1982 orange bowl game

Top-ranked Clemson won its first national championship and finished with its third perfect season in its year history with a win over Nebraska in the 48th Orange Bowl. Despite four fumbles and a pair of interceptions, the Big Red Machine was able to come back from a deficit to win. In arguably the greatest college football bowl game ever played, Miami won its first national championship, , after Nebraska missed a two-point conversion attempt in the 50th anniversary Orange Bowl Classic.

The first Husker points came on a second period Dean Steinkuhler's controversial yard "fumblerooskie" play. Washington, the first Pac team to be invited to the Orange Bowl, rallied to beat No. Oklahoma scored 16 second-quarter points and shut out top-ranked Penn State in the second half as it won its third national championship in the Orange Bowl.

For the second time in five years, Miami became the national champion in the Orange Bowl, this time knocking off Oklahoma, Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? History Talk 0. Universal Conquest Wiki. Nebraska Cornhuskers. Clemson Tigers. Head coach: Tom Osborne. Head coach: Danny Ford. Miami, Florida. Announcers :. Don Criqui and John Brodie. Independence Dec.