2026 Orange Bowl

2026 Capital One Orange Bowl
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal 92nd Orange Bowl
Oregon Ducks Texas Tech Red Raiders (12–1) (12–1) Big Ten Big 12 23 0 Head coach:  Dan Lanning Head coach:  Joey McGuire AP Coaches CFP 5 5 5 AP Coaches CFP 4 4 4
1 2 3 4 Total Oregon 3 3 7 10 23 Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0
Date	January 1, 2026
Season	2025
Stadium	Hard Rock Stadium
Location	Miami Gardens, Florida
MVP	Dante Moore (Oregon, QB) Brandon Finney Jr. (Oregon, CB)
Favorite	Oregon by 2.5[1]
National anthem	Krystal Molina
Referee	Jerry Magallanes (ACC)
Halftime show	Third Eye Blind
Attendance	65,021
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), Katie George and Stormy Buonantony (sideline reporters)
Orange Bowl  ← 2025  2027 →

The 2026 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2026, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The 92nd annual Orange Bowl game was one of the 2025–26 bowl games concluding the 2025 FBS football season. The Orange Bowl was one of the College Football Playoff (CFP) quarterfinal games, with the winner, Oregon, advancing to the semifinals. The game began at approximately 12:00 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN. Sponsored by bank holding company Capital One, the game was officially known as the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl.

The Oregon Ducks of the Big Ten Conference shutout the Texas Tech Red Raiders of the Big 12 Conference, 23–0.^[2]

Background

The 2026 Orange Bowl was a quarterfinal game for the 2025–26 College Football Playoff (CFP). Texas Tech, being one of the top four teams in the final CFP rankings, received a bye in the playoff format and was selected to play in a quarterfinal game, the Orange Bowl.^[3][4] Oregon, the number 5 seed in the tournament, defeated James Madison (JMU), the number 12 seed, in the first round, 51–34, to advance to this game.^[5][6]

The winning team advanced to the CFP semifinals, to face the winner of the Rose Bowl in the Peach Bowl.^[7]

	First round					Orange Bowl
						4	Texas Tech	0
	12	James Madison	34			5	Oregon	23
	5	Oregon	51

Teams

This was the fourth all-time meeting between Oregon and Texas Tech. Oregon led the series, 3–0, with their last win in 2023.^[8] This was the first appearance in the Orange Bowl for both teams.^[5]

Texas Tech Red Raiders

Texas Tech entered the game as the Big 12 Conference champions with a 12–1 record (8–1 in conference).^[9] Their only loss was a four-point defeat to Arizona State in mid-October. Ranked fourth in the final CFP poll, the Red Raiders received the fourth seed in the playoff bracket, and a first-round bye.^[10][11]

Oregon Ducks

Oregon compiled an 11–1 regular-season record; their only loss was a 10-point defeat to Indiana in mid-October.^[12] The Ducks were seeded fifth in the playoff, and hosted the 12th seed, James Madison, on December 20. Oregon advanced to the Orange Bowl by defeating James Madison, 51–34.^[13]

Game summary

College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the 2026 Orange Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
(5) No. 5 Oregon	3	3	7	10	23
(4) No. 4 Texas Tech	0	0	0	0	0

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

• Date: Thursday January 1, 2026
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 65,021
• Referee: Jerry Magallanes (ACC)
• TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), Katie George and Stormy Buonantony (sideline reporters)

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Oregon Texas Tech 1 10:41 10 43 4:19 Oregon 50-yard field goal by Atticus Sappington 3 0 2 1:33 4 8 0:56 Oregon 39-yard field goal by Atticus Sappington 6 0 3 11:20 1 6 0:04 Oregon Jordon Davison 6-yard touchdown run, Atticus Sappington kick good 13 0 4 7:53 10 55 5:55 Oregon 43-yard field goal by Atticus Sappington 16 0 4 0:16 8 28 2:54 Oregon Jordon Davison 1-yard touchdown run, Atticus Sappington kick good 23 0 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 23 0

Statistics

Team statistical comparison Statistic Oregon Texas Tech First downs 16 9 First downs rushing 3 4 First downs passing 11 5 First downs penalty 2 0 Third down efficiency 4–19 6–16 Fourth down efficiency 4–8 0–3 Total plays–net yards 81–309 62–215 Rushing attempts–net yards 47–64 30–78 Yards per rush 1.4 2.6 Yards passing 245 137 Pass completions–attempts 27–34 18–32 Interceptions thrown 1 2 Punt returns–total yards 1–28 0–0 Kickoff returns–total yards 0–0 2–35 Punts–average yardage 2–36.0 4–44.5 Fumbles–lost 3–0 2–2 Penalties–yards 3–25 6–36 Time of possession 37:23 20:34

Oregon statistics Ducks passing C–A Yds TD–INT Dante Moore 26–33 234 0–1 James Ferguson-Reynolds 1–1 11 0–0 Ducks rushing Car Yds TD Jordon Davison 15 42 2 Noah Whittington 13 31 0 Dierre Hill 5 13 0 Jayden Limar 3 3 0 Dante Moore 10 −12 0 TEAM 1 −13 0 Ducks receiving Rec Yds TD Jamari Johnson 4 66 0 Malik Benson 5 51 0 Jayden Limar 1 27 0 Kenyon Sadiq 4 22 0 Dakorien Moore 3 21 0 Jordon Davison 1 14 0 Jeremiah McClellan 2 13 0 Teitum Tuioti 1 11 0 Noah Whittington 2 10 0 Gary Bryant Jr. 1 7 0 Dierre Hill 3 3 0

Texas Tech statistics Red Raiders passing C–A Yds TD–INT Behren Morton 18–32 137 0–2 Red Raiders rushing Car Yds TD J'Koby Williams 13 81 0 Cameron Dickey 11 29 0 Behren Morton 6 −32 0 Red Raiders receiving Rec Yds TD Terrance Carter Jr. 9 72 0 Reggie Virgil 2 29 0 J'Koby Williams 5 17 0 Coy Eakin 1 11 0 Cameron Dickey 1 8 0

References

1. Daschel, Nick (December 20, 2025). "No. 5 Oregon opens as slight favorite over No. 4 Texas Tech in CFP quarterfinal". The Oregonian. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
2. Patterson, Chip; Nagel, Cody (January 1, 2026). "Oregon blanks Texas Tech in Orange Bowl as Ducks defense rises to occasion, leads charge into CFP semifinals". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
3. Giese, Nathan (December 7, 2025). "Texas Tech football earns No. 4 seed, 1st round bye in CFP". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
4. "Texas Tech seeded as No. 4 in final College Football Playoff Ranking, will play in Orange Bowl Jan.1". KCBD. December 7, 2025. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
5. McPherson, Jordan (December 20, 2025). "Orange Bowl matchup set. What to know about the College Football Playoff quarterfinal". Miami Herald. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
6. McPherson, Jordan (December 20, 2025). "Oregon beats James Madison 51-34 in College Football Playoff to advance to face Texas Tech in Orange Bowl quarterfinal". Miami Herald. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
7. McPherson, Jordan (December 20, 2025). "The championship path to Miami: College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchups set". Miami Herald. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
8. "Oregon vs. Texas Tech football series history games list". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
9. "Texas Tech Red Raiders". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
10. "Texas Tech heading to Orange Bowl, where upstart JMU or Oregon will be waiting". The Columbian. 2025-12-06. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
11. "Texas Tech Seeded as No. 4 in Final College Football Playoff Ranking, Will Play in Orange Bowl Jan.1". KCBD. December 7, 2025. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
12. "Oregon Ducks". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
13. Slinde, Erin (December 20, 2025). "Oregon downs James Madison in first round of College Football Playoff". KCBY-TV. Retrieved December 31, 2025.

External links

• Game statistics at statbroadcast.com