1987 Orange Bowl
The 1987 Orange Bowl was the 53rd edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Thursday, January 1. Part of the 1986–87 bowl game season, it matched the ninth-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks of the Southwest Conference (SWC) and the #3 Oklahoma Sooners of the Big Eight Conference. Heavily-favored Oklahoma won 42–8.
| 1987 Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 53rd Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Orange Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Spencer Tillman (Oklahoma HB) Dante Jones (Oklahoma LB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Oklahoma by 17 points | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Paul Schmitt (Independent) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 52,717 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Don Criqui, Bob Trumpy, and Paul Maguire | ||||||||||||||||||||
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