relevant to the Orange Bowl
In the ACC - For the ACC, the highlight of week three was Boston College’s upset victory over the visiting No. 9
USC Trojans. After trailing (10-0) in the first quarter, the Eagles rallied in the second and third quarters to score 24
unanswered points, Despite two late fourth quarter touchdowns by USC, BC held on 37-31 and secured its first win
against a top-10 team since 2004. In the only conference matchup of the weekend the Virginia Cavaliers narrowly
defeated the conference newcomer, No. 21 Louisville Cardinals. The closely contested, back and forth game was
decided in the final minutes of the game when Virginia converted a field goal off of a fumbled punt and prevented
Louisville from converting on fourth and 20, leading to a 23-21 victory. Across the rest of the ACC teams went 7-2
in out of conference match-ups. Five ACC teams that played in week three remained undefeated following last
weekend’s action with Pittsburgh, Duke, Georgia Tech and North Carolina State all improving to 3-0, while Syracuse
bettered its record to 2-0 after a bye in week two. Two ACC teams, No. 1 Florida State and North Carolina, will enter
week four of play undefeated (2-0) after a bye in week three.
In the SEC - SEC divisional play began in week three with two East division matchups. In Columbia, the South
Carolina Gamecocks hosted the No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs in a game that came down to the final possession. Down by
three points (38-35) Georgia’s Damian Swann intercepted South Carolina quarterback Dylan Thompson at the South
Carolina 14 yard line with 5:24 left. After an intentional grounding call on Georgia’s Hutson Mason, the drive stalled
and Georgia’s Marshall Morgan missed a 28 yard field goal. South Carolina ran out the last 4:24 to preserve the win.
In Gainesville, the Florida Gators and visiting Kentucky Wildcats went into triple overtime. After Kentucky missed a 41
yard field goal, Florida’s Matt Jones ended the game on a 1 yard rushing touchdown (36-30). Elsewhere in the SEC,
Tennessee traveled to Norman to take on No. 4 Oklahoma in a matchup that was first contested in the 1939 Orange
Bowl. Oklahoma took the victory 34-10. In out of conference play the SEC was 8-1 with the average margin of victory
totaling 28 points in games won.
In the Big Ten - Like the SEC, Big Ten East play kicked off in week three when the Penn State Nittany Lions traveled
to Piscataway to face the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in their conference debut. After trailing at halftime 10-0, the Nittany
Lions came back in the second half to score 13 unanswered and defeat the Scarlet Knights 13-10. No. 22 Ohio
State rebounded from its loss to then unranked Virginia Tech with a 66-0 shutout over in-state rival Kent State. In the
contest freshman quarterback J.T. Barrett threw six touchdowns, matching the school record.
Notre Dame - For the first time this season, the No. 11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish hit the road to take on the Purdue
Boilermakers at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The Fighting Irish defeated the Boilermakers 30-14, led by
quarterback Everett Golson who scored Notre Dame’s first touchdown of the game to erase the team’s first deficit of
the year.
Note: All rankings are as of September 7, prior to week three games, per the Associated Press Top 25 Poll.
Orange Bowl - More than Just Football
SEC West divisional game...LSU leads series
71-3-33 and has won last 14 contests.
No. 22 Clemson @ No. 1 Florida State
Saturday, September 20, 8:00 p.m.
First ACC Atlantic game of year...Features two
of three returning consensus All-Americans in
Jameis Winston and Vic Beasley... FSU leads
series 19-8 including latest 51-14 in 2013.
Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance Cheer
& Dance Championships presented by
Sports Authority
Metropolia Orange Bowl International
Tennis Championships
MetroPCS Orange Bowl Basketball Classic
Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta
Orange Bowl Swim Classic
Orange Bowl Paddle Championship
Powered by Jimmy Lewis Benefiting Big
Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Miami
Orange Bowl Lacrosse Classic
Orange Bowl Florida Youth Track and
Field Invitational
Miami @ No. 24 Nebraska
Saturday, September 20, 8:00 p.m.
Series tied at 5-5....Last met in 2002 when Miami
won the National Championship 37-14 in Rose
Bowl....Both teams won in week three by 21+
points.
Miami - Nebraska: An Orange Bowl Tradition
Associated Press Top 25 Poll
1. Florida State
2. Oregon
3. Alabama
4. Oklahoma
5. Auburn
6. Texas A&M
7. Baylor
8. LSU
9. Notre Dame
10. Ole Miss
11. Michigan State
12. UCLA
13. Georgia
14. South Carolina
15. Arizona State
16. Stanford
17. USC
18. Missouri
19. Wisconsin
20. Kansas State
21. BYU
22. Clemson
23. Ohio State
24. Nebraska
25. Oklahoma State
The Miami Hurricanes and Nebraska Cornhuskers have found themselves opposite one another four times
in Orange Bowl history, three of which the national championship title was on the line. In the 1984 national
championship, despite a 13-0 run by the Cornhuskers in the fourth quarter, the Hurricanes prevailed for a 31-30
victory. The two programs met again in the 1989 Orange Bowl where Miami once again left the field with a victory,
however with a greater margin (23-3). Four short years later Miami and Nebraska once again found themselves in
a face off for the national championship. Despite Nebraska having the leading offense in the NCAA heading into
the game, Miami’s defense prevented them from scoring the entire game in route to a 22-0 Hurricane victory and
national championship. In the most recent matchup between the two teams, Nebraska walked away with its first
victory over Miami in an Orange Bowl event. The Cornhuskers scored fifteen unanswered points in the fourth quarter
to vault them to a 24-17 victory over the Hurricanes and earn Tom Osborne his first national championship. Week
four of regular season college play will see the two teams squaring off again at 8:00 p.m. ET in Lincoln, Nebraska on
ESPN2. (Pictured above from L-R: Miami’s Kevin Fagan rushes Nebraska’s Turner Gill 1984; Miami’s quarterback
Steve Walsh 1989; Miami’s lineman Leon Searcy 1992; Miami’s Yatil Green and Nebraska’s Barron Miles go up for
the ball 1995.)