1968 Orange Bowl
| 1968 Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 34th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Orange Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Bob Warmack (Oklahoma QB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | R. Pete Williams (SEC) (split crew: SEC, Big 8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 76,563 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$285,000 per team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Simpson, Kyle Rote | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 18.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1968 Orange Bowl was the 34th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Monday, January 1. The third-ranked Oklahoma Sooners of the Big Eight Conference defeated the Tennessee Volunteers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), 26–24.