1962 Orange Bowl
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| Date | January 1, 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Miami Orange Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 68,150 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Curt Gowdy & Paul Christman | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1962 Orange Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game played January 1, 1962, on between the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference and the Colorado Buffaloes of the Big 7 Conference . It was the final game of the 1961 season for both teams, LSU won 25–7. It was LSU coach Paul Dietzel's final game with the team. LSU implemented their "three-platoon system", which included the "Chinese Bandits" defensive unit.
1st quarter
LSU FG-Harris 30 Yds 3–0 LSU
LSU Safety-punt blocked out of end zone 5–0 LSU
2nd quarter
Colorado TD-Schweinenger 21-yard run 5–7 Colorado
LSU TD-Cranford 1-yard run (2-point conversion failed) 11–7 LSU
3rd quarter
LSU TD-Field 9-yard run 18–7 LSU
LSU TD-Sykes recovered blocked punt in end zone 25–7 LSU
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