7.5K views · 328 reactions | December 23, 1973: The Miami Dolphins defeat the Cincinnati Bengals 34-16 in an AFC divisional playoff game at the Orange Bowl. Ray Scott narrates this NFL Films highlight video. Special thanks to Alex Carter for sending. | Ghosts of the Orange Bowl | Facebook

63K views · 1.4K reactions | January 1, 1973: Nebraska's Johnny Rodgers scored 4 touchdowns and threw a touchdown pass during a 40-6 victory over Notre Dame in 1973 Orange Bowl. #GBR #orangebowl | Ghosts of the Orange Bowl | Facebook

🏈On December 31, 1973 the 40th Sugar Bowl was held at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana in front of 85,161 fans and pitted the top ranked Alabama Crimson Tide against the 3rd ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Both teams entered undefeated and underdog Notre Dame won 24–23. The game received a 25.3 Nielsen rating, making it one of the highest-rated college football games in history. With their victory, the Associated Press awarded Notre Dame the national championship in ranking them first

Miami Dolphin legends Bob Kuechenberg and Mercury Morris appear in an NFL Films documentary about the 1973 Miami Dolphins. #orangebowl #MiamiDolphins | Ghosts of the Orange Bowl

November 2, 1973: On this day 51 years ago, West Virginia defeated the Miami Hurricanes 20-14 in front of a homecoming crowd of 24,890 fans at the Orange Bowl. The Mountaineers, wearing gold helmets, were led by then head coach Bobby Bowden. This silent raw footage is from the Wolfson Archives. #orangebowl #GoCanes #wvufootball #wolfsonarchives | Ghosts of the Orange Bowl

Lee Roy Selmon anchored the Oklahoma Football defense from 1973-1975. He won national awards & two national championships, including one Orange Bowl game. Selmon was the first-ever pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1976, playing in 6 Pro Bowls & winning DPOY in 1979. | Capital One Orange Bowl