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1955 Orange Bowl

American college football game

American college football game

FieldValue
year_game_played1955
imagePoster 1955 Orange Bowl.jpg
image_size175px
game_nameOrange Bowl
subheader21st Orange Bowl
football_season1954
visitor_name_shortDuke
visitor_nicknameBlue Devils
visitor_schoolDuke University
home_name_shortNebraska
home_nicknameCornhuskers
home_schoolUniversity of Nebraska
visitor_record7–2–1
visitor_conferenceACC
home_record6–4
home_conferenceMVIAA
visitor_coachWilliam Murray
home_coachBill Glassford
visitor_rank_AP14
visitor_rank_coaches14
visitor_1q0
visitor_2q14
visitor_3q6
visitor_4q14
home_1q0
home_2q0
home_3q7
home_4q0
date_game_playedJanuary 1
stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
cityMiami, Florida
oddsDuke by 14
refereeCliff Ogden (MVIAA)
attendance68,750
us_networkCBS
us_announcers_linkList of announcers of major college bowl games
us_announcersBob Neal

The 1955 Orange Bowl was the twenty-first edition of the college football bowl game, held on January 1, 1955 at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. It matched the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the MVIAA. In the first Orange Bowl appearance for each team, fourteenth-ranked Duke won 34–7 in front of a record crowd.

Teams

Duke

Main article: 1954 Duke Blue Devils football team

The Blue Devils won all four of their conference games; they tied Purdue and lost to both Army and Navy. This was Duke's fourth bowl appearance and its first in ten years. United States Vice President Richard Nixon, an alumnus of the Duke University School of Law, attended the game.

Nebraska

Main article: 1954 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Nebraska entered 6–4, the MVIAA runner-up to undefeated Oklahoma. NU lost to OU 55–7 in the regular season's penultimate week, but the Sooners were not invited to the Orange Bowl as conference rules prevented consecutive appearances. Nebraska was making its second bowl appearance and first in fourteen years.

Game

Heavily favored Duke opened the scoring early in the second quarter, and intercepted Nebraska quarterback Don Erway on NU's ensuing drive to set up another touchdown, taking a 14–0 lead into halftime.

Scoring summary

QtrTeamurl=https://www.huskermax.com/games/1954/11duke.htmltitle=Blue Devils roll to Orange Bowl winwebsite=HuskerMaxaccess-date=August 16, 2025}}Duke Blue Devils}}DukeNebraska Cornhuskers}}NU
2DukeBob Pascal 2-yd run (Jim Nelson kick)70
DukeJerry Kocourek 5-yd pass from Jerry Barger (Nelson kick)140
3NUDon Comstock 3-yd run (Bob Smith kick)147
DukeSonny Sorrell 5-yd pass from Barger (kick failed)207
4DukeNick McKeithan 1-yd run (Nelson kick)277
DukeSam Eberdt 3-yd run (Nelson kick)347

Team statistics

StatisticDuke Blue Devils}}DukeNebraska Cornhuskers}}Nebraska
First downs236
Rushes–yards64–28834–84
Comp.–att.–yards7–13–821–9–26
Total offense370110
Turnovers12
Punts–average5–23.67–28.9
Penalties–yards2–302–20

References

References

  1. (January 1, 1955). "Busy scoreboard eyed as Duke, Nebraska tangle". [[The Spokesman-Review]].
  2. Ben Funk. (January 2, 1955). "Duke rips Huskers 34–7". [[Tampa Bay Times.
  3. (November 21, 1954). "Oklahoma tramples Nebraska, 55 to 7". [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  4. Floyd Olds. (January 2, 1955). "Helpless Nebraskans Absorb 34-7 Licking". [[Omaha World-Herald]].
  5. "Blue Devils roll to Orange Bowl win".
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