J. C. Watts (Oklahoma QB) Bud Hebert (Oklahoma FS)
Favorite
Oklahoma by 7½ points [1]
Referee
Vincent Buckley (SWC)
Attendance
66,714
United States TV coverage
Network
NBC
Announcers
Don Criqui, John Brodie, and Bob Trumpy
Orange Bowl
< 1979
1981 >
The 1980 Orange Bowl was the 46th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday, January 1. Part of the 1979–80 bowl game season, it matched the fourth-ranked independent Florida State Seminoles and the #5 Oklahoma Sooners of the Big Eight Conference. Favored Oklahoma overcame an early deficit and won 24–7.[2][3][4]
^"Latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1980. p. 22.
^Achenbach, Jim (January 2, 1980). "Sooners' quick TD's spill FSU 24-7". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). p. 1E.
^"Sooners stifle FSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1980. p. C1.
^"Oklahoma's quickness destroys Florida State passing attack". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. January 2, 1980. p. 4D.
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