1990 Fiesta Bowl

August 2023 1990 Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe Arizona.jpg Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, hosted the Fiesta Bowl. Sunkist Fiesta Bowl 1989 Nebraska Cornhuskers Florida State Seminoles 10–1 Big 8 9–2 Independent Tom Osborne Bobby Bowden 6 6 5 5 7 3 0 7 0 21 20 0 January 1 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona Peter Tom Willis (QB, FSU)Odell Haggins 4(NG, FSU) Florida State by 3½ points https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UlQNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=km4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3118%2C157580 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The latest line January 1, 1990 37https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8iAyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kOUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2643%2C59471 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Betting line January 1, 1990 14 Jimmy Harper (SEC) 73,953 NBC List of announcers of major college bowl games Charlie Jones, Merlin Olsen 7.9 19th Fiesta Bowl The 1990 Sunkist Fiesta Bowl was the 19th edition of the Fiesta Bowl, played on January 1, in Tempe, Arizona. The game featured the sixth-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference and the independent fifth-ranked Florida State Seminoles.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wV5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y_ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6075%2C237203 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Long Gary No. 5 Seminoles roll over Nebraska Knight-Ridder January 2, 1990 B3https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U1QNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=km4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6753%2C329352 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Berry Walter Willis, Seminoles have fiesta in pounding Cornhuskers January 2, 1990 19https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j0tQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AQ4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6545%2C5858691 Toledo Blade Ohio Associated Press Willis breaks Fiesta records January 2, 1990 22https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Me9RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U3UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2705%2C1014827 St. Petersburg Times Florida Harig Bob FSU plays like No. 1 team, shucks Cornhuskers 41-17 January 2, 1990 1C Game summary Less than four minutes into the game, Nebraska quarterback Gerry Gdowski threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Morgan Gregory for the only score of the first quarter. Florida State got on the scoreboard with a 14-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Peter Tom Willis to wide receiver Terry Anthony, tying the game at seven early in the second quarter. Chris Drennan responded with a 39-yard field goal to put Nebraska ahead 10–7 with over twelve minutes left in the half. Willis connected with wide receiver Reggie Johnson for a 5-yard touchdown pass and a 14–10 Seminole lead. He later connected with Dexter Carter for a 10-yard touchdown pass with 24 seconds left in the half, as the Seminoles took a 21–10 lead into the locker room. With six minutes left in the third quarter, Paul Moore scored for Florida State on a 1-yard touchdown run, but the extra point attempt was blocked and the score was 27–10. With 3:37 left in the quarter, Willis threw his fourth touchdown pass of the game, an 8-yard strike to Johnson, widening the gap to 34–10. With two seconds left in the quarter, Willis threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Terry Anthony for a 41–10 lead. In the second and third quarters, Florida State outscored Nebraska 41–3. Nebraska scored the only points of the fourth quarter on a touchdown run by quarterback Mickey Joseph with 1:16 remaining.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8yAyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kOUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1347%2C383704 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania news services Seminoles say they're No. 1 January 2, 1990 21 It was the Huskers' worst defeat in a bowl game in 23 years. Florida State climbed to third in the final AP poll, while Nebraska dropped to eleventh. It was the fourth loss in as many appearances at the Fiesta Bowl for the Huskers;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KVUPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eIYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6894%2C778841 The Bulletin Bend, Oregon Associated Press Fiesta time for FSU January 2, 1990 D3 they won their next two in 1996 and 2000. Scoring First quarter Nebraska – Morgan Gregory 9 pass from Gerry Gdowski (Gregg Barrios kick), 11:19 Second quarter Florida State – Terry Anthony 14 pass from Peter Tom Willis (Richie Andrews kick), 13:42 Nebraska – Field goal, Chris Drennan 39, 12:15 Florida State – Reggie Johnson 5 pass from Willis (Andrews kick), 6:55 Florida State – Dexter Carter 10 pass from Willis (Andrews kick), 0:24 Third quarter Florida State – Paul Moore 1 run (kick blocked), 5:59 Florida State – Johnson 8 pass from Willis (Andrews kick), 3:37 Florida State – Anthony 24 pass from Willis (Andrews kick), 0:02 Fourth quarter Nebraska – Mickey Joseph 2 run (Drennan kick), 1:16 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wV5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y_ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5307%2C241101 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Fiesta Bowl (box score) January 2, 1990 B4 Statistics {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! Statistics !!  Nebraska  !! Florida5State5 |- |align=left|First downs || 18 || 18 |- |align=left|Rushes–yards|| 46–115|| 24–72 |- |align=left|Passing yards || 207 || 422 |- |align=left|Passes || 15–26–2 || 25–41–0 |- |align=left|Total yards || 322 || 494 |- |align=left|Punts–average ||3–34|| 3–36 |- |align=left|Fumbles–lost ||5–3|| 0–0 |- |align=left|Turnovers by||5||0 |- |align=left|Penalties-yards ||6–48|| 13–135 |- |align=left|Time of possession ||32:30||27:30 |} Source: References External links http://huskerpedia.com/games/1989/12floridastate.html Fiesta Bowl Category:Fiesta Bowl Category:Florida State Seminoles football bowl games Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football bowl games Fiesta Bowl Fiesta Bowl