1968 Orange Bowl

Oklahoma Oklahoma won all seven games in Big Eight Conference play for their first title since 1962 and first Orange Bowl since 1963. The only blemish was a two-point loss to rival Texas at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on October 14. Entering his second season as head coach, 37-year-old Jim Mackenzie suffered a fatal heart attack at his Norman home in late April. Assistant coach Chuck Fairbanks, age 33, was promoted several days later. Tennessee After a four-point loss at UCLA in the season opener, Tennessee won nine consecutive games. They were perfect in Southeastern Conference play and were champions for the first time since 1956. It was Tennessee's first Orange Bowl since 1947. Tennessee did not get to play top-ranked USC in the Rose Bowl; the Trojans met #4 Indiana, the Big Ten co-champion, due to the Pac-8 – Big Ten contract. The Volunteers' soccer-style placekicker Karl Kremser was a war refugee from Germany. ==Game summary==

This was the fourth straight year for a night kickoff at the Orange Bowl, following the Rose Bowl. Both teams wore their home jerseys, Oklahoma in crimson and Tennessee in orange. The temperature was . Scoring ;First quarter: • Oklahoma – Bob Warmack 7-yard run (Mike Vachon kick) ;Second quarter: • Oklahoma – Eddie Hinton 20-yard pass from Warmack (kick failed) • Oklahoma – Steve Owens 1-yard run (run failed) ;Third quarter: • Tennessee – Jimmy Glover 36-yard interception return (Karl Kremser kick) • Tennessee – Charley Fulton 5-yard run (Kremser kick) ;Fourth quarter: • Oklahoma – Bob Stephenson 23-yard interception return (Vachon kick) • Tennessee – Kremser 26-yard FG • Tennessee – Dewey Warren 1-yard run (Kremser kick) : ==Statistics==

The two teams received a then-record payout of about $285,000 each. Oklahoma next played in the Orange Bowl in 1976; Tennessee waited three decades, returning in 1998. ==References==