1-2 Punch

L.A. Times Archives

Jan. 1, 2005 12 AM PT

USC and Oklahoma meet in the Orange Bowl on Tuesday in a matchup between

No.-1 and 2-ranked teams. Meetings involving the top two teams in the Associated Press’ college football poll (The No. 1 team is 20-12-2):

* JAN. 4, 2005 No. 1 USC vs. No. 2 Oklahoma

* JAN. 3, 2003 No. 2 Ohio State 31, No. 1 Miami 24, 2 OT

* JAN. 4, 2000 No. 1 Florida State 46, No. 2 Virginia Tech 29

* JAN. 4, 1999 No. 1 Tennessee 23, No. 2 Florida State 16

* NOV. 30, 1996 No. 2 Florida State 24, No. 1 Florida 21

* JAN. 2, 1996 No. 1 Nebraska 62, No. 2 Florida 24

* JAN. 1, 1994 No. 1 Florida State 18, No. 2 Nebraska 16

* NOV. 13, 1993 No. 2 Notre Dame 31, No. 1 Florida State 24

* JAN. 1, 1993 No. 2 Alabama 34, No. 1 Miami 13

* NOV. 16, 1991 No. 2 Miami 17, No. 1 Florida State 16

* SEPT. 16, 1989 No. 1 Notre Dame 24, No. 2 Michigan 19

* NOV. 26, 1988 No. 1 Notre Dame 27, No. 2 USC 10

* JAN. 1, 1988 No. 2 Miami 20, No. 1 Oklahoma 14

* NOV. 21, 1987 No. 2 Oklahoma 17, No. 1 Nebraska 7

* JAN. 2, 1987 No. 2 Penn State 14, No. 1 Miami 10

* SEPT. 27, 1986 No. 2 Miami 28, No. 1 Oklahoma 16

* OCT. 19, 1985 No. 1 Iowa 12, No. 2 Michigan 10

* JAN. 1, 1983 No. 2 Penn State 27, No. 1 Georgia 23

* SEPT. 26, 1981 No. 1 USC 28, No. 2 Oklahoma 24

* JAN. 1, 1979 No. 2 Alabama 14, No. 1 Penn State 7

* JAN. 1, 1972 No. 1 Nebraska 38, No. 2 Alabama 6

* NOV. 25, 1971 No. 1 Nebraska 35, No. 2 Oklahoma 31

* DEC. 6, 1969 No. 1 Texas 15, No. 2 Arkansas 14

* JAN. 1, 1969 No. 1 Ohio State 27, No. 2 USC 16

* SEPT. 28, 1968 No. 1 Purdue 37, No. 2 Notre Dame 22

* NOV. 19, 1966 No. 1 Notre Dame 10, No. 2 Michigan State 10, tie

* JAN. 1, 1964 No. 1 Texas 28, No. 2 Navy 6

* OCT. 12, 1963 No. 2 Texas 28, No. 1 Oklahoma 7

* JAN. 1, 1963 No. 1 USC 42, No. 2 Wisconsin 37

* NOV. 9, 1946 No. 1 Army 0, No. 2 Notre Dame 0, tie

* DEC. 1, 1945 No. 1 Army 32, No. 2 Navy 13

* NOV. 10, 1945 No. 1 Army 48, No. 2 Notre Dame 0

* DEC. 2, 1944 No. 1 Army 23, No. 2 Navy 7

* NOV. 20, 1943 No. 1 Notre Dame 14, No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight 13

* OCT. 9, 1943 No. 1 Notre Dame 35, No. 2 Michigan 12