Enberg broadcasted his first Orange Bowl in 1979. Number four Oklahoma defeated number six Nebraska. The game was a rare occurrence of teams from the same conference playing in a bowl game. Among his other broadcasts was the Miami Hurricanes 1992 victory in the Orange Bowl.
The Cornhuskers won the first meeting against Oklahoma 17-14 and the Big Eight regular-season title. The Sooners turned the tables 31-24 victory in the Orange Bowl.
Enberg called the game with his longtime broadcasting partner Merlin Olsen. It was Olsen’s second Orange Bowl game. He called the game the previous season when Oklahoma lost 31-6 to a Lou Holtz led Arkansas Razorbacks.