1992 Sugar Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 March 2018 Louisiana Superdome - Unbranded - 26 July 2021.jpg The Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl. 1992 USF&G Sugar Bowl 58th Sugar BowlThe Cheerios Bowl 1991 Notre Dame Fighting Irish University of Notre Dame 9–3 Independent Lou Holtz 18 18 0 7 10 22 Florida Gators University of Florida 10–1 SEC Steve Spurrier 3 4 10 6 0 12 January 1 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana Jerome Bettis (Notre Dame RB) Florida by 6.5 points (52.5)https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/history/bowls/orange/ Orange Bowl Odds Orange Bowl Odds October 26, 2020 October 25, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201026233541/https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/history/bowls/orange// dead https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/history/bowls/orange/ Orange Bowl Odds Betting line D7 October 26, 2020 October 25, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201026233541/https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/history/bowls/orange// dead James Sprenger (Pac-10) ABC List of announcers of major college bowl games Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf, and Tim Brant The 1992 Sugar Bowl was the 58th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Wednesday, January 1. Part of the 1991–92 bowl game season, it matched the eighteenth-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the #3 Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Notre Dame rallied late in the fourth quarter to upset the favored Gators, 39–28.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kE1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6835%2C257925 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Fighting Irish run wild in second half comeback January 2, 1992 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=w3UcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dGQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4218%2C117876 Pittsburgh Press news services Irish give the critics a rebuttal January 2, 1992 C3 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qXMxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kBQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3991%2C282238 Wilmington Star-News North Carolina Shearer Ed Irish top Gators on Bettis TDs January 2, 1992 6B The game is also known as "The Cheerios Bowl," due to the comment a waiter supposedly told Irish head coach Lou Holtz at a restaurant that "the difference between Cheerios and Notre Dame is that Cheerios belong in a bowl." Teams 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season Notre Dame 1991 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team Florida 1991 Florida Gators football team Game summary The game kicked off shortly after 7:30 p.m. CST, following the Rose Bowl on ABC, and shortly after the start of the Orange Bowl on NBC, which matched top-ranked Miami and #11 Nebraska.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V0xPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QAMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4148%2C134579 Toledo Blade Ohio College football January 1, 1992 30 The Florida Gators built an early 7–0 lead when their Heisman Trophy candidate, quarterback Shane Matthews, found All-SEC wide receiver Willie Jackson on a 15-yard touchdown pass. Florida led 10–0 at the end of the first quarter, after Arden Czyzewski added a 26-yard field goal to cap the quarter. Czyzewski added a 24-yard field goal, early in the second quarter, allowing the Gators to take a 13–0 lead. Notre Dame quarterback Rick Mirer capped a methodical drive with a perfect 40-yard touchdown pass to wideout Lake Dawson, making it 13–7 Gators. The Gators led 16–7 at half, after Czyzewski's third field goal of the game. In the third quarter, Notre Dame got a 23-yard field goal from Kevin Pendergast, and a 4-yard touchdown pass from Rick Mirer to Irv Smith to take a 17–16 lead into the 4th quarter. In the fourth quarter, Czyzewski's 37-yard field goal made it 19–17, and his fifth field goal of the game gave the Gators a 22–17 lead with under twelve minutes remaining. Notre Dame's Jerome Bettis then took over the game, as he rushed for touchdowns of 3 and 49 yards, and the Irish led 32–22. Florida quickly responded with a 36-yard score from Matthews to Harrison Houston with 2:28 left to reduce the lead to four points at 32–28. Notre Dame put the game out of reach following Bettis' third rushing touchdown of the quarter, a 39-yarder, to push the score to 39–28, which was the final. Bettis finished with 150 yards rushing and was the game's MVP, scoring his three touchdowns in less than three minutes. Florida quarterback Shane Matthews set Sugar Bowl records for passing yards (370), and completions (28). Florida lost despite outgaining Notre Dame 511–433, and committing only two turnovers to Notre Dame's four. Scoring First quarter Florida – Willie Jackson 15-yard pass from Shane Matthews (Arden Czyzewski kick) Florida – Czyzewski 26-yard field goal Second quarter Florida – Czyzewski 24-yard field goal Notre Dame – Lake Dawson 40-yard pass from Rick Mirer (Craig Hentrich kick) Florida – Czyzewski 36-yard field goal Third quarter Notre Dame – Kevin Pendergast 23-yard field goal Notre Dame – Irv Smith 4-yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick) Fourth quarter Florida – Czyzewski 37-yard field goal Florida – Czyzewski 24-yard field goal Notre Dame – Jerome Bettis 3-yard run (Brooks pass from Mirer) Notre Dame – Bettis 49-yard run (Pendergast kick) Florida – Harrison Houston 36-yard pass from Matthews (pass failed) Notre Dame – Bettis 39-yard run (Pendergast kick) Source: Statistics {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! Statistics !! Notre Dame !! 4Florida4 |- |First downs || 23 || 29 |- |Rushes–yards|| 49–279 || 33–141 |- |Passing yards || 154 || 370 |- |Passes (C–A–I)|| 14–19–1 || 28–58–2 |- |Total offense || 68–433 || 91–511 |- |Return yards || 31 || 4 |- |Punts–average ||2–34.0||2–52.5 |- |Fumbles–lost ||4–3||0–0 |- |Turnovers||4||2 |- |Penalties–yards ||3–15|| 4–40 |- |align=left|Time of possession || 29:00 || 31:00 |} Source: Aftermath Notre Dame climbed five spots to thirteenth in the final AP poll and Florida fell to seventh.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wgMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TeIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1769%2C498825 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press Polls render split decision January 2, 1992 D1 References Sugar Bowl Category:Sugar Bowl Category:Florida Gators football bowl games Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football bowl games Sugar Bowl Sugar Bowl