| 2019 Capital One Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CFP New Year's Six 86th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hard Rock Stadium inMiami Gardens, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Hard Rock Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami Gardens, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | La'Mical Perine (RB, Florida)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Florida by 14.5 (55)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Reggie Smith (Big 12)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 65,157 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN andESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN:Steve Levy (play-by-play) Brian Griese (analyst) Todd McShay andMolly McGrath (sidelines) ESPN Radio:Sean Kelley,Barrett Jones, andIan Fitzsimmons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 3.5 (6.07 million viewers) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2019 Orange Bowl was acollege footballbowl game played on December 30, 2019, with kickoff at 8:10 p.m.EST onESPN.[4] It was the 86th edition of theOrange Bowl, and one of the2019–20 bowl games concluding the2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by theCapital One Financial Corporation, the game was officially known as theCapital One Orange Bowl.
The game matched theFlorida Gators of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC) and theVirginia Cavaliers of theAtlantic 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 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, behindGeorgia. Entering the game, the Gators were 1–2 against ranked FBS opponents, defeatingAuburn while losing toLSU and Georgia.
Virginia entered the Orange bowl with an overall 9–4 record (6–2 in conference), having lost theACC Championship Game toClemson after finishing atop the ACC's Coastal Division. The Cavaliers were also 1–2 against ranked FBS opponents, defeatingVirginia Tech while losing toNotre Dame and Clemson. Unranked in theAP Poll at the time they received their bowl invitation, they become the first AP-unranked participant in the Orange Bowl since Florida in the1967 edition.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 9 Florida | 14 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 36 |
| No. 24 Virginia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
atHard Rock Stadium •Miami Gardens, Florida
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| Statistics | FLA | UVA |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |