2019 Orange Bowl

2019 Capital One Orange Bowl
2019 Capital One Orange Bowl
CFP New Year's Six; 86th Orange Bowl
Florida Gators	Virginia Cavaliers
(10–2)	(9–4)
SEC	ACC
36	28
Head coach: ; Dan Mullen	Head coach: ; Bronco Mendenhall
Date	December 30, 2019
Season	2019
Stadium	Hard Rock Stadium
Location	Miami Gardens, Florida
MVP	La'Mical Perine (RB, Florida)
Favorite	Florida by 14.5 (55)
Referee	Reggie Smith (Big 12)
Attendance	65,157
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN and ESPN Radio
Announcers	ESPN: Steve Levy (play-by-play); Brian Griese (analyst); Todd McShay and Molly McGrath (sidelines); ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones, and Ian Fitzsimmons
Nielsen ratings	3.5 (6.07 million viewers)
Orange Bowl
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The 2019 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2019, with kickoff at 8:10 p.m. EST on ESPN.^[4] It was the 86th edition of the Orange Bowl, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Capital One Financial Corporation, the game was officially known as the Capital One Orange Bowl.

Teams

The game matched the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). This was the second meeting of these programs, with the Gators having won the first meeting, 55–10, in 1959.^[5]

Florida Gators

Florida entered the Orange Bowl with an overall 10–2 record (6–2 in conference). They finished their regular season second in the East Division of the SEC, behind Georgia. Entering the game, the Gators were 1–2 against ranked FBS opponents, defeating Auburn while losing to LSU and Georgia.

Virginia Cavaliers

Virginia entered the Orange bowl with an overall 9–4 record (6–2 in conference), having lost the ACC Championship Game to Clemson after finishing atop the ACC's Coastal Division. The Cavaliers were also 1–2 against ranked FBS opponents, defeating Virginia Tech while losing to Notre Dame and Clemson. Unranked in the AP Poll at the time they received their bowl invitation, they become the first AP-unranked participant in the Orange Bowl since Florida in the 1967 edition.

Game summary

2019 Capital One Orange Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Florida	14	10	3	9	36
No. 24 Virginia	7	7	0	14	28

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: Monday, December 30, 2019
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SE 1 mph
Game attendance: 65,157
Referee: Reggie Smith
TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (analyst), Todd McShay and Molly McGrath (sideline)
ESPN game summary

Game information

First Quarter

(14:20) FLA – La’Mical Perine 61 yard rush, Evan McPherson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:40; Florida 7–0)
(11:27) UVA – Bryce Perkins 34 yard pass to Terrell Jana, Brian Delaney kick (Drive: 1 play, 34 yards, 0:07; Tied 7–7)
(6:26) FLA – Kyle Trask 16 yard pass to La’Mical Perine, Evan McPherson kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:01; Florida 14–7)

Second Quarter

(14:53) UVA – Bryce Perkins 9 yard pass to Hasise Dubois, Brian Delaney kick (Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, 6:33; Tied 14–14)
(9:39) FLA – Evan McPherson 23 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 5:14; Florida 17–14)
(2:13) FLA – La’Mical Perine 10 yard rush, Evan McPherson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 5:07; Florida 24–14)

Third Quarter

(0:16) FLA – Evan McPherson 49 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 2:56; Florida 27–14)

Fourth Quarter

(13:05) UVA – Bryce Perkins 7 yard pass to Joe Reed, Brian Delaney kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:11; Florida 27–21)
(9:33) FLA – Kyle Trask 1 yard rush, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:32; Florida 33–21)
(2:32) FLA – Evan McPherson 42 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:39; Florida 36–21)
(0:38) UVA – Bryce Perkins 2 yard pass to Hasise Dubois, Brian Delaney kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:54; Florida 36–28)

Statistics

Statistics	FLA	UVA
First downs	25	20
Plays–yards	73–549	62–375
Rushes–yards	34–244	21–52
Passing yards	305	323
Passing: comp–att–int	24–39–1	28–41–1
Time of possession	31:51	28:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida	Passing	Kyle Trask	24/39, 305 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	La'Mical Perine	13 carries, 138 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Van Jefferson	6 receptions, 129 yards
Virginia	Passing	Bryce Perkins	28/40, 323 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Bryce Perkins	14 carries, 24 yards
	Receiving	Terrell Jana	7 receptions, 126 yards, 1 TD

References

^ @cfb_wrapup (December 31, 2019). "Congratulations to Lamical Perine for being the #CapitalOneOrangeBowl MVP with an impressive performance in his final game for @GatorsFB" (Tweet). Retrieved December 31, 2019 – via Twitter.
^ "Orange Bowl Odds: College football". Vegasinsider. January 1, 2003. p. C10.
^ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
^ "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
^ "Florida Gators vs. Virginia Cavaliers football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 29, 2019.

External links

Official website
Game statistics at statbroadcast.com

[1] @cfb_wrapup (December 31, 2019). "Congratulations to Lamical Perine for being the #CapitalOneOrangeBowl MVP with an impressive performance in his final game for @GatorsFB" (Tweet). Retrieved December 31, 2019 – via Twitter.

[ppglatln-2] "Orange Bowl Odds: College football". Vegasinsider. January 1, 2003. p. C10.

[3] "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.

[4] "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.

[5] "Florida Gators vs. Virginia Cavaliers football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 29, 2019.

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History & conference tie-ins	History Miami Orange Bowl Hard Rock Stadium College Football Playoff New Year's Six Broadcasters Atlantic Coast Conference Big Ten Conference Southeastern Conference Notre Dame
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Notes	The game was also the national title game (Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, or Bowl Championship Series) in 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, and 2005. There was an Orange Bowl in January and December in 1996, 2014, and 2021. The 2015, 2018, and 2021 (December) editions were College Football Playoff semifinals.