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Alabama scored in the first quarter on a 25-yard [[Joe Namath]] touchdown pass to [[Richard Williamson (American football)|Richard Williamson]] to take a 7–0 lead.<ref name="TCL1"/> |
Alabama scored in the first quarter on a 25-yard [[Joe Namath]] touchdown pass to [[Richard Williamson (American football)|Richard Williamson]] to take a 7–0 lead.<ref name="TCL1"/> A 15-yard Cotton Clark touchdown run in the second quarter extended Alabama's lead to 14–0 lead.<ref name="TCL1"/> In the third quarter, Alabama scored their final points after Tim Davis hit a 19-yard [[Field goal (American and Canadian football)|field goal]].<ref name="TCL1"/> [[Lee Roy Jordan]] recorded an Alabama bowl record of 31 tackles in the victory.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/468962072.html?dids=468962072:468962072&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic| title=Bama Blanks Sooners in Orange Bowl, 17-0| work=Los Angeles Times| page=B9| date=January 2, 1963| accessdate=December 19, 2010}}</ref> |
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The 1963 Orange Bowl, part of the 1962 bowl game season, took place on January 1, 1963, at the Orange Bowl Stadium in Miami, Florida. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Oklahoma Sooners, representing the Big Eight Conference (Big 8). With President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in attendance, Alabama shutout the Sooners by a final score of 17–0.[1][2]
Game summary
Alabama scored in the first quarter on a 25-yard Joe Namath touchdown pass to Richard Williamson to take a 7–0 lead.[1] A 15-yard Cotton Clark touchdown run in the second quarter extended Alabama's lead to 14–0 lead.[1] In the third quarter, Alabama scored their final points after Tim Davis hit a 19-yard field goal.[1] Lee Roy Jordan recorded an Alabama bowl record of 31 tackles in the victory.[3]
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References
- ^ a b c d Land, Charles (January 2, 1963). "Tide rolls over Sooners, Namath, Jordan shine". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 9. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
- ^ Sosin, Milt (January 2, 1963). "One touch of JFK starts happy tears". The Miami News. p. 1A. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
- ^ "Bama Blanks Sooners in Orange Bowl, 17-0". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1963. p. B9. Retrieved December 19, 2010.