College football game
The 2007 FedEx Orange Bowl game was a college football Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowl game following the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The game was played on January 2, 2007, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida . The game matched the No. 6 Louisville Cardinals versus the No. 15 Wake Forest Demon Deacons and was televised on Fox .
Each of the teams selected an honorary captain. Louisville chose boxing legend Muhammad Ali , a Louisville native, and Wake Forest chose golf great Arnold Palmer , a Wake alumnus. Dwyane Wade of the hometown Miami Heat presented the coin for the coin toss.
The officiating team was provided by the Southeastern Conference .
Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
UofL
WFU
2
14:17
1
2:11
WFU
44-yard field goal by Sam Swank
0
3
2
08:30
61
5:44
UofL
41-yard field goal by Art Carmody
3
3
2
05:53
47
0:38
UofL
Anthony Allen 21-yard touchdown reception from Patrick Carter , Art Carmody kick good
10
3
3
11:34
52
1:07
WFU
Nate Morton 30-yard touchdown reception from Riley Skinner , Sam Swank kick good
10
10
4
14:46
61
2:17
WFU
36-yard field goal by Sam Swank
10
13
4
12:31
81
2:06
UofL
Anthony Allen 1-yard touchdown run, Art Carmody kick good
17
13
4
04:57
71
5:26
UofL
Brock Bolen 18-yard touchdown run, Art Carmody kick good
24
13
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
24
13
References
"Orange Bowl Odds: College football" . Vegasinsider . January 1, 2003. p. C10. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.^ "BCS Game Results" . orangebowl.org. September 26, 2007. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2008.
Orange Bowl History & conference tie-ins
Games
Notes
The game was also the national title game (Bowl Coalition , Bowl Alliance , or Bowl Championship Series ) in 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, and 2005.
There was an Orange Bowl in January and December in 1996, 2014, and 2021.
The 2015, 2018, 2021 (December), and 2025 editions were College Football Playoff semifinals.
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