The Orange Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played at LandShark Stadium just outside Miami, Florida. Its current full name is the FedEx Orange Bowl; FedEx has sponsored the event since 1989. The Orange Bowl has been played annually since 1935. The Orange Bowl is the third-oldest bowl game in the country, behind the Rose Bowl (first played 1902, played annually since 1916) and the Sugar Bowl (played annually since 1934). The O...
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The Orange Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played at LandShark Stadium just outside Miami, Florida. Its current full name is the FedEx Orange Bowl; FedEx has sponsored the event since 1989. The Orange Bowl has been played annually since 1935. The Orange Bowl is the third-oldest bowl game in the country, behind the Rose Bowl (first played 1902, played annually since 1916) and the Sugar Bowl (played annually since 1934). The Orange Bowl is also a member of the Bowl Championship Series.
The Orange Bowl hosted the BCS National Championship Game in 2001 and 2005. However, since the 2006 season, the BCS National Championship Game has been a stand-alone event, hosted by the local bowl organization one week following the New Year's Day bowl games (including the Orange Bowl). In other words, under the current BCS format, the Orange Bowl Committee hosted two games in 2009: the 2009 Orange Bowl on January 1 and the 2009 BCS National Championship Game on January 8, both at...
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