Orange Blossom Classic
From Varsity Pride
The Orange Blossom Classic was a bowl game held in various locations in Florida from 1933 through 1978. The host team was always Florida A&M; the opponent, with the notable exception of the 1970 contest, was another historically black college and the game was marketed as an unofficial "Black National Championship" (regardless of whether Florida A&M's performance during that season merited such a distinction, though it generally did).
The game was held in Jacksonville in 1933 and 1935-1945, Tampa in 1946, Tallahassee in 1969, and Miami all other years.
Results
| 02 DEC 1933 | Florida A&M | 9 | Howard | 0 |
| 13 DEC 1934 | Florida A&M | 13 | Virginia State | 12 |
| 12 DEC 1935 | Kentucky State | 19 | Florida A&M | 10 |
| 05 DEC 1936 | Prairie View A&M | 25 | Florida A&M | 0 |
| 09 DEC 1937 | Florida A&M | 25 | Hampton | 20 |
| 08 DEC 1938 | Florida A&M | 9 | Kentucky State | 7 |
| 09 DEC 1939 | Florida A&M | 42 | Wiley | 0 |
| 07 DEC 1940 | Central State (OH) | 0 | Florida A&M | 0 |
| 06 DEC 1941 | Florida A&M | 15 | Tuskegee | 7 |
| 12 DEC 1942 | Florida A&M | 12 | Texas College | 6 |
| 04 DEC 1943 | Hampton | 39 | Florida A&M | 0 |
| 09 DEC 1944 | Virginia State | 19 | Florida A&M | 6 |
| 08 DEC 1945 | Wiley | 32 | Florida A&M | 6 |
| 07 DEC 1946 | Lincoln (PA) | 20 | Florida A&M | 0 |
| 06 DEC 1947 | Florida A&M | 7 | Hampton | 0 |
| 04 DEC 1948 | Virginia Union | 10 | Florida A&M | 6 |
| 10 DEC 1949 | North Carolina A&T | 20 | Florida A&M | 14 |
| 02 DEC 1950 | Central State (OH) | 13 | Florida A&M | 6 |
| 01 DEC 1951 | Florida A&M | 67 | North Carolina Central | 6 |
| 06 DEC 1952 | Florida A&M | 29 | Virginia State | 7 |
| 05 DEC 1953 | Prairie View A&M | 33 | Florida A&M | 27 |
| 04 DEC 1954 | Florida A&M | 67 | Maryland State | 19 |
| 03 DEC 1955 | Grambling State | 28 | Florida A&M | 21 |
| 01 DEC 1956 | Tennessee State | 41 | Florida A&M | 39 |
| 14 DEC 1957 | Florida A&M | 27 | Maryland State | 21 |
| 13 DEC 1958 | Prairie View A&M | 26 | Florida A&M | 8 |
| 05 DEC 1959 | Florida A&M | 28 | Prairie View A&M | 7 |
| 10 DEC 1960 | Florida A&M | 40 | Langston | 26 |
| 09 DEC 1961 | Florida A&M | 14 | Jackson State | 8 |
| 08 DEC 1962 | Jackson State | 22 | Florida A&M | 6 |
| 14 DEC 1963 | Morgan State | 30 | Florida A&M | 7 |
| 05 DEC 1964 | Florida A&M | 42 | Grambling State | 15 |
| 04 DEC 1965 | Morgan State | 36 | Florida A&M | 7 |
| 03 DEC 1966 | Florida A&M | 43 | Alabama A&M | 26 |
| 02 DEC 1967 | Grambling State | 28 | Florida A&M | 25 |
| 07 DEC 1968 | Alcorn State | 36 | Florida A&M | 9 |
| 06 DEC 1969 | Florida A&M | 23 | Grambling State | 19 |
| 12 DEC 1970 | Jacksonville State | 21 | Florida A&M | 7 |
| 11 DEC 1971 | Florida A&M | 27 | Kentucky State | 9 |
| 02 DEC 1972 | Florida A&M | 41 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 21 |
| 08 DEC 1973 | Florida A&M | 23 | South Carolina State | 12 |
| 07 DEC 1974 | Florida A&M | 17 | Howard | 13 |
| 06 DEC 1975 | Florida A&M | 40 | Kentucky State | 13 |
| 04 DEC 1976 | Florida A&M | 26 | Central State (OH) | 21 |
| 03 DEC 1977 | Florida A&M | 37 | Delaware State | 15 |
| 02 DEC 1978 | Florida A&M | 31 | Grambling State | 7 |
