1956 Orange Bowl
| 1956 Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 22nd Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 2, 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Burdine Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Oklahoma by 7 points | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | John Waldorf (Big Seven; split crew: Big Seven, ACC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 76,561 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Tom Harmon (play-by-play) Chris Schenkel (color) | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1956 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Maryland Terrapins. It was played on January 2, because New Year's Day was a Sunday.