2019 Orange Bowl
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| 2019 Capital One Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CFP New Year's Six 86th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Hard Rock Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami Gardens, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | La'Mical Perine (RB, Florida)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Florida by 14.5 (55) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Reggie Smith (Big 12)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 65,157 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN and ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Steve Levy (play-by-play) Brian Griese (analyst) Todd McShay and Molly McGrath (sidelines) ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones, and Ian Fitzsimmons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 3.5 (6.07 million viewers) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2019 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2019, with kickoff at 8:10 p.m. EST on ESPN.[4] It was the 86th edition of the Orange Bowl, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Capital One Financial Corporation, the game was officially known as the Capital One Orange Bowl.
Florida Gators
The game matched the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). This was the second meeting of these programs, with the Gators having won the first meeting, 55–10, in 1959.[5]
Florida entered the Orange Bowl with an overall 10–2 record (6–2 in conference). They finished their regular season second in the East Division of the SEC, behind Georgia. Entering the game, the Gators were 1–2 against ranked FBS opponents, defeating Auburn while losing to LSU and Georgia.
Virginia Cavaliers
Virginia entered the Orange bowl with an overall 9–4 record (6–2 in conference), having lost the ACC Championship Game to Clemson after finishing atop the ACC's Coastal Division. The Cavaliers were also 1–2 against ranked FBS opponents, defeating Virginia Tech while losing to Notre Dame and Clemson. Unranked in the AP Poll at the time they received their bowl invitation, they become the first AP-unranked participant in the Orange Bowl since Florida in the 1967 edition.