1990 Fiesta Bowl

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1990 Sunkist Fiesta Bowl
19th Fiesta Bowl
1234Total
Nebraska730717
Florida State02120041
DateJanuary 1, 1990
Season 1989
Stadium Sun Devil Stadium
Location Tempe, Arizona
MVP Peter Tom Willis (QB, FSU)
Odell Haggins     (NG, FSU)
Favorite Florida State by 3½ points [1] [2]
Referee Jimmy Harper (SEC)
Attendance73,953
United States TV coverage
Network NBC
Announcers Charlie Jones, Merlin Olsen
Nielsen ratings 7.9
  1989
1991  

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. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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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. [3] [7] 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; [8] they won their next two in 1996 and 2000.

Scoring

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Source: [9]


Statistics

Statistics Nebraska Florida
     State     
First Downs1818
Rushes–yards46–11524–72
Passing yards207422
Passes15–26–225–41–0
Total yards322494
Punts–average3–343–36
Fumbles–lost5–30–0
Turnovers by50
Penalties-yards6–4813–135
Time of possession32:3027:30
Source: [5] [9]

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