1976 Orange Bowl

The 1976 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1976. The Oklahoma Sooners, champions of the Big Eight Conference, defeated the Michigan Wolverines, second-place finishers in the Big Ten Conference, 14–6. This was the first meeting between these two teams.

This was the sixth and final Orange Bowl played on artificial turf. Poly-Turf, similar to AstroTurf, was installed before the 1970 season and lasted six seasons. It was removed in early 1976, following Super Bowl X, and replaced with natural grass.

Teams

Michigan Wolverines

The Wolverines finished 2nd in the Big Ten Conference after losing to Ohio State in the annual The Game in Ann Arbor, 21-14. Michigan started 1-0-2, while ending 7-1-0.

Oklahoma Sooners

The Sooners were co-champion in the Big Eight Conference to Nebraska. Oklahoma started the season with 8 straight victories before a loss to Kansas made them fall from #2 to #6. They rose back up to #3 after two straight wins over Missouri and Nebraska.

Scoring summary

First quarter

Oklahoma - Billy Brooks, 39-yard run (Tony DiRienzo kick)

Second quarter

No score

Third quarter

No score

Fourth quarter

Oklahoma - Steve Davis, 9-yard run (Tony DiRienzo kick)
Michigan - Gordon Bell, 2-yard run (Rick Leach run failed)

External links

Summary at Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History

Orange Bowl Game

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Notes	The game was also the national title game for either the Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, or Bowl Championship Series in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, and 2005. There was an Orange Bowl in January and December in 1996 and 2014. The game was a semifinal for the College Football Playoff in its 2015 edition.

Michigan Wolverines bowl games

Oklahoma Sooners bowl games

Pound sign (#) denotes BCS National Championship Game.

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