1982 Orange Bowl

DateJanuary 1, 1982Season1981StadiumOrange BowlLocationMiami, FloridaMVPHomer Jordan (Clemson QB)
Jeff Davis(Clemson LB)FavoriteNebraska by 3½-4½ pointsRefereeRobert Aillet (SEC)Attendance72,748United States TV coverageNetworkNBCAnnouncersDon Criqui and John BrodieNielsen ratings18.0

The 1982 Orange Bowl was the 48th of the college footballbowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Friday, January 1. Part of the 1981–82 bowl game season, it matched the top-ranked and undefeated Clemson Tigers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the #4 Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference. Underdog Clemson won, 22–15, and gained their first national championship.