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Miami football: Orange Bowl was Hurricanes Field of Dreams

MIAMI - NOVEMBER 8: . (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/Getty Images)

The Miami football program played its home games at the Orange Bowl for 71 seasons. For the Hurricanes, the Orange Bowl was its Field of Dreams. Miami won 58 straight games at the Orange Bowl from 1985-1994. That is a record that still stands. The Orange Bowl had an unprecedented atmosphere.

Playing in the Orange Bowl or attending a game there was a special experience. When Howard Schnellenger took over as the Miami head coach in 1979, he built one of the best home-field advantages in college football.