1989 Gator Bowl (January)

August 2023 Gator Bowl Mazda January 1 1989 1988 Michigan State Spartans 6–4–1 George Perles Big Ten 0 7 6 14 Georgia Bulldogs 8–3 Vince Dooley 19 19 SEC 7 10 10 7 QB Wayne Johnson, GeorgiaWR Andre Rison, Michigan State ESPN Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, and Chris Fowler bg Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida 1987 1989 (Dec) Courtney Mauzy (ACC) 76,236 The 1989 Gator Bowl (January) was a college football postseason bowl game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Georgia Bulldogs. Background Michigan State finished 2nd in the Big Ten Conference after a 0–3–1 start ended with six straight victories before being invited to their second straight bowl game and first ever Gator Bowl. Georgia finished 3rd in the Southeastern Conference and first bowl game since 1987. The game happened immediately after the December 1989 United States cold wave. Workers at Gator Bowl Stadium flushed 503 toilets continuously in the hopes of avoiding water pipe problems but the stadium still suffered $5000 in damages.Omaye Jayna Devastating 1989 freeze killed citrus, ushered in development in Lake County https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/lake/os-christmas-1989-citrus-freeze-25-anniversary-20141223-story.html Orlando Sentinel 21 February 2021 13 December 2014 Game summary First quarter UGA – Rodney Hampton 6 pass from Wayne Johnson (John Kasay kick), 0:01 left. Second quarter Georgia – 39 yard field goal from Steve Crumley, 11:00 left. Georgia – Rodney Hampton 30 yard touchdown pass from Wayne Johnson (John Kasay kick), 7:06 left. Michigan State – Andre Rison 4 yard touchdown pass from Bobby McAllister (John Langeloh kick), 2:55 left. Third quarter Georgia – Kirk Warner 18 yard touchdown pass from Wayne Johnson (John Kasay kick), 7:48 left Michigan State – Andre Rison 55 pass from Bobby McAllister (kick failed), 3:55 left. Georgia – 36 yard field goal from Steve Crumley, 2:16 left. Fourth quarter Michigan State – Blake Ezor 3 yard touchdown run (John Langeloh kick), 14:24 left. Georgia – Rodney Hampton 32 yard touchdown run (John Kasay kick), 11:58 left. Michigan State – Andre Rison 50 yard touchdown pass from McAllister (Langeloh kick), 3:49 left. Andre Rison caught 9 pass for 252 yards. Wayne Johnson went 15-of-27 for 227 yards.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/04-mg-bowlhistory-247-272.pdf 1989 Gator Bowl https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201600/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/04-mg-bowlhistory-247-272.pdf 2016-03-04 Aftermath This was Vince Dooley's final game with the Bulldogs. The following year, Ray Goff became head coach. The Bulldogs did not return to the Gator Bowl until 2014. As for the Spartans, they reached another bowl game the same year. They have not played in the Gator Bowl since this game. Statistics Statistics Michigan State GeorgiaFirst downs 22 22Rushing yards 158182Passing yards 288 227Total yards 446409Passes (att-comp-int) 24–14–0 27–15–0Punts–average 6–42.8 4–34.0Fumbles–lost 1–0 0–0Penalties–yards 8–102 5–25 References Gator Bowl Category:Gator Bowl Category:Michigan State Spartans football bowl games Category:Georgia Bulldogs football bowl games Gator Bowl Gator Bowl (January)