1963 Orange Bowl
The 1963 Orange Bowl was the 29th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday, January 1. Part of the 1962–63 bowl game season, it matched the fifth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference and the #8 Oklahoma Sooners of the Big Eight Conference. With President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in attendance, Alabama shut out the Sooners 17–0.
| 1963 Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 29th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Orange Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Alabama by 3 points | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | E.D. Cavette (SEC; split crew: SEC, Big Eight) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 73,380 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Curt Gowdy, Paul Christman, Jim McKay | ||||||||||||||||||||
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