2019 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
APCoachesCFP
679
APCoachesCFP
RV2524
1234 Total
Florida 141039 36
Virginia 77014 28
DateDecember 30, 2019
Season2019
StadiumHard Rock Stadium
LocationMiami Gardens, Florida
MVPLa'Mical Perine (RB, Florida)[1]
FavoriteFlorida by 14.5 (55) [2]
RefereeReggie Smith (Big 12)[3]
Attendance65,157
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN and ESPN Radio
AnnouncersESPN: Steve Levy (play-by-play)
Brian Griese (analyst)
Todd McShay and Molly McGrath (sidelines)
ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones, and Ian Fitzsimmons
Nielsen ratings3.5 (6.07 million viewers)

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

Main article: 2019 Florida Gators football team

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

Main article: 2019 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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 34Total
No. 9 Florida 14 10 3936
No. 24 Virginia 7 7 01428

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

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

  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.
  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.