1988 Fiesta Bowl

August 2023 1988 Sunkist Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe Arizona.jpg Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, hosted the Fiesta Bowl. Fiesta Bowl 17th Fiesta Bowl 1987 Florida State Seminoles Nebraska Cornhuskers 10–1 Independent 10–1 Big 8 Bobby Bowden Tom Osborne 3 3 5 5 0 21 3 7 14 0 14 0 January 1 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona Danny McManus (FSU QB)Neil Smith 11(NU DL) Florida State by 3½ points https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3VMNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4W0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3395%2C123413 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The latest line January 1, 1988 28https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eS0yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JuUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4996%2C205366 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Betting line January 1, 1988 19 Wendell Shelton (SWC) 72,112 NBC List of announcers of major college bowl games Charlie Jones, Jimmy Cefalo 7.9 The 1988 Sunkist Fiesta Bowl was the 17th edition of the college football bowl game played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona on Friday, January 1. Part of the 1987–88 bowl game season, it matched the third-ranked independent Florida State Seminoles and the #5 Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference. Favored Florida State rallied to win 31–28.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1NszAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5621%2C170390 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Fiesta foes search for No. 2 January 1, 1988 3Dhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3VMNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4W0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3311%2C115600 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Other bowls: Fiesta January 1, 1988 26https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=udszAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3766%2C273836 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon (Los Angeles Times) Seminoles trip Nebraska, state their claim to No. 1 January 2, 1988 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3lMNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4W0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4747%2C433165 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press McManus guides Florida State over Cornhuskers in Fiesta Bowl January 2, 1988 23 Teams 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season Florida State 1987 Florida State Seminoles football team Nebraska 1987 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Game summary Kickoff was just after 11:30 a.m. MST,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eS0yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JuUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4964%2C202057 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania TV-radio January 1, 1988 19 and underdog Nebraska scored first on a three-yard run by senior halfback Keith Jones with 9:31 left in the first quarter. With 1:15 left in the opening stanza, Dana Brinson fielded a punt and returned it 52 yards for a touchdown and Nebraska led 14–0. Florida State got on the board in the second quarter when quarterback Danny McManus threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Herb Gainer. With under five minutes left in the first half, running back Dayne Williams scored from four yards out to tie the game at fourteen. With 44 seconds left in the half, McManus connected with Gainer on a 25-yard touchdown pass, marking their second hook-up of the game, and the Seminoles took a 21–14 advantage into halftime. Just over three minutes into the third quarter, Nebraska quarterback Steve Taylor notched the equalizer, rumbling in from two yards out to tie the game at 21. Florida State settled for a field goal for a 24–21 lead. With forty seconds left in the quarter, running back Tyreese Knox scored on a four-yard run, giving Nebraska a 28–24 lead. In the fourth quarter, Nebraska got the ball back on its 26-yard line. Following a methodical drive, they managed to move all the way to the FSU two-yard line for a first and goal. Knox took the handoff, looking for a sure touchdown, when a defender forced a fumble at the goal line, recovered by Florida State. Ten plays later, Florida State had advanced to the Nebraska 15 and McManus threw a touchdown pass on 4th and goal to Ronald Lewis for the clinching 31–28 score. Scoring First quarter Nebraska – Keith Jones 3-yard run (Chris Drennan kick), 9:31 Nebraska – Dana Brinson 52-yard punt return (Drennan kick), 1:15 Second quarter Florida State – Herb Gainer 10-yard pass from Danny McManus (Derek Schmidt kick), 10:53 Florida State – Dayne Williams 4-yard run (Schmidt kick), 3:48 Florida State – Gainer 25-yard pass from McManus (Schmidt kick), 0:46 Third quarter Nebraska – Steve Taylor 2-yard run (Drennan kick), 11:41 Florida State – Schmidt 32-yard field goal, 7:49 Nebraska – Tyreese Knox 4-yard run (Drennan kick), 0:40 Fourth quarter Florida State – Ronald Lewis 15-yard pass from McManus (Schmidt kick), 3:07 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ei0yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JuUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5627%2C523785 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Fiesta Bowl (box score) January 2, 1988 8http://www.huskersnside.com/pdf4/18478.pdf? https://web.archive.org/web/20200723001548/http://www.huskersnside.com/pdf4/18478.pdf dead July 23, 2020 2005 Nebraska Cornhuskers football media guide (supplement) Bowl games: 1988 Fiesta Bowl 2005 Statistics {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! Statistics !! 3Florida3State !!  Nebraska  |- |align=left|First downs || 26 || 20 |- |align=left|Rushes–yards|| 29–82|| 54–242 |- |align=left|Passing yards || 375 || 142 |- |align=left|Passes || 28–51–1 || 7–14–1 |- |align=left|Total yards || 457 || 384 |- |align=left|Punts–average ||4–30|| 4–36 |- |align=left|Fumbles–lost ||2–1|| 4–2 |- |align=left|Turnovers by||2||3 |- |align=left|Penalties-yards ||2–20|| 9–78 |- |align=left|Time of possession ||31:07||28:53 |} Source: Aftermath Florida State climbed to second in the final AP poll and Nebraska fell to sixth. References External links http://huskerpedia.com/games/1987/12floridastate.html Fiesta Bowl Category:Fiesta Bowl Category:Florida State Seminoles football bowl games Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football bowl games Category:January 1988 sports events in the United States Category:1988 in sports in Arizona