1970 Orange Bowl
The 1970 Orange Bowl was the 36th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Thursday, January 1. The final game of the 1969–70 bowl game season, it matched the independent and second-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions and the #6 Missouri Tigers of the Big Eight Conference.
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| 36th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Orange Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Chuck Burkhart (PSU QB) Mike Reid (PSU DT) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Missouri by 3 points | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Paul Bertha (ECAC) (split crew between ECAC and Big Eight) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Bryce Wetwiski | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 77,282 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Simpson, Al DeRogatis | ||||||||||||||||||||
A slight underdog, Penn State scored early and won, 10–3.
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