Orange Bowl

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/orange-bowl

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the inaugural game date?January 1, 1935
2. What is the original venue?Miami Field, Miami, Florida
3. Where is the Orange Bowl played now?It is played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, which it moved to in 1996.
4. Who usually plays in the Orange Bowl?The game usually has the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) against a top team from the Big Ten, SEC, or Notre Dame when it’s not a playoff semifinal.

Bowl Coalition: An early attempt (1992-1994) to create a system for ranking and selecting two teams for a national championship game.
Bowl Championship Series (BCS): A postseason system (1998-2013) that used computer rankings and human polls to select teams for major bowl games, including the national championship.
College Football Playoff (CFP): The current system, established in 2014, featuring a four-team (now expanding to twelve) playoff to determine the national champion.
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC): A collegiate athletic conference primarily located in the Eastern United States, whose champion often participates in the Orange Bowl.