50th Annual Orange Bowl Full Ticket iCert Miami Florida Nebraska Football NCAA50th Annual Orange Bowl Full Ticket iCert The Orange Bowl was played on January 2, 1984 between the #5 Miami Hurricanes and the #1 Nebraska Cornhuskers. Miami defeated Nebraska 31 30 Miami QB Bernie Kosar name offensive MVP and Miami LB Jack Fernandez named defensive MVP The game is famous for a coaching call by Nebraska's Tom Osborne after a touchdown in the 4th quarter, where instead of playing for a tie with an extra point kick the Cornhuskers went