The 2007 FedEx Orange Bowl game is a college football

College football

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 bowl game

Bowl game

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. It is part of the 2006-2007 Bowl Championship Series

Bowl Championship Series

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 (BCS) of the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange Bowl was first played in 1935. The 2007 game was played on January 2, 2007, at Dolphin Stadium

Dolphin Stadium

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 in Miami Gardens, Florida

Miami Gardens, Florida

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. The game matched the #15 Wake Forest Demon Deacons versus the #6 Louisville Cardinals

2006 Louisville Cardinals football team

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 and was televised on Fox

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Each of the teams selected an honorary captain. Wake Forest chose golf

Golf

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 great Arnold Palmer

Arnold Palmer

Arnold Daniel Palmer is an American professional golfer, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men's professional golf. He has won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955...

, a Wake alumnus, and Louisville chose boxing

Boxing

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 legend Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

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, a Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

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 native. Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Wade

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 of the hometown Miami Heat

Miami Heat

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 presented the coin for the coin toss.

The officiating team was provided by the Southeastern Conference

Southeastern Conference

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