1992 Orange Bowl

August 2023 Orange Bowl 58th Orange BowlNCAA AP Poll National Championship Game January 1 1992 1991 File:Miami orange bowl stadium cropped.jpg The Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl. Federal Express University of Miami Miami Hurricanes 11–0 Big East 1 2 Dennis Erickson 13 0 9 0 University of Nebraska Nebraska Cornhuskers 9–1–1 Big Eight 11 11 Tom Osborne 0 0 0 0 Miami by 10 points (44.5)https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/history/bowls/orange/ Orange Bowl Odds Orange Bowl Odds October 26, 2020 October 24, 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 24, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201026233541/https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/history/bowls/orange// dead Larry Jones (Miami FB) 77,747 Ron Winter (Big Ten) bg Orange Bowl Miami, Florida NBC Dick Enberg, Bill Walsh and John Dockery The 1992 Orange Bowl was the 58th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on January 1. Part of the 1991–92 bowl game season, it matched the top-ranked Miami Hurricanes of the Big East Conference and the #11 Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference. Favored Miami won 22–0.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kE1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3326%2C249387 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Walker Ben Miami makes its pitch with Orange Bowl shutout January 2, 1992 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qXMxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kBQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1601%2C283175 Wilmington Morning Star North Carolina (New York Times) Moran Malcolm 'Canes win easily... January 2, 1992 6BBlackout Forces NBC to Call an Audible in Orange Bowl https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-02-sp-7568-story.html Los Angeles Times 21 May 2018 2 January 1992 It was a rematch of the 1984 and 1989 editions, both Miami wins. This shutout win gave the Hurricanes their fourth national championship (1983, 1987, 1989), capping their "decade of dominance." Teams 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season Miami 1991 Miami Hurricanes football team Miami won all eleven games in the regular season; it was their first season in the Big East. Nebraska 1991 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The Huskers lost at home to Washington in September and tied Colorado on the road in early November. Game summary Playing on their home field, the Hurricanes raced to a quick start as quarterback Gino Torretta threw an 8-yard touchdown to wide receiver Kevin Williams, which was followed by two 24-yard field goals by Carlos Huerta. After a scoreless second quarter, it was 13–0 at halftime. Miami dominated the second half with a touchdown run by fullback Larry Jones and a third field goal by Huerta, this one from 54 yards. The score was 22–0 after three quarters, and the Miami defense successfully held off Nebraska, as the fourth quarter was scoreless. Scoring First quarter Miami – Kevin Williams 8 pass from Gino Torretta (Carlos Huerta kick), 11:04 Miami – Huerta 24-yard field goal, 5:04 Miami – Huerta 24-yard field goal, 4:02 Second quarter No scoring Third quarter Miami – Larry Jones 1-yard run (Torretta pass failed), 11:19 Miami – Huerta 54-yard field goal, 2:33 Fourth quarter No scoring Source: Statistics {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! Statistics !! 4Miami4 !! Nebraska |- |align=left|First downs || 25 || 9 |- |align=left|Rushes–yards|| 44–182|| 38–82 |- |align=left|Passing yards || 257 || 89 |- |align=left|Passes || 19–41–2 || 7–19–2 |- |align=left|Total offense || 81–439 || 57–171 |- |align=left|Return yards || 66 || 3 |- |align=left|Punts–average ||5–33|| 8–39 |- |align=left|Fumbles–lost ||3–0|| 3–2 |- |align=left|Turnovers by||2||4 |- |align=left|Penalties-yards ||12–143|| 6–36 |- |align=left|Time of possession ||34:29||25:31 |} Source: NBC Control room fire During coverage of the final quarter, two power feeder cables that were originating coverage into NBC's main production truck accidentally caught itself on fire, forcing all 12 cameras and all NBC stations to knock off the air with an identification slide for 18 seconds. After the video portion returned, NBC was forced to switch to a scrambled Japanese feed of the game off of JOTX, with Japanese audio for 30 seconds before silencing their audio portions with a voiceover, "Ladies and Gentlemen, we are experiencing technical difficulties. Please stand by". A teletext was then shown afterwards, "Sorry for the inconvenience, we have been experiencing transmission difficulties due to atmospheric conditions". While the teletext remained on screen, NBC Sports announcers Gayle Gardner and Paul Maguire then returned on air with an announcement before describing an action between both teams from NBC's studios in New York. 14 minutes later, Dick Enberg apologized to its viewers that a major power failure has knocked out their cameras. At that point, NBC was forced to borrow one camera from Japanese network JOTX for parts of the game. Aftermath The win completed a perfect season for the Hurricanes, maintaining their #1 ranking in the AP Poll, but they did not receive the top ranking in the Coaches' Poll, which went to Washington of the Pac-10 Conference. The Huskies, second in the AP, had achieved an identical 12–0 record, completed with a 34–14 win over #4 Michigan in the Rose Bowl. For a second consecutive year, major college football finished with two teams splitting the title,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TcgSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EfoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4057%2C454330 Spokane Chronicle Washington wire reports Coaches, scribes aren't unanimous January 3, 1992 C1 which led the major athletic conferences to form the Bowl Coalition in the following year to help better determine a national champion. A fantasy article in Sports Illustrated titled "The Dream Game" had Washington narrowly defeat Miami in a playoff.https://www.si.com/vault/1992/01/13/125776/the-dream-game-would-you-believe-it-washington-beat-miami-in-the-battle-of-two-no-1s Sports Illustrated Murphy Austin The Dream Game January 13, 1992 34 The shutout was the first for Nebraska in over eighteen years (and remains their only shutout in a bowl); they dropped to fifteenth in the final AP poll.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kk1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6322%2C386406 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon (Los Angeles Times) Wojciechowski Gene Gene Wojciechowski Huskies, Miami share title January 3, 1992 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qnMxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kBQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1947%2C423196 Wilmington Morning Star North Carolina Associated Press Warner Rick Washington, Miami share No. 1 rating January 3, 1992 1C It was the Huskers' fifth consecutive bowl loss, a streak that extended to seven. Nebraska and Miami faced off in another Orange Bowl rematch three years later, and Nebraska finally won. It broke the Huskers' seven-game losing streak in bowls and vaulted them to the first of two consecutive national titles. A four-game winning streak in bowls began, with three national championships (1994, 1995, 1997) in four seasons at the end of head coach Tom Osborne's career in Lincoln. See also Miami–Nebraska football rivalry References External links HuskerMax – 1992 Orange Bowl Orange Bowl Category:Orange Bowl Category:Miami Hurricanes football bowl games Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football bowl games Orange Bowl Category:January 1992 sports events in the United States Category:1990s in Miami Category:American football competitions in Miami