1989 All-American Bowl

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1989 All-American Bowl
1234Total
Duke0140721
Texas Tech141414749
DateDecember 28, 1989
Season 1989
Stadium Legion Field
Location Birmingham, Alabama
MVPRB James Gray
Referee Dick Burleson (SEC)
Attendance47,750
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers Wayne Larrivee, Ben Bennett and Chris Fowler
All-American Bowl
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The 1989 All-American Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Duke Blue Devils and Texas Tech Red Raiders.

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Background

Both teams had bowl win droughts of over 15 years, with Duke not having a bowl game in 28 years and Texas Tech not winning one in 16 years. Duke was (co) champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference with Virginia (the only team to beat Duke in ACC play that year) for the first time since 1962, which was also the last time they had gone to a bowl game. As for Texas Tech, they were 4th place in the Southwest Conference, in their first bowl game since 1986.

Game summary

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

James Gray ran for 280 yards on 33 carries. [1] [2] [3] | source = [4] [5]

Aftermath

Spurrier left for his alma mater of Florida after the game. The Blue Devils did not reach a bowl game again until 1995. Texas Tech was not invited to a bowl again until 1993.

Statistics

StatisticsTexas TechDuke
First downs2219
Rushing yards34967
Passing (C–A–I)6–14–025–42–2
Passing yards174349
Total yards523416
Fumbles–lost0–03–2
Penalties–yards6–404–40
Punts–average5–37.65–36.4

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References

  1. "Archives". Los Angeles Times . 29 December 1989.
  2. "Duke Bowl Recap: 1989 All-American Bowl – Texas Tech 49, Duke 21".
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Chandler, Charles (December 29, 1989). "Red Raiders Get Jump On Duke Early In Bowl". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 1E. Retrieved June 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. Chandler, Charles (December 29, 1989). "Red Raiders Knock Off Blue Devils (continued)". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 3E. Retrieved June 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .