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College football game
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
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Scoring summary
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Quarter
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Time
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Drive
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Team
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Scoring information
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Score
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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
.
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24
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13
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References
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History & conference tie-ins
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Games
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Notes
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- 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.
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