Official recap
After spotting the Huskers early leads of 7-0 and 10-7, Florida State ran off 34 unanswered points to build a 41-10 lead at the end of three quarters, then settled in for a 41-17 victory.
The Seminoles destroyed the Huskers with a lightning-quick defense and a passing attack the likes of which Nebraska had not previously seen in its first 100 years of football. Senior quarterback Peter Tom Willis threw for 422 yards on the afternoon, the most passing yards ever against a Nebraska team, as he completed 25 of 40 passes, with no interceptions and five touchdowns.
Full recap here.
OWH STORY & PHOTOS
SERIES HISTORY | NU BOWLS
SEASON STATS | NU ROSTER
FINAL POLLS | HONORS
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Florida State 41
Nebraska 17
Jan. 1, 1990
Tempe, AZNebraska 7 3 0 7 — 17
Florida State 0 21 20 0 — 41
First Quarter
NEB — Morgan Gregory 9 pass from Gerry Gdowski
(Gregg Barrios kick), 11:19 remaining.
Second Quarter
FSU — Terry Anthony 14 pass from Peter Tom Willis
(Richie Andrews kick), 13:42.
NEB — FG Chris Drennan 39, 12:15.
FSU — Reggie Johnson 5 pass from Willis
(Andrews kick), 6:55.
FSU — Dexter Carter 10 pass from Willis
(Andrews kick), 0:24.
Third Quarter
FSU — Paul Moore 1 run (Andrews kick blocked), 5:59
FSU — Johnson 8 pass from Willis (Andrews kick), 3:37.
FSU — Anthony 24 pass from Willis (Andrews kick), 0:02.
Fourth Quarter
NEB — Mickey Joseph 2 run (Drennan kick), 1:16.
Neb. FSU
First downs 18 18
Rushes-yards 46-115 24-72
Passing yards 207 422
Returns-yards 2-5 2-42
Passes 15-26-2 25-41-0
Sacks by 1-8 2-15
Punts-avg 3-34 3-36
Fumbles-lost 5-3 0-0
Penalties-yards 6-48 13-135
Possession Time 32:30 27:30
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING:
NEB, Ken Clark 16-86; Leodis Flowers 4-25; Bryan Carpenter 3-6; Terry Rodgers 4-3; Richard Bell 1-2; Gdowski 12-1; Tyrone Hughes 1-minus 2; Joseph 4-minus 2, 1 TD; William Washington 1-minus 4.
FSU, Carter 13-72; Amp Lee 2-6; Edgar Bennett 3-3; Paul Moore 4-3; Lawrence Dawsey 1-minus 4; Willis 1-minus 8.
PASSING:
NEB, Gdowski 13-23-2-154 1 TD; Mike Stigge 1-1-0-41; Joseph 1-2-0-12.
FSU, Willis 25-40-0-422, 5 TD; Casey Weldon 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING:
NEB, Gregory 4-67, 1 TD; Bell 3-46; Jon Bostick 3-27; Carpenter 2-6; Mark Dowse 1-41; Chris Garrett 1-15; Hughes 1-5.
FSU, Anthony 6-88, 2 TD; Ronald Lewis 5-106; Dawsey 4-66; Carter 3-47, 1 TD; Johnson 3-27, 2 TD; Shannon Baker 2-49; Bennett 1-30; Lee 1-9.
PUNTING:
NEB, Stigge 3-103, 34.3.
FSU, John Winberly 3-107, 35.7.
FIELD GOALS:
NEB, Drennan 39Y, 49N.
FSU, Bill Mason 37N; Andrews 39N.
PUNT RETURNS:
NEB, Hughes 2-5.
FSU, none.
KICKOFF RETURNS:
NEB, Flowers 4-64, Hughes 1-62, Garrett 1-2, Scott Kurtz 1-11.
FSU, Dawsey 3-59.
INTERCEPTION RETURNS:
NEB, none.
FSU, LeRoy Butler 1-23; Kevin Grant 1-19.
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