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2007 FedEx Orange Bowl
73rd Orange Bowl
BCS Bowl Game
1234 Total
Louisville 010014 24
Wake Forest 0373 13
DateJanuary 2, 2007
Season2006
StadiumDolphin Stadium
LocationMiami Gardens, Florida
MVPBrian Brohm
FavoriteLouisville by 10 (53) [1]
National anthemCeCe Winans
RefereeTom Ritter (SEC)
Halftime showTaylor Hicks and Gladys Knight
Attendance74,470[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkFox
AnnouncersMatt Vasgersian, Terry Donahue, and Pat Haden
Nielsen ratings7.0[2]
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The 2007 FedEx Orange Bowl game was a college football Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowl game following the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The game was played on January 2, 2007, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The game matched the No. 6 Louisville Cardinals versus the No. 15 Wake Forest Demon Deacons and was televised on Fox.

Each of the teams selected an honorary captain. Louisville chose boxing legend Muhammad Ali, a Louisville native, and Wake Forest chose golf great Arnold Palmer, a Wake alumnus. Dwyane Wade of the hometown Miami Heat presented the coin for the coin toss.

The officiating team was provided by the Southeastern Conference.

Scoring summary[edit]

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP UofL WFU
2 14:17 1 2:11 WFU 44-yard field goal by Sam Swank 0 3
2 08:30 61 5:44 UofL 41-yard field goal by Art Carmody 3 3
2 05:53 47 0:38 UofL Anthony Allen 21-yard touchdown reception from Patrick Carter, Art Carmody kick good 10 3
3 11:34 52 1:07 WFU Nate Morton 30-yard touchdown reception from Riley Skinner, Sam Swank kick good 10 10
4 14:46 61 2:17 WFU 36-yard field goal by Sam Swank 10 13
4 12:31 81 2:06 UofL Anthony Allen 1-yard touchdown run, Art Carmody kick good 17 13
4 04:57 71 5:26 UofL Brock Bolen 18-yard touchdown run, Art Carmody kick good 24 13
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 13

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Orange Bowl Odds: College football". Vegasinsider. January 1, 2003. p. C10. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "BCS Game Results". orangebowl.org. September 26, 2007. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2008.