1973 Orange Bowl
| 1973 Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 39th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
The Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Orange Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Johnny Rodgers (Nebraska HB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Nebraska by 14 points | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Vance Carlson (Big Eight; split crew: Big Eight, Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 80,010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Simpson and Kyle Rote | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 24.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1973 Orange Bowl was the 39th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Monday, January 1. The final game of the 1972–73 bowl season, it matched the ninth-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference and the independent #12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, led by their respective hall of fame coaches, Bob Devaney and Ara Parseghian.
Two-time defending national champion Nebraska scored early and won 40–6; Notre Dame was held scoreless until the fourth quarter to avoid a shutout.