orange bowl orange bowl postseason american college football bowl game ranked fourth ranked twentieth edition took place orange bowl stadium miami florida january game orange bowl feature tie ins champions meeting teams maryland oklahoma head coached colleagues respectively previously coached united_states navy pre game buildup game postseason bowl game players required play offense defense result ncaa newly instituted platoon rules limited player featured conference tie maryland maryland helmed seventh year head coach point compiled record spent year oklahoma head coach served assistant coach team ranked nation final rankings associated_press poll maryland finished regular season perfect record win victory missouri recorded wins 11th ranked mississippi 11th ranked alabama said greatest team coached regular season maryland defense allowed opponents score points games recorded defensive shut outs georgia able score seven points team held opponents equal lesser points maryland rushing defense yards allowed game scoring defense points allowed game ranked nation maryland opponents team scored total points maryland star quarterback injured midseason saw limited game action remainder year quarterback filled majority oklahoma oklahoma led seventh year head coach assumed position resigned leave maryland served assistant coaches iowa pre flight football team pioneered split offense teams employed taking oklahoma achieved record oklahoma entered game game winning streak single loss season opener notre dame tie week pittsburgh oklahoma injured quarterback second separated miami miss game reportedly compiled fake distributed discovered maryland personnel later admitted ruse occasion specifically stating employed orange bowl game summary quarter maryland started wind backs kicked punt pinned oklahoma foot line oklahoma quarterback rushed twice gain breathing room away maryland took oklahoma yard line quarterback completed yard pass connected followed oklahoma yard line rushed pick yards ran left stopped oklahoma gain rushed pick yard rushed yard line stopped inches shy end zone maryland turned downs maryland drove inside oklahoma yard line sent alternate line oklahoma stopped maryland short yard line failed capitalize second quarter maryland advanced oklahoma yard line elected field goal attempt wind kick failed ball going wide right took downs completed pass end yard gain rushed yards play pitched ran left picked yards completed pass yards faked pass ran right gain yards maryland yard line stopped sooner rushing attempts connected yard gain rushed yards advance maryland called time yard faked executed option run left pitched threw block tackled goal line managed extend body extra point shortly halftime suffered separated injured string quarterback remained little game experience quarter walker attempted punt maryland oklahoma tackle escaped block closed walker held ball attempted run brown tackled yard loss later returned threatened score man tackle fourth quarter threw long pass intercepted minutes remaining van pool led yard drive maryland yard line time expired statistical summary oklahoma managed score touchdown game extra point led rushing yards carries maryland led gained yards carries led maryland passing attempts yards led receiving yards oklahoma passing led quarterback game injury completed pass attempts yards leading receiver yards post game effects time final rankings declared postseason games maryland declared national championship team associated_press remained consensus national champions despite loss named notre dame oklahoma national champions finish maryland possessed best record nation time maryland suffered shutout games hands oklahoma ninth straight win team finished season record game streak head coach games date winning streak longest compiled ncaa major college football team oklahoma head coach declined declare team national champions addressed team locker room saying ball game desire spirit effort want won today maryland head coach said post game party
1954 Orange Bowl