- 1966 Orange Bowl
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Name=1966 Orange Bowl
Date=January 1 ,1966
Year=1965
Visitor School=University of Alabama
Visitor Name Short=Alabama
Visitor Nickname=Crimson Tide
Visitor Record=8-1-1
Visitor
Visitor Coaches=4
Visitor Coach=Bear Bryant
Visitor1=7
Visitor2=17
Visitor3=8
Visitor4=7
Visitor5=
Visitor6=
Visitor7=
Visitor Total=39
Home School=University of Nebraska
Home Name Short=Nebraska
Home Nickname=Cornhuskers
Home Record=10-0
Home
Home Coaches=3
Home Coach=Bob Devaney
Home1=0
Home2=7
Home3=6
Home4=15
Home5=
Home6=
Home7=
Home Total=28
Type=Bowl Game
Stadium=Miami Orange Bowl
City=Miami, Florida The 1966 Orange Bowl of the Orange Bowl featured the third rankedNebraska Cornhuskers and the fourth rankedAlabama Crimson Tide .Alabama scored first on a 32 yard touchdown pass from
Steve Sloan toRay Perkins as Alabama took a 7-0 lead. In the second quarter, Nebraska'sBob Churchich threw a 33 yard touchdown pass toTony Jeter to tie the game at 7. Alabama's Les Kelly scored on a 4 yard touchdown run as the Crimson Tide led 14-7. Sloan and Perkins connected for the second time of the game, as Alabama led 21-7. An 18 yard field goal before halftime gave Alabama a 24-7 lead.In the third quarter, Churchich threw a 49 yard touchdown pass to
Ben Gregory as Nebraska narrowed the defecit to 24-13.Steve Bowman scored on a 1 yard touchdown run giving Alabama a 32-13 lead. In the fourth quarter, Churchich scored on a 1 yard run making it 32-20. Bowman scored on a 3 yard run as Alabama led 39-20. Churchich threw a 14 yard touchdown pass toTony Jeter as the final score was Alabama 39, Nebraska 28.External links
*http://www.huskerpedia.com/games/1965/11alabama.html
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