The Sports Almanac

Capital One Orange Bowl



NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH CURRENT ORANGE BOWL CHAMPIONS

Notre Dame Fighting Irish



Penn State Nittany Lions
27
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Through the 2024 Bowl
YEAR CHAMPION LOSER SCORE
1932
Miami Hurricanes
Manhattan Jaspers
7-0
1933
Duquesne Dukes
Miami Hurricanes
33-7
1934
Bucknell Bisons
Miami Hurricanes
26-0
1935
Catholic University Cardinals
Mississippi Rebels
20-19
1936
Duquesne Dukes
Mississippi State Bulldogs
13-12
1937
Auburn Tigers
Michigan State Spartans
6-0
1938
Tennessee Volunteers
Oklahoma Sooners
17-0
1939
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Missouri Tigers
21-7
1940
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Georgetown Hoyas
14-7
1941
Georgia Bulldogs
TCU Horned Frogs
40-26
1942
Alabama Crimson Tide
Boston College Eagles
37-21
1943
LSU Tigers
Texas A&M Aggies
19-14
1944
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
26-12
1945
Miami Hurricanes
Holy Cross Crusaders
13-6
1946
Rice Owls
Tennessee Volunteers
8-0
1947
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Kansas Jayhawks
20-14
1948
Texas Longhorns
Georgia Bulldogs
41-28
1949
Santa Clara Broncos
Kentucky Wildcats
21-13
1950
Clemson Tigers
Miami Hurricanes
15-14
1951
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Baylor Bears
17-14
1952
Alabama Crimson Tide
Syracuse Orangemen
61-6
1953
Oklahoma Sooners
Maryland Terrapins
7-0
1954
Duke Blue Devils
Nebraska Cornhuskers
34-7
1955
Oklahoma Sooners
Maryland Terrapins
20-6
1956
Colorado Buffaloes
Clemson Tigers
27-21
1957
Oklahoma Sooners
Duke Blue Devils
48-21
1958
Oklahoma Sooners
Syracuse Orangemen
21-6
1959
Georgia Bulldogs
Missouri Tigers
14-0
1960
Missouri Tigers
Navy Midshipmen
21-14
1961
LSU Tigers
Colorado Buffaloes
25-7
1962
Alabama Crimson Tide
Oklahoma Sooners
17-0
1963
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Auburn Tigers
13-7
1964
Texas Longhorns
Alabama Crimson Tide
21-17
1965
Alabama Crimson Tide
Nebraska Cornhuskers
39-28
1966
Florida Gators
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
27-12
1967
Oklahoma Sooners
Tennessee Volunteers
26-24
1968
Penn State Nittany Lions
Kansas Jayhawks
15-14
1969
Penn State Nittany Lions
Missouri Tigers
10-3
1970
Nebraska Cornhuskers
LSU Tigers
17-12
1971
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Alabama Crimson Tide
38-6
1972
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
40-6
1973
Penn State Nittany Lions
LSU Tigers
16-9
1974
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Alabama Crimson Tide
13-11
1975
Oklahoma Sooners
Michigan Wolverines
14-6
1976
Ohio State Buckeyes
Colorado Buffaloes
27-10
1977
Arkansas Razorbacks
Oklahoma Sooners
31-6
1978
Oklahoma Sooners
Nebraska Cornhuskers
31-24
1979
Oklahoma Sooners
Florida State Seminoles
24-7
1980
Oklahoma Sooners
Florida State Seminoles
18-17
1981
Clemson Tigers
Nebraska Cornhuskers
22-15
1982
Nebraska Cornhuskers
LSU Tigers
21-20
1983
Miami Hurricanes
Nebraska Cornhuskers
31-30
1984
Washington Huskies
Oklahoma Sooners
28-17
1985
Oklahoma Sooners
Penn State Nittany Lions
25-10
1986
Oklahoma Sooners
Arkansas Razorbacks
42-8
1987
Miami Hurricanes
Oklahoma Sooners
20-14
1988
Miami Hurricanes
Nebraska Cornhuskers
23-3
1989
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Colorado Buffaloes
21-6
1990
Colorado Buffaloes
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
10-9
1991
Miami Hurricanes
Nebraska Cornhuskers
22-0
1992
Florida State Seminoles
Nebraska Cornhuskers
27-14
1993
Florida State Seminoles
Nebraska Cornhuskers
18-16
1994
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Miami Hurricanes
24-17
1995
Florida State Seminoles
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
31-26
1996
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Virginia Tech Hokies
41-21
1997
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Tennessee Volunteers
42-17
1998
Florida Gators
Syracuse Orangemen
31-10
1999
Michigan Wolverines
Alabama Crimson Tide
35-34 OT
2000
Oklahoma Sooners
Florida State Seminoles
13-2
2001
Florida Gators
Maryland Terrapins
56-23
2002
USC Trojans
Iowa Hawkeyes
38-17
2003
Miami Hurricanes
Florida State Seminoles
16-14
2004
USC Trojans
Oklahoma Sooners
55-19
2005
Penn State Nittany Lions
Florida State Seminoles
26-23 3OT
2006
Louisville Cardinals
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
24-13
2007
Kansas Jayhawks
Virginia Tech Hokies
24-21
2008
Virginia Tech Hokies
Cincinnati Bearcats
20-7
2009
Iowa Hawkeyes
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
24-14
2010
Stanford Cardinal
Virginia Tech Hokies
40-12
2011
West Virginia Mountaineers
Clemson Tigers
70-33
2012
Florida State Seminoles
Northern Illinois Huskies
31-10
2013
Clemson Tigers
Ohio State Buckeyes
40-35
2014
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Mississippi State Bulldogs
49-34
2015
Clemson Tigers
Oklahoma Sooners
37-17
2016
Florida State Seminoles
Michigan Wolverines
33-32
2017
Wisconsin Badgers
Miami Hurricanes
34-24
2018
Alabama Crimson Tide
Oklahoma Sooners
45-34
2019
Florida Gators
Virginia Cavaliers
38-26
2020
Texas A&M Aggies
North Carolina Tar Heels
41-27
2021
Georgia Bulldogs
Michigan Wolverines
34-11
2022
Tennessee Volunteers
Clemson Tigers
31-14
2023
Georgia Bulldogs
Florida State Seminoles
63-3
2024
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Penn State Nittany Lions
27-24
2004 Championship Vacated For Rules Violations
1932-1933 Festival Of Palms Bowl