Official recap
The Seminoles struck first in the opening quarter and scored 20 unanswered points until Corey Dixon caught a 41-yard bomb from Nebraska quarterback Tommie Frazier with 1:31 remaining in the first half to end the Seminole run. Both teams traded touchdowns in the second half but No. 3 Florida State held on for a 27-14 victory as the No. 11 Huskers were slowed by five fumbles and two interceptions after leading the nation in turnover margin during the regular season.
Nebraska's Corey Dixon had his career-best day, as the Huskers fought back into the game, catching 123 of Nebraska's 146 passing yards, and running a reverse for 35 yards en route to being named the Nebraska MVP. Sophomore Calvin Jones led the Huskers in rushing with 76 yards on 19 carries on a slippery wet field. Florida State was led by quarterback Charlie Ward who passed for 182 yards and two touchdowns, and running back Sean Jackson who rushed for 101 yards. The Seminoles used their quick defense to limit the Huskers to 144 yards rushing – after Nebraska had led the nation in rushing in the regular season.
Nebraska dropped to 9-3 on the season and finished 14th in the final polls, their 24th consecutive year finishing in the AP top 25. Florida State upped its record to 11-1 and finished second to Alabama in the polls.
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SERIES HISTORY | NU BOWLS
SEASON STATS | NU ROSTER
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Florida State 27
Nebraska 14
Jan. 1, 1993
Miami, FL
Florida State 7 13 7 0 — 27
Nebraska 0 7 0 7 — 14
First Quarter
FSU - Tamarick Vanover 25 pass from Charlie Ward
(Mowrey kick) 7:41
Second Quarter
FSU - FG, Mowrey 40, 10:54.
FSU - McCorvey 4 pass from Ward (Mowrey kick) 9:22.
FSU - FG, Mowrey 24, 2:34.
NEB - Corey Dixon 41 pass from Tommie Frazier
(Bennett kick) 1:03.
Third Quarter
FSU - Sean Jackson 11 run (Mowrey kick) 4:52.
Fourth Quarter
NEB - Gerald Armstrong 1 pass from Frazier
(Bennett kick) 10:24.
NU FSU
First Downs 13 23
Rushing 8 11
Passing 5 9
Penalty 0 3
Net Rushing Yards 42 21
Rushing Attempts 34 48
Yards Gained Rushing 38 41
Net Passing Yards 146 215
Passes Attempted 22 31
Passes Completed 10 16
Passes Had Intercepted 2 1
Total Net Yards 290 436
Total Offensive Plays 56 79
Avg. Gain Per Play 5.2 5.5
Returns Yards 30 10
Fumbles-Fumbles Lost 5-1 3-0
Penalties-Yds Penalized 6-50 6-71
Interception-Yards 1-12 2-0
Punts-Yards 4-179 6-215
Avg. Per Punt 44.8 35.8
Punt Returns-Yards 3-18 1-10
Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-114 2-7
Possession Time 23:07 36:53
Third-Down Conversions 3-12 8-16
Sacks By-Yards Lost 2-25 1-1
RUSHING
FSU No Net LP TD
Jackson 17 101 42 1
McMillon 9 23 5 0
Floyd 4 5 2 0
Ward 14 23 5 0
Wimberly 1 19 19 0
Vanover 3 50 29 0
NEB No Net LP TD
Jones 19 76 17 0
Lewis 3 19 16 0
Brown 4 13 15 0
Frazier 7 1 16 0
Dixon 1 35 35 0
PASSING
FSU At Cp I Yds LP TD Sks
Ward 30 15 1 187 32 2 2
Jackson 1 1 0 28 28 0 0
NEB At Cp I Yds LP TD Sks
Frazier 21 10 2 146 41 2 1
Bell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
RECEIVING
FSU No Yds LP TD
Jackson 4 61 31 0
Baker 3 32 20 0
Vanover 3 40 25 1
McMillon 1 7 7 0
McCorvey 3 23 13 1
Ward 1 28 28 0
Ellison 1 24 24 0
NEB No Yds LP TD
Dixon 5 123 41 1
Hawkins 2 18 12 0
Jones 1 0 0 0
Armstrong 1 1 1 1
Muhammad 1 4 4 0
MISSED FGs
FSU: None
NU: Bennett, 26, 39. | |
| RETURNS
FSU PR KOR IR
Sawyer 1/10
McMillon 1/6
Vanover 1/1
Fowler 1/0
Abraham 1/0
NEB PR KOR IR
Hughes 2/11 2/35
Miles 2/79
Byrd 1/12
Dixon 1/7
PUNTING
FSU No Yds Avg LP
Wimberly 6 215 35.8 47
NEB No Yds Avg LP
Stigge 4 179 44.8 58 |
NU DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Tackles (UT-AT-TT): Alberts 8-6-14, White 5-6-11, Wright 5-3-8, Parrella 4-4-8, Carmer 5-3-8, Reece 3-4-7, Byrd 2-5-7, Connealy 5-2-7, Hill 4-3-7, Anderson 2-3-5, Jones 2-3-5, Wilhite 3-0-3, Stewart 1-2-3, Hughes 2-0-2, Hawkins 1-0-1, Wertz 1-0-1, Dixon 1-0-1, Seizys 1-0-1.
Tackles for loss (No.-Yds.): Jones, 1-14; Reece 1-2, Alberts 2-4, Parrella 2-3, Hill 1-3, White 1-4.
Sacks (No.-Yds.): Alberts 1-11, Jones 1-14. Pass Breakups: Miles 1, Hughes 1.
ATTENDANCE: 57,324
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