The 1935 Orange Bowl was an American
college footballbowl game between the
Bucknell Bison and
Miami Hurricanes. Bucknell won the game, 26–0.[1] It was the first edition of the
Orange Bowl and kicked off at 2:30 pm[2] at Miami Field in
Miami on January 1, 1935, with about 5,000 in attendance.[3] Miami Field was located on the same site as the
Orange Bowl stadium, which was built in 1937.
The Bison defense held Miami to just four first downs and 28 yards total offense en route to the victory. The Bucknell offense gained 278 yards and earned its sixth shutout of the season.[4]