Official recap
Florida State won, 31-28, when quarterback Danny McManus hit flanker Ronald Lewis with a fourth-down, 15-yard touchdown pass with 3:07 left in the game.
McManus' third TD pass of the day capped a 97-yard, 11-play drive that started just after the Huskers failed to deliver the knockout blow. Leading, 28-24, midway in the fourth quarter, Nebraska had driven from its 26-yard line to the FSU 2, where alternate I-back Tyreese Knox appeared headed for the end zone and a clinching touchdown. But a Seminole defender reached up from the pile and stripped the ball loose.
Full recap here.
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Florida State 31
Nebraska 28
Jan. 1, 1988
Tempe, AZFlorida State 0 21 3 7 — 31
Nebraska 14 4 14 0 — 28
First Quarter
NEB — Keith Jones 3 run (Chris Drennan kick), 9:31.
NEB — Dana Brinson 52 punt return (Drennan kick), 1:15.
Second Quarter
FSU — Herb Gainer 10 pass from Danny McManus
(Derek Schmidt kick), 10:30.
FSU — Dayne Williams 4 run (Schmidt kick), 4:48.
FSU — Gainer 25 pass from McManus (Schmidt kick), 0:44.
Third Quarter
NEB — Steve Taylor 2 run (Drennan kick), 11:41.
FSU — FG Schmidt 32, 7:49.
NEB — Tyreese Knox 4 run (Drennan kick), 0:40.
Fourth Quarter
FSU — Ronald Lewis 15 pass from McManus
(Schmidt kick), 3:07.
A—72,112.
FSU Neb.
First downs 26 20
Rushes-yards 29-82 54-242
Passing yards 375 142
Passes 28-51-1 7-14-1
Plays-Total Offense 80-457 68-384
Sacks by 0-0 1-7
Punts 4-29.5 4-35.5
Punt Return Yards 12 89
Interceptions-Yards 1-3 1-35
Fumbles-lost 2-1 4-2
Penalties-yards 2-20 9-78
Time of possession 31:07 28:53
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing:
Florida State, Sammie Smith 9-28, McManus 5-26, D. Williams 3-5, D. Carter 4-4, Bennett 7-16, Butts 1-3.
Nebraska, Jones 15-80, Taylor 20-75, Knox 13-62, Brinson 2-16, Micah Heibel 3-7, Bryan Carpenter 1-2.
Passing:
Florida State, McManus 28-51-1-375.
Nebraska, Taylor 7-14-1-142.
Receiving:
Florida State, Gainer 5-89, Pat Carter 5-54, Dexter Carter 4-89, Lewis 4-59, Edgar Bennett 4-47, Terry Anthony 2-29.
Nebraska, Morgan Gregory 3-49, Todd Millikan 2-32, Todd Banderas 1-48, Heibel 1-13.
Missed field goals:
Florida State, Schmidt 43.
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