2007 Orange Bowl

The 2007 FedEx Orange Bowl game is a college football bowl game. It is part of the 2006-2007 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) of the 2006 NCAA Division I-BS football season. The Orange Bowl was first played in 1935. The 2007 game was played on January 2, 2007, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The game matched the #15 Wake Forest Demon Deacons versus the #6 Louisville Cardinals and was televised on Fox.

Each of the teams selected an honorary captain. Wake Forest chose golf great Arnold Palmer, a Wake alumnus, and Louisville chose boxing legend Muhammad Ali, a Louisville native. 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

First Quarter

• No scoring 0-0 Tie

Second Quarter

• Wake Forest - Sam Swank 44 yard Field Goal. (14:17). 3-0 Wake
• Louisville - Art Carmody 41 yard Field Goal. (8:30). 3-3 Tie
• Louisville - 21 yard Touchdown pass from receiver Patrick Carter to Anthony Allen (Carmody Kick good). (5:53). 10-3 Louisville

Third Quarter

• Wake Forest - 30 yard Touchdown pass from Riley Skinner to Nate Morton (Swank Kick good). (11:32). 10-10 Tie

Fourth Quarter

• Wake Forest - Sam Swank 36 yard Field Goal. (14:46). 13-10 Wake
• Louisville - 1 yard Touchdown run by Anthony Allen (Carmody Kick good). (12:31). 17-13 Louisville
• Louisville - 18 yard Touchdown run by Brock Bolen (Carmody Kick good). (4:55). '''24-13 Louisville

References

External links

• Orange Bowl Official Website