1950 Orange Bowl
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| 1950 Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 16th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
 Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 2, 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Burdine Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Kentucky (–5½)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Fred Koster (SEC; split crew: SEC, Pacific Coast) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 64,816 | ||||||||||||||||||
1950 Orange Bowl was the sixteenth edition of the bowl game, played at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida, on Monday, January 2, 1950.[2] The game featured the Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference and the Santa Clara Broncos, an independent from northern California.
Santa Clara (7–2–1) was ranked fifteenth in the final AP poll, released in early December.[3] Kentucky (9–2, 4–1 SEC) had been ranked as high as sixth in the AP poll during the season but was ranked eleventh entering the game.[4]