2019 Orange Bowl

The 2019 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2019, with kickoff at 8:10 p.m. EST on ESPN.^[4] It was the 86th edition of the Orange Bowl, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Capital One Financial Corporation, the game was officially known as the Capital One Orange Bowl.

2019 Capital One Orange Bowl
CFP New Year's Six 86th Orange Bowl
Florida Gators Virginia Cavaliers (10–2) (9–4) SEC ACC 36 28 Head coach:  Dan Mullen Head coach:  Bronco Mendenhall AP Coaches CFP 6 7 9 AP Coaches CFP RV 25 24
1 2 3 4 Total Florida 14 10 3 9 36 Virginia 7 7 0 14 28
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 and ESPN Radio
Announcers	ESPN: Steve Levy (play-by-play) Brian Griese (analyst) Todd McShay and Molly McGrath (sidelines) ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones, and Ian Fitzsimmons
Nielsen ratings	3.5 (6.07 million viewers)
Orange Bowl  < 2018  2021 (Jan.) >

Teams

The game matched the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic 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 Gators

Main article: 2019 Florida Gators football team

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, behind Georgia. Entering the game, the Gators were 1–2 against ranked FBS opponents, defeating Auburn while losing to LSU and Georgia.

Virginia Cavaliers

Main article: 2019 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Virginia entered the Orange bowl with an overall 9–4 record (6–2 in conference), having lost the ACC Championship Game to Clemson after finishing atop the ACC's Coastal Division. The Cavaliers were also 1–2 against ranked FBS opponents, defeating Virginia Tech while losing to Notre Dame and Clemson. Unranked in the AP Poll at the time they received their bowl invitation, they become the first AP-unranked participant in the Orange Bowl since Florida in the 1967 edition.

Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Florida	14	10	3	9	36
No. 24 Virginia	7	7	0	14	28

Game information

First Quarter (14:20) FLA – La’Mical Perine 61 yard rush, Evan McPherson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:40; Florida 7–0) (11:27) UVA – Bryce Perkins 34 yard pass to Terrell Jana, Brian Delaney kick (Drive: 1 play, 34 yards, 0:07; Tied 7–7) (6:26) FLA – Kyle Trask 16 yard pass to La’Mical Perine, Evan McPherson kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:01; Florida 14–7) Second Quarter (14:53) UVA – Bryce Perkins 9 yard pass to Hasise Dubois, Brian Delaney kick (Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, 6:33; Tied 14–14) (9:39) FLA – Evan McPherson 23 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 5:14; Florida 17–14) (2:13) FLA – La’Mical Perine 10 yard rush, Evan McPherson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 5:07; Florida 24–14) Third Quarter (0:16) FLA – Evan McPherson 49 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 2:56; Florida 27–14) Fourth Quarter (13:05) UVA – Bryce Perkins 7 yard pass to Joe Reed, Brian Delaney kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:11; Florida 27–21) (9:33) FLA – Kyle Trask 1 yard rush, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:32; Florida 33–21) (2:32) FLA – Evan McPherson 42 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:39; Florida 36–21) (0:38) UVA – Bryce Perkins 2 yard pass to Hasise Dubois, Brian Delaney kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:54; Florida 36–28)

2019 Capital One Orange Bowl

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

• Date: Monday, December 30, 2019
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SE 1 mph
• Game attendance: 65,157
• Referee: Reggie Smith
• TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (analyst), Todd McShay and Molly McGrath (sideline)
• ESPN game summary

Statistics

Statistics	FLA	UVA
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
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