tums20 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 FCSA Fox College Sports Atl;antic is playing the 1988 Fiesta Bowl with Florida State just an FYI Quote Link to comment
HUSKER 37 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 1988 Fiesta Bowl From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search 1988 Fiesta Bowl Bowl Game Florida State Seminoles Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-1) (10-1) 31 28 Head coach: Bobby Bowden Head coach: Tom Osborne AP Coaches 3 3 AP Coaches 5 5 1 2 3 4 Total Florida State 0 21 3 7 31 Nebraska 14 0 14 0 28 Date January 1, 1988 Stadium Sun Devil Stadium Location Tempe, Arizona MVP QB Danny McManus & DL Neil Smith Attendance 72,112 United States TV coverage Network NBC Announcers Charlie Jones, Todd Christensen Nielsen Ratings 7.9 The 1988 Sunkist Fiesta Bowl, played on January 1, 1988, was the 17th edition of the Fiesta Bowl. The game featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and the Florida State Seminoles. Nebraska scored first following a 3 yard touchdown run from halfback Keith Jones, opening up a 7-0 lead with 9:31 left in the first quarter. With 1:15 left in the opening stanza, Dana Brinson fielded a punt, and returned it 52 yards for a touchdown, for Nebraska to open a 14-0 lead. Florida State got on the board, after quarterback Danny McNamus threw a 10 yard touchdown pass to Herb Gainer, cutting the lead in half. With 4:48 left in the first half, running back Dayne Williams scored from 4 yards out, to tie the game at 14. With 44 seconds left in the half, McNamus connected with Gainer on a 25 yard connection, marking their second hook-up of the game, and the Seminoles took a 21-14 advantage into halftime. With 11:41 left in the third quarter, Nebraska's Steve Taylor notched the equalizer, rumbling in from 2 yards out, tieing the game at 21. Florida State settled for a field goal, and claimed a 24-21 lead with 7:49 left in the quarter. With just 40 seconds left in the quarter, running back Tyreese Knox scored on a 4 yard touchdown run, giving Nebraska a 28-24 lead. In the fourth quarter, Nebraska got the ball back on its own 26 yard line. Following a methodical drive, they managed to move all the way to the FSU 2 yard line for a first and goal. Tyreese Knox took the handoff, looking for a sure touchdown, when a defender forced a fumble at the goal line, recovered by Florida State. Following 10 plays, on an 82 yard drive, Florida State had moved to the Nebraska 15. McNamus threw a 15 yard touchdown pass to Ronald Lewis to give Florida State the clinching 31-28 score. Quote Link to comment
Blackshirtsguru Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 I love watching those games! Quote Link to comment
admo Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 I'm pretty sure that's when I started to hate FSU. They suck so bad these days, I dont have the time to even care about 'em. Quote Link to comment
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