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{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
{{Infobox college football game
|Game Name=Orange Bowl
| name =
|Image=<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:OrangeBowlLogo1951-1988.png|150px]] -->
| year_game_played = 1971
|Date Game Played=January 1
| game_name = Orange Bowl
|Year Game Played=1971
| subheader = 37th Orange Bowl
|Football Season=1970
| football_season = 1970
|Optional Subheader=
| visitor_name_short = LSU
|Home Name Short=Nebraska
| visitor_nickname = Tigers
|Home Nickname=Cornhuskers
| home_name_short = Nebraska
|Home Record=10–0–1
| home_nickname = Cornhuskers
|Home Conference=[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]]
| visitor_record = 9–2
|Home AP=3
| visitor_conference = [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|Home Coaches=3
| home_record = 10–0–1
|Home Coach=[[Bob Devaney]]
| home_conference = [[Big Eight Conference|Big 8]]
|Home1=10
| visitor_coach = [[Charles McClendon]]
|Home2=0
| home_coach = [[Bob Devaney]]
|Home3=0
| visitor_rank_AP = 5
|Home4=7
| visitor_rank_coaches = 6
|Visitor Name Short=LSU
| home_rank_AP = 3
|Visitor Nickname=Tigers
| home_rank_coaches = 3
|Visitor Record=9–2
| visitor_1q = 0
|Visitor Conference=[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
| visitor_2q = 3
|Visitor AP=5
| visitor_3q = 9
|Visitor Coaches=6
| visitor_4q = 0
|Visitor Coach=[[Charles McClendon]]
| home_1q = 10
|Visitor1=0
| home_2q = 0
|Visitor2=3
| home_3q = 0
|Visitor3=9
| home_4q = 7
|Visitor4=0
| date_game_played = January 1
|MVP = [[Jerry Tagge]] &nbsp;(QB, Nebraska)<br>[[Willie Harper]] (DE, Nebraska)
| stadium = [[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]]
|Type=Bowl Game
| city = [[Miami]], [[Florida]]
|Stadium=[[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]]
| MVP = [[Jerry Tagge]]{{spaces|3}}(Nebraska QB)<br>[[Willie Harper]] (Nebraska DE)
|City=[[Miami]], [[Florida]]
| odds = Nebraska by 7 points<ref name=hsfvd>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vBtOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lOwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4433%2C75353|work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Huskers, Steers favored |date=January 1, 1971 |page=13}}</ref><ref name=dvyeye>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8dwNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3450%2C122555 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Devaney eyes 3 TDs in Orange |date=January 1, 1971 |page=27}}</ref>
|Attendance=80,699
|Referee=Vance Carlson ([[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]])<br>(split crew: Big Eight, SEC)
| referee = Vance Carlson ([[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]])<br>(split crew: Big Eight, SEC)
| attendance = 80,699
|US Network= [[NBC Sports|NBC]]
| us_network = [[NBC Sports|NBC]]
|US Announcers= [[Jim Simpson (sportscaster)|Jim Simpson]] and [[Al DeRogatis]]
| us_announcers_link = List of announcers of major college bowl games
|Odds = Nebraska by 7 points<ref name=hsfvd>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vBtOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lOwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4433%2C75353|work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Huskers, Steers favored |date=January 1, 1971 |page=13}}</ref><ref name=dvyeye>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8dwNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3450%2C122555 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Devaney eyes 3 TDs in Orange |date=January 1, 1971 |page=27}}</ref>
| us_announcers = [[Jim Simpson (sportscaster)|Jim Simpson]], [[Al DeRogatis]]
}}
}}
The '''1971 Orange Bowl''' was played the night of January 1 at the [[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] in [[Miami]], [[Florida]]. The final major [[bowl game]] <!-- Gator Bowl on Jan 2 -->of the [[1970 college football season|1970]] college football season, it featured the third-ranked [[1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska Cornhuskers]], champions of the [[Big Eight Conference]], and the fifth-ranked [[1970 LSU Tigers football team|LSU Tigers]], champions of the [[Southeastern Conference]].
The '''1971 Orange Bowl''' was the 37th [[Orange Bowl|edition]] of the [[college football]] [[bowl game]], played at the [[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] in [[Miami]], [[Florida]], on Friday, January 1. Part of the [[1970 NCAA University Division football season#Bowl games|1970–71 bowl season]], it matched the [[1970 NCAA University Division football rankings|third-ranked]] [[1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska Cornhuskers]], champions of the [[Big Eight Conference]], and the #5 [[1970 LSU Tigers football team|LSU Tigers]], champions of the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC).


Earlier on [[New Year's Day]], the two top-ranked teams lost their bowl games: #1 [[1970 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]] in the {{nowrap|[[1971 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton]]}} and #2 [[1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] in the {{nowrap|[[1971 Rose Bowl|Rose]].<ref name=sivodssn>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1971/01/11/554230/the-oneday-season|magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Jenkins |first=Dan |authorlink=Dan Jenkins |title=The one-day season |date=January 11, 1971 |page=10}}</ref>}} The Huskers were aware when they took the field that night that they could claim the top ranking in the AP writers poll with a victory. An LSU victory would likely have given [[1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] the national title.
Earlier on [[New Year's Day]], the two top-ranked teams lost their bowl games: #1 [[1970 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]] in the {{nowrap|[[1971 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton]]}} and #2 [[1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] in the {{nowrap|[[1971 Rose Bowl|Rose]].<ref name=sivodssn>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1971/01/11/554230/the-oneday-season|magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Jenkins |first=Dan |author-link=Dan Jenkins |title=The one-day season |date=January 11, 1971 |page=10}}</ref>}} The Huskers were aware when they took the field that night that they could claim the top ranking in the AP writers poll with a victory. An&nbsp;LSU victory would likely have given [[1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] the national title.

Ahead early, Nebraska rallied in the fourth quarter to win 17–12, capturing their first-ever National Championship.<ref name=sivodssn/><ref name=ergncnc>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZuVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=1935%2C196205 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |title=Nebraska claims national crown after Orange Bowl victory |date=January 2, 1971 |page=1B}}</ref><ref name=devwtops>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x0saAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eSgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5394%2C80174 |work=Milwaukee Journal |agency=press dispatches |title=Devaney wants top spot after victory over LSU |date=January 2, 1971 |page=15}}</ref><ref name=ppupicl>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xdIbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K1EEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4954%2C37471 |work=Pittsburgh Press |agency=UPI |title=Nebraska claims No.1 after Orange Bowl win |date=January 2, 1971 |page=6}}</ref>


==Teams==
==Teams==
{{main|1970 NCAA University Division football season}}

===LSU===
===LSU===
{{see also|1970 LSU Tigers football team}}
{{main|1970 LSU Tigers football team}}

===Nebraska===
===Nebraska===
{{see also|1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team}}
{{main|1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team}}


==Game summary==
==Game summary==
Paul Rogers kicked a 25-yard field goal for Nebraska to take an early {{nowrap|3–0 lead.}} Joe Orduna scored on a 3-yard touchdown run, as Nebraska extended its lead to 10–0. Late in the second quarter, LSU got a 36-yard field goal from Mark Lumpkin to cut the lead to {{nowrap|10–3}} at halftime.
Paul Rogers kicked a 25-yard field goal for Nebraska to take an early lead. Joe Orduna scored on a three-yard touchdown run, as Nebraska extended its lead to 10–0. Late in the second quarter, LSU got a 36-yard field goal from Mark Lumpkin to cut the lead to {{nowrap|10–3}} at halftime.


In the third quarter, the Tigers added a 25-yard field goal to make {{nowrap|it 10–6.}} On the final play of the third quarter, Buddy Lee threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Lance Chaffee to put LSU ahead 12–10. The Huskers then drove 67 yards and quarterback [[Jerry Tagge]] scored from a yard out with 8:50 remaining; it was the game's last scoring play and gave Nebraska the {{nowrap|17–12 win.<ref name=ergncnc>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZuVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=1935%2C196205 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |title=Nebraska claims national crown after Orange Bowl victory |date=January 2, 1971 |page=1B}}</ref><ref name=devwtops>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x0saAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eSgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5394%2C80174 |work=Milwaukee Journal |agency=press dispatches |title=Devaney wants top spot after victory over LSU |date=January 2, 1971 |page=15}}</ref><ref name=ppupicl>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xdIbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K1EEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4954%2C37471 |work=Pittsburgh Press |agency=UPI |title=Nebraska claims No.1 after Orange Bowl win |date=January 2, 1971 |page=6}}</ref><ref>[http://www.huskerpedia.com/games/1970/12lsu.html HuskerPedia.com] - 1971 Orange Bowl</ref>}}
In the third quarter, Lumpkin added a 25-yard field goal to make {{nowrap|it 10–6.}} On the final play of the third quarter, Buddy Lee threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Lance Chaffee to put LSU ahead 12–10. The Huskers then drove 67 yards and quarterback [[Jerry Tagge]] scored from a yard out with 8:50 remaining; it was the game's last scoring play and gave Nebraska the {{nowrap|17–12 win.<ref name=ergncnc>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZuVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=1935%2C196205 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |title=Nebraska claims national crown after Orange Bowl victory |date=January 2, 1971 |page=1B}}</ref><ref name=devwtops>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x0saAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eSgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5394%2C80174 |work=Milwaukee Journal |agency=press dispatches |title=Devaney wants top spot after victory over LSU |date=January 2, 1971 |page=15}}</ref><ref name=ppupicl>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xdIbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K1EEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4954%2C37471 |work=Pittsburgh Press |agency=UPI |title=Nebraska claims No.1 after Orange Bowl win |date=January 2, 1971 |page=6}}</ref><ref>[http://www.huskerpedia.com/games/1970/12lsu.html HuskerPedia.com] - 1971 Orange Bowl</ref>}}


===Scoring===
===Scoring===
'''First quarter'''
;First quarter:
*Nebraska – Field goal, Paul Rogers 26
*Nebraska – Paul Rogers 26-yard field goal, 2:40
*Nebraska – Joe Orduna 3 run (Rogers kick)
*Nebraska – Joe Orduna 3-yard run (Rogers kick), 2:06
;Second quarter:
*LSU – Mark Lumpkin 36-yard field goal, 0:49
;Third quarter:
*LSU – Lumpkin 25-yard field goal, 11:49
*LSU – Lance Chaffee 31-yard pass from Buddy Lee (kick failed), 0:00
;Fourth quarter:
*Nebraska – [[Jerry Tagge]] 1-yard run (Rogers kick), 8:50
:{{small|Source:}}<ref name=devwtops/><ref name=ppupicl/><ref name=erbbxsc>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZuVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2946%2C201691 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |title=Orange Bowl |agency=(box score) |date=January 2, 1971 |page=2B}}</ref><ref name=gbgmrec>{{cite web |url=https://www.orangebowl.org/assets/1/7/2019_Capital_One_Orange_Bowl_Media_Guide-proof2.pdf |publisher=2019 Capital One Orange Bowl media guide |title=Game-by-game recaps: 1971 |date=January 2019 |page=33}}</ref><ref name=ofnebr>{{cite web |url=http://www.huskersnside.com/pdf4/18478.pdf? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723001548/http://www.huskersnside.com/pdf4/18478.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 23, 2020 |publisher=2005 Nebraska Cornhuskers football media guide |agency=(supplement)|title=Bowl games: 1971 Orange Bowl |date=2005 }}</ref>


==Statistics==
'''Second quarter'''
*LSU – Field goal, Mark Lumpkin 36

'''Third quarter'''
*LSU – Field goal, Lumpkin 25
*LSU – Lance Chaffee 31 pass from Buddy Lee (kick failed)

'''Fourth quarter'''
*Nebraska – [[Jerry Tagge]] 1 run (Rogers kick)

:{{small|Source:}}<ref name=devwtops/><ref name=ppupicl/><ref name=erbbxsc>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZuVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2946%2C201691 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |title=Orange Bowl |agency=(box score) |date=January 2, 1971 |page=2B}}</ref>

===Statistics===
:{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
:{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
! Statistics !! {{spaces|4}}LSU{{spaces|4}} !! Nebraska
! Statistics !! {{spaces|4}}LSU{{spaces|4}} !! Nebraska
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|align=left|First Downs ||20 ||18
|align=left|First Downs ||20 ||18
|-
|-
|align=left|Rushing Yards ||51 ||132
|align=left|Rushes–yards ||45–51 ||48–132
|-
|-
|align=left|Passing Yards ||227|| 161
|align=left|Passing yards ||227|| 161
|-
|-
|align=left|Passes || 17–32–1 || 14–28–2
|align=left|Passes (C–A–I)|| 17–32–1 || 14–28–2
|-
|-
|align=left|Total Yards ||278||293
|align=left|Total Offense ||77–278||76–293
|-
|-
|align=left|Return Yardage ||3||3
|align=left|Return yards ||3||3
|-
|-
|align=left|Fumbles lost ||3 || 3
|align=left|Fumbles–lost ||4–3 ||4–3
|-
|-
|align=left|Turnovers by || 4 || 5
|align=left|Turnovers<!-- by-->|| 4 || 5
|-
|-
|align=left|Punts–Average ||8–32||6–38
|align=left|Punts–average ||8–32.5||6–37.7
|-
|-
|align=left|Yards penalized ||27||67
|align=left|Yards penalized ||4–27||8–67
|}
|}
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==National champions==
==National champions==
Undefeated Nebraska (11–0–1) was named [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|national champion]] in the [[1970 NCAA University Division football rankings|final AP poll]], released after the bowls {{nowrap|in January.<ref name=nwthvt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aeVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6696%2C868378 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |last=Thomas |first=Ben |title=Nebraska wins the vote as nation's best college club |date=January 5, 1971 |page=3B}},</ref>}} With the narrow defeat, LSU (9–3) fell only two spots, from fifth to seventh, its last top-10 finish until finishing fifth in [[1987 LSU Tigers football team|1987]]. The [[1970 NCAA University Division football rankings#Final Coaches' poll|UPI coaches poll]] was released in early December (before the bowls) through the [[1973 NCAA Division I football season|1973]] season; it had Texas as first, as it did not consider their 24–11 loss to [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]--which defeated LSU 3-0 at South Bend in November--in the [[1971 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl]] on [[New Year's Day]].
Undefeated Nebraska (11–0–1) was named [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|national champion]] in the [[1970 NCAA University Division football rankings|final AP poll]], released after the bowls {{nowrap|in January.<ref name=nwthvt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aeVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6696%2C868378 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |last=Thomas |first=Ben |title=Nebraska wins the vote as nation's best college club |date=January 5, 1971 |page=3B}},</ref>}} With the narrow defeat, LSU (9–3) fell only two spots, from fifth to seventh, its last top-10 finish until finishing fifth in [[1987 LSU Tigers football team|1987]]. The [[1970 NCAA University Division football rankings#Final Coaches' poll|UPI coaches poll]] was released in early December (before the bowls) through the [[1973 NCAA Division I football season|1973]] season; it had Texas as first, as it did not consider their 24–11 loss to [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]—which defeated LSU 3–0 at South Bend in November—in the [[1971 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl]] on [[New Year's Day]].


==Cigarette advertising==
==Artificial turf==
In April 1970, Congress passed the [[Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act]] banning the advertising of cigarettes on [[television]] and [[radio]]; in order to allow the New Year's Day football games to keep their already-sold cigarette ads, the prohibition was set to begin on at midnight [[Eastern Standard Time]] January 2, 1971. Airing in prime time on the East Coast, the 1971 Orange Bowl thus became the last televised sporting event to carry cigarette ads, the final one (for [[Winston (cigarette)|Winston]]) airing at 10:54&nbsp;p.m.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.druglibrary.org/Schaffer/LIBRARY/studies/nc/nc2b.htm|title=History of Tobacco Regulation}}</ref> (The last tobacco advertisement on network TV, for [[Virginia Slims]], was shown at 11:59&nbsp;p.m. during a break on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson|The Tonight Show]]'').<ref>"Cigarette Commercials Ended With $1M Fling," ''The News'' (Frederick, Md.), January 2, 1972, p1</ref>
This was the first Orange Bowl played on [[artificial turf]], on [[Poly-Turf]], a competitor to [[AstroTurf]].
[[Super Bowl V]], the first on artificial turf, was played on the same field on January 17. It was installed prior to the [[1970 college football season|1970]] season and lasted just two years, and its replacement for four more. It was removed shortly after [[Super Bowl X]], played in January [[1975–76 NFL playoffs|1976]].


==Future meetings==
Nebraska had a distinct advantage on the artificial surface, since it had installed [[AstroTurf]] at [[Memorial Stadium (Nebraska)|Memorial Stadium]] in 1970 and played six home games that season, as well as road games on turf at [[1970 Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado]] and [[1970 Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas]]. LSU, on the other hand, played its first game ever on artificial turf when it defeated [[1970 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] at [[Legion Field]] in [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] in its seventh game of 1970.
The teams next met in the 1975 season opener at Lincoln, with the Cornhuskers prevailing 10–7. In the 1976 season opener at Baton Rouge, the top-ranked Cornhuskers escaped with a 6–6 tie after LSU's Mike Conway missed a 44-yard field goal in the closing seconds.


Nebraska won three bowl meetings vs. LSU in the 1980s: the [[1983 Orange Bowl]], [[1985 Sugar Bowl]] and [[1987 Sugar Bowl]].
==Cigarette advertising==
In April 1970, Congress passed the [[Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act]] banning the advertising of cigarettes on [[television]] and [[radio]]; in order to allow the New Year's Day football games to keep their already-sold cigarette ads, the prohibition was set to begin on January 2, 1971. Airing in prime time on the East Coast, the 1971 Orange Bowl thus became the last televised sporting event to carry cigarette ads, the final one (for [[Winston (cigarette)|Winston]]) airing at 10:54 p.m.<ref>http://www.druglibrary.org/Schaffer/LIBRARY/studies/nc/nc2b.htm</ref> (The very last tobacco advertisement on network TV, for [[Virginia Slims]], was shown at 11:59 p.m. during a break on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson|The Tonight Show]]'').<ref>"Cigarette Commercials Ended With $1M Fling," ''The News'' (Frederick, Md.), January 2, 1972, p1</ref>


==Video==
==Video==
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==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 05:01, 21 June 2024

1971 Orange Bowl
37th Orange Bowl
LSU Tigers Nebraska Cornhuskers
(9–2) (10–0–1)
SEC Big 8
12 17
Head coach: 
Charles McClendon		 Head coach: 
Bob Devaney
APCoaches
56
APCoaches
33
1234 Total
LSU 0390 12
Nebraska 10007 17
DateJanuary 1, 1971
Season1970
StadiumOrange Bowl
LocationMiami, Florida
MVPJerry Tagge   (Nebraska QB)
Willie Harper (Nebraska DE)
FavoriteNebraska by 7 points[1][2]
RefereeVance Carlson (Big Eight)
(split crew: Big Eight, SEC)
Attendance80,699
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersJim Simpson, Al DeRogatis
Orange Bowl
 < 1970  1972 > 

The 1971 Orange Bowl was the 37th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Friday, January 1. Part of the 1970–71 bowl season, it matched the third-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers, champions of the Big Eight Conference, and the #5 LSU Tigers, champions of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Earlier on New Year's Day, the two top-ranked teams lost their bowl games: #1 Texas in the Cotton and #2 Ohio State in the Rose.[3] The Huskers were aware when they took the field that night that they could claim the top ranking in the AP writers poll with a victory. An LSU victory would likely have given Notre Dame the national title.

Ahead early, Nebraska rallied in the fourth quarter to win 17–12, capturing their first-ever National Championship.[3][4][5][6]

Teams

[edit]
Main article: 1970 NCAA University Division football season

LSU

[edit]
Main article: 1970 LSU Tigers football team

Nebraska

[edit]
Main article: 1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Game summary

[edit]

Paul Rogers kicked a 25-yard field goal for Nebraska to take an early lead. Joe Orduna scored on a three-yard touchdown run, as Nebraska extended its lead to 10–0. Late in the second quarter, LSU got a 36-yard field goal from Mark Lumpkin to cut the lead to 10–3 at halftime.

In the third quarter, Lumpkin added a 25-yard field goal to make it 10–6. On the final play of the third quarter, Buddy Lee threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Lance Chaffee to put LSU ahead 12–10. The Huskers then drove 67 yards and quarterback Jerry Tagge scored from a yard out with 8:50 remaining; it was the game's last scoring play and gave Nebraska the 17–12 win.[4][5][6][7]

Scoring

[edit]
First quarter
  • Nebraska – Paul Rogers 26-yard field goal, 2:40
  • Nebraska – Joe Orduna 3-yard run (Rogers kick), 2:06
Second quarter
  • LSU – Mark Lumpkin 36-yard field goal, 0:49
Third quarter
  • LSU – Lumpkin 25-yard field goal, 11:49
  • LSU – Lance Chaffee 31-yard pass from Buddy Lee (kick failed), 0:00
Fourth quarter
  • Nebraska – Jerry Tagge 1-yard run (Rogers kick), 8:50
Source:[5][6][8][9][10]

Statistics

[edit]
Statistics     LSU     Nebraska
First Downs 20 18
Rushes–yards 45–51 48–132
Passing yards 227 161
Passes (C–A–I) 17–32–1 14–28–2
Total Offense 77–278 76–293
Return yards 3 3
Fumbles–lost 4–3 4–3
Turnovers 4 5
Punts–average 8–32.5 6–37.7
Yards penalized 4–27 8–67
Source:[5][6][8][9][10]

National champions

[edit]

Undefeated Nebraska (11–0–1) was named national champion in the final AP poll, released after the bowls in January.[11] With the narrow defeat, LSU (9–3) fell only two spots, from fifth to seventh, its last top-10 finish until finishing fifth in 1987. The UPI coaches poll was released in early December (before the bowls) through the 1973 season; it had Texas as first, as it did not consider their 24–11 loss to Notre Dame—which defeated LSU 3–0 at South Bend in November—in the Cotton Bowl on New Year's Day.

Cigarette advertising

[edit]

In April 1970, Congress passed the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act banning the advertising of cigarettes on television and radio; in order to allow the New Year's Day football games to keep their already-sold cigarette ads, the prohibition was set to begin on at midnight Eastern Standard Time January 2, 1971. Airing in prime time on the East Coast, the 1971 Orange Bowl thus became the last televised sporting event to carry cigarette ads, the final one (for Winston) airing at 10:54 p.m.[12] (The last tobacco advertisement on network TV, for Virginia Slims, was shown at 11:59 p.m. during a break on The Tonight Show).[13]

Future meetings

[edit]

The teams next met in the 1975 season opener at Lincoln, with the Cornhuskers prevailing 10–7. In the 1976 season opener at Baton Rouge, the top-ranked Cornhuskers escaped with a 6–6 tie after LSU's Mike Conway missed a 44-yard field goal in the closing seconds.

Nebraska won three bowl meetings vs. LSU in the 1980s: the 1983 Orange Bowl, 1985 Sugar Bowl and 1987 Sugar Bowl.

Video

[edit]
  • You Tube - 1971 Orange Bowl - NBC telecast

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Huskers, Steers favored". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 1, 1971. p. 13.
  2. ^ "Devaney eyes 3 TDs in Orange". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 1, 1971. p. 27.
  3. ^ a b Jenkins, Dan (January 11, 1971). "The one-day season". Sports Illustrated. p. 10.
  4. ^ a b "Nebraska claims national crown after Orange Bowl victory". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 2, 1971. p. 1B.
  5. ^ a b c d "Devaney wants top spot after victory over LSU". Milwaukee Journal. press dispatches. January 2, 1971. p. 15.
  6. ^ a b c d "Nebraska claims No.1 after Orange Bowl win". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 2, 1971. p. 6.
  7. ^ HuskerPedia.com - 1971 Orange Bowl
  8. ^ a b "Orange Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (box score). January 2, 1971. p. 2B.
  9. ^ a b "Game-by-game recaps: 1971" (PDF). 2019 Capital One Orange Bowl media guide. January 2019. p. 33.
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