Although they finished second in the Southern Conference,[2] the Clemson Tigers were undefeated—they had won eight games, and tied South Carolina[3]—en route to their first Orange Bowl appearance. Similarly, the Miami Hurricanes were undefeated, with nine wins and a tie (against Louisville),[4] and were playing in their third Orange Bowl, having lost the 1935 edition and having won the 1946 edition. The teams had only met once before, a 7–6 win by Miami in 1945.[5]
Game summaryedit
Fred Cone gave Clemson a 7–0 lead on his one-yard touchdown run that culminated a 76-yard drive, which proved to be the halftime lead as the Hurricanes mustered just one first down in the first half. Six plays after Clemson received the opening kickoff in the second half, Glenn Smith caught a pass from Billy Hair for a touchdown. However, the extra point attempt was wide, making it a 13–0 lead for Clemson.
Miami retaliated with a touchdown run by Harry Mallios that had been set up by a Smith run of 45 yards. Minutes later, Jim Dooley intercepted a pass from Hair, which Miami took advantage of by scoring on a 95-yard touchdown drive to lead, 14–13.
With six minutes to go in the game, Mallios returned a punt that seemed to be a 79-yard touchdown run to put the game out of reach. However, a clipping penalty was called on Miami, putting them back at their own five-yard-line. Two additional gains by Miami were also nullified by penalties. On a play from the four-yard-line, Miami halfback Frank Smith was tackled by Clemson lineman Sterling Smith behind the goal line for a safety,[6] giving Clemson a 15–14 lead and ultimately the win.[7][8]
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Though Miami made five bowl games in the next 16 years, they did not reach an Orange Bowl again until 1984. Clemson played in the Orange Bowl six years later, in 1957, though they did not win one until 1982.
1951, orange, bowl, college, football, postseason, bowl, game, between, miami, hurricanes, clemson, tigers, played, january, 1951, played, miami, burdine, stadium, 17th, edition, annual, orange, bowl, 17th, orange, bowlclemson, tigers, miami, hurricanes, socon. The 1951 Orange Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Miami Hurricanes and the Clemson Tigers played on January 1 1951 Played in Miami at Burdine Stadium it was the 17th edition of the annual Orange Bowl 1951 Orange Bowl17th Orange BowlClemson Tigers Miami Hurricanes 8 0 1 9 0 1 SoCon Independent15 14Head coach Frank Howard Head coach Andy GustafsonAPCoaches1010 APCoaches15161234 TotalClemson 0762 15Miami 00140 14DateJanuary 1 1951Season1950StadiumBurdine StadiumLocationMiami FloridaFavoriteMiami by 1 1 RefereeJohn J Lynch SEC split crew SEC Southern Attendance65 181Orange Bowl lt 1950 1952 gt Contents 1 Background 2 Game summary 3 Aftermath 4 Statistics 5 References 6 External linksBackground editAlthough they finished second in the Southern Conference 2 the Clemson Tigers were undefeated they had won eight games and tied South Carolina 3 en route to their first Orange Bowl appearance Similarly the Miami Hurricanes were undefeated with nine wins and a tie against Louisville 4 and were playing in their third Orange Bowl having lost the 1935 edition and having won the 1946 edition The teams had only met once before a 7 6 win by Miami in 1945 5 Game summary editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1951 Orange Bowl news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Fred Cone gave Clemson a 7 0 lead on his one yard touchdown run that culminated a 76 yard drive which proved to be the halftime lead as the Hurricanes mustered just one first down in the first half Six plays after Clemson received the opening kickoff in the second half Glenn Smith caught a pass from Billy Hair for a touchdown However the extra point attempt was wide making it a 13 0 lead for Clemson Miami retaliated with a touchdown run by Harry Mallios that had been set up by a Smith run of 45 yards Minutes later Jim Dooley intercepted a pass from Hair which Miami took advantage of by scoring on a 95 yard touchdown drive to lead 14 13 With six minutes to go in the game Mallios returned a punt that seemed to be a 79 yard touchdown run to put the game out of reach However a clipping penalty was called on Miami putting them back at their own five yard line Two additional gains by Miami were also nullified by penalties On a play from the four yard line Miami halfback Frank Smith was tackled by Clemson lineman Sterling Smith behind the goal line for a safety 6 giving Clemson a 15 14 lead and ultimately the win 7 8 Aftermath editThough Miami made five bowl games in the next 16 years they did not reach an Orange Bowl again until 1984 Clemson played in the Orange Bowl six years later in 1957 though they did not win one until 1982 Statistics editStatistics Clemson MiamiFirst downs 19 7Total offense 322 212Rushing att yards 57 144 31 112Passing yards 178 100Passing comp att int 9 18 3 5 15 4Punts avg 4 30 5 40 2Fumbles lost 3 1 0 0Penalties yards 2 20 5 55Source 9 10 References edit Choices in Bowls And Other Games The Berkshire Eagle Pittsfield Massachusetts AP December 21 1950 p 25 Retrieved January 4 2021 via newspapers com Generals And Wildcats Win In Southern Southeastern Asheville Citizen Times Asheville North Carolina AP December 4 1950 p 12 Retrieved January 4 2021 via newspapers com 1950 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results sports reference com Retrieved January 4 2021 1950 Miami FL Hurricanes Schedule and Results sports reference com Retrieved January 4 2021 Clemson Tigers vs Miami FL Hurricanes football series history games list winsipedia com Retrieved January 4 2021 Will February 6 2014 Remembering the 1951 Orange Bowl retrieved November 24 2016 1951 Orange Bowl game orangebowl org Retrieved November 24 2016 YouTube www youtube com Retrieved November 24 2016 Statistics The Charlotte Observer Charlotte North Carolina January 2 1951 p 2 Retrieved January 4 2021 via newspapers com 1951 Orange Bowl clemsontigers com Retrieved January 4 2021 External links editRemembering the 1951 Orange Bowl via YouTube nbsp This college football bowl article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1951 Orange Bowl amp oldid 1206386069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
