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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.
| 2007 FedEx Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BCS Bowl Game 73rd Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 2, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Dolphin Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami Gardens, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Brian Brohm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Louisville by 10 (53) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | CeCe Winans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Tom Ritter (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Taylor Hicks and Gladys Knight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 74,470[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | Fox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Matt Vasgersian, Terry Donahue, and Pat Haden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 7.0[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
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