1962 Orange Bowl

The 1962 Orange Bowl was the 28th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Monday, January 1. Part of the 1961–62 bowl game season, the fourth-ranked LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) defeated the #7 Colorado Buffaloes of the Big Eight Conference, 25–7.[3][4][5]

1962 Orange Bowl
28th Orange Bowl
Colorado Buffaloes LSU Tigers
(9–1) (9–1)
Big Eight SEC
7 25
Head coach: 
Sonny Grandelius		 Head coach: 
Paul Dietzel
APCoaches
77
APCoaches
43
1234 Total
Colorado 0700 7
LSU 56140 25
DateJanuary 1, 1962
Season1961
StadiumOrange Bowl
LocationMiami, Florida
FavoriteLSU by 13 points[1][2]
Attendance68,150
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersCurt Gowdy, Paul Christman

Teams
Main article: 1961 NCAA University Division football season

Colorado
Main article: 1961 Colorado Buffaloes football team

LSU
Main article: 1961 LSU Tigers football team

LSU implemented their "three-platoon system." which included the "Chinese Bandits" defensive unit.[6]

Game summary

The game kicked off at 1 pm and was played in a drizzle, the first rain at an Orange Bowl.[4]

Scoring

First quarter

  • LSU - FG-Wendell Harris 30 yds; 3–0 LSU
  • LSU - Safety-punt blocked out of end zone; 5–0 LSU

Second quarter

  • Colo - TD-Loren Schweninger 59-yard interception return (Hillebrand kick); 5–7 Colorado
  • LSU - TD-Charles Cranford 1-yard run (2-point conversion failed); 11–7 LSU

Third quarter

  • LSU - TD-Jimmy Field 9-yard run (Harris kick); 18–7 LSU
  • LSU - TD-Gene Sykes recovered blocked punt in end zone (Harris kick); 25–7 LSU

Fourth quarter

No scoring

Source:[3][4][5][7]

Aftermath

It was the final game for both head coaches: Colorado's Sonny Grandelius was fired in March in the wake of numerous NCAA rule violations,[8][9] and Paul Dietzel left for Army, then returned to LSU as athletic director in 1978.

The next season, Colorado won just two games under interim head coach Bud Davis, who was succeeded by Eddie Crowder in January 1963. The program's next appearance in a major bowl was after the 1976 season, also in the Orange.

LSU's next major bowl appearance was the following year, with a shutout win in the Cotton; their next Orange Bowl was in January 1971.

References
  1. "Bowl tilts usher in New Year". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 1, 1962. p. 42.
  2. Hoobing, Bob (January 1, 1962). "LSU favored in Orange Bowl tilt". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. p. 60.
  3. "LSU wallops Colorado, 25-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1962. p. 3B.
  4. Taylor, Charles E. (January 2, 1962). "LSU is 25-7 winner". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). UPI. p. 9.
  5. "LSU spanks Colorado in Orange Bowl". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 2, 1963. p. 14.
  6. Segreti, James (January 1, 1962). "Three L.S.U. Squads Face 1 of Colorado". Chicago Tribune. p. 4F. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  7. http://game.orangebowl.org/orange-bowl-history/the-history-of-the-orange-bowl/1960s/1962/
  8. "Colorado fires football coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 18, 1962. p. 4B.
  9. "Regents fire Buff's coach Grandelius". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 18, 1962. p. 1, sports.
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