1966 Playoff Bowl

October 16, 1966: The Miami Dolphins get their first victory in franchise history defeating the Denver Broncos 24-7 at the Orange Bowl. Special thanks to Alex Carter for sending this AFL highlights video. | Ghosts of the Orange Bowl

Legendary Florida QB & Head Ball Coach Steve Spurrier dominated the college landscape in 1966, the season he won the Heisman Trophy (& the Orange Bowl). After Florida, he was selected 3rd overall to the San Francisco 49ers. He would later return to Florida Gators Football as head coach, winning two Orange Bowl games. | Capital One Orange Bowl

Highlights from tonight's Orange Bowl victory. | Florida State Seminoles Football

October 16, 1966: On this day 58 years ago, the Miami Dolphins won their first game in franchise history, defeating the Denver Broncos 24-7 in front of 23,393 fans at the Orange Bowl. Miami started its inaugural season 0-5. Quarterback George Wilson Jr., who was the son of the team's head coach, threw a 67 yard touchdown pass to fullback Billy Joe. Running back Joe Auer added 2 rushing touchdowns in the second half. Special thanks to Alex Carter for sending this AFL highlight video. #orangebowl

256K views · 5.2K reactions | October 8, 1994: On this day 30 years ago, the #13 Miami Hurricanes defeated #3 Florida State 34-20 in front of 77,010 fans at the Orange Bowl. Here are ESPN highlights of the game from the Wolfson Archives. #orangebowl #GoCanes #GoNoles #wolfsonarchives | Ghosts of the Orange Bowl | Facebook