1963 Orange Bowl

1963 Orange Bowl
29th Orange Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners Alabama Crimson Tide (8–2) (9–1) Big Eight SEC 0 17 Head coach:  Bud Wilkinson Head coach:  Bear Bryant AP Coaches 8 7 AP Coaches 5 5
1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma 0 0 0 0 0 Alabama 7 7 3 0 17
Date	January 1, 1963
Season	1962
Stadium	Orange Bowl
Location	Miami, Florida
Favorite	Alabama by 3 points[1][2]
Referee	E.D. Cavette (SEC; split crew: SEC, Big Eight)
Attendance	73,380
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Announcers	Curt Gowdy, Paul Christman, Jim McKay

The 1963 Orange Bowl was the 29th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday, January 1. Part of the 1962–63 bowl game season, it matched the fifth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference and the #8 Oklahoma Sooners of the Big Eight Conference. With President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in attendance, Alabama shut out the Sooners 17–0.[3][4][5][6]

Teams

Main article: 1962 NCAA University Division football season

Oklahoma

Main article: 1962 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Alabama

Main article: 1962 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Game summary

Alabama's Richard Williamson scored in the first quarter on 25-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Joe Namath to take a 7–0 lead.[3] A 15-yard Cotton Clark touchdown run in the second quarter extended the lead to 14–0.[3]

In the third quarter, Alabama scored their final points after Tim Davis hit a 19-yard field goal.[3] Lee Roy Jordan recorded an Alabama bowl record of 31 tackles in the victory.[7] The fourth quarter was scoreless.

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP OK ALA 1 61 ALA Richard Williamson 25-yard touchdown reception from Joe Namath, Tim Davis kick good 0 7 2 34 ALA Cotton Clark 15-yard touchdown run, Tim Davis kick good 0 14 3 30 ALA 19-yard field goal by Tim Davis 0 17 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 17

References

1. Lader, Martin (December 31, 1962). "4 'big bowls' due". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). UPI. p. 2.
2. "Beaver Falls' Joe Namath leads 'Bama against tough Oklahoma". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 1, 1963. p. 44.
3. Land, Charles (January 2, 1963). "Tide rolls over Sooners, Namath, Jordan shine". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). p. 9. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
4. Sosin, Milt (January 2, 1963). "One touch of JFK starts happy tears". The Miami News. p. 1A. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
5. "Alabama 17-0 Orange Bowl victor". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 2, 1963. p. 14.
6. Fraley, Oscar (January 2, 1963). "Joe Namath starts '63 off with bang". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. p. 47.
7. "Bama Blanks Sooners in Orange Bowl, 17-0". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1963. p. B9. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2010.

External links

• 1963 Orange Bowl, #5 Alabama vs #8 Oklahoma (Highlights) via YouTube