Game lineups & opponent roster: 1988 Fiesta Bowl, Nebraska vs. Florida State football
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FSU roster
| No | Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | Yr | Hometown | (Prior School) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott DiMare | WR | 5-11 | 177 | So | Miami | (Columbus) |
| 2 | Deion Sanders | CB | 6-0 | 192 | Jr | Fort Myers | (North Fort Myers) |
| 3 | Richie Andrews | KS | 6-0 | 165 | Fr | Ft. Lauderdale | (Saint Thomas Aquinas) |
| 3 | Herb Gainer | WR | 6-2 | 198 | Sr | Sarasota | (Sarasota) |
| 4 | Peter Tom Willis | QB | 6-3 | 193 | So | Morris, Ala. | (Mortimer Jordan) |
| 5 | Chip Ferguson | QB | 6-2 | 197 | Jr | Charlotte, N.C. | (Spartanburg) |
| 6 | LeRoy Butler | FS | 6-0 | 191 | So | Jacksonville | (Lee) |
| 7 | Ronald Lewis | WR | 6-0 | 181 | So | Jacksonville | (Raines) |
| 8 | Terry Anthony | WR | 6-0 | 196 | So | Daytona Beach | (Mainland) |
| 9 | Ed Smith | WR | 6-2 | 190 | Fr | Warrior, Ala. | (Warrior) |
| 10 | Corian Freeman | CB | 6-3 | 217 | RFr | Jacksonville | (Terry Parker) |
| 11 | Alan Stewart | QB | 5-11 | 182 | So | Brooksville | (Hernando) |
| 11 | Casey Weldon | QB | 6-1 | 185 | Fr | Tallahassee | (North Florida Christian) |
| 12 | Rick Tuten | P | 6-3 | 200 | Sr | Ocala | (Forest/Miami) |
| 13 | Dexter Carter | TB | 5-8 | 179 | So | Baxley, Ga. | (Appling County) |
| 14 | Brad Johnson | QB | 6-5 | 195 | Fr | Black Mtn., N.C. | (Owen) |
| 14 | Danny McManus | QB | 6-1 | 199 | Sr | Dania | (South Broward) |
| 15 | Bill Mason | KS | 5-10 | 155 | So | Tallahassee | (Lincoln) |
| 15 | Bill Ragans | SS | 6-3 | 198 | RFr | Live Oak | (Suwannee) |
| 16 | Tracy Sanders | CB | 6-0 | 176 | Jr | Bradenton | (Manatee) |
| 17 | Eric Williams | CB | 5-10 | 183 | Sr | Safety Harbor | (Countryside) |
| 18 | Derek Schmidt | KS | 5-9 | 180 | Sr | Sarasota | (Sarasota) |
| 19 | John Parks | CB | 6-3 | 185 | Jr | Ormond Beach | (Seabreeze) |
| 20 | Keith Ross | TB | 5-10 | 186 | Jr | Newberry | (Newberry) |
| 21 | John Hadley | FS | 6-4 | 208 | Jr | Orlando | (Evans) |
| 22 | Edgar Bennett | FB | 6-2 | 198 | Fr | Jacksonville | (Lee) |
| 22 | Curtis Thomas | CB | 5-10 | 175 | Sr | Thomasville, Ga. | (Thomasville) |
| 23 | Pat White | WR | 6-2 | 196 | So | Tampa | (Hillsborough) |
| 24 | Paul Moore | FB | 6-2 | 215 | Fr | Miami | (Killian) |
| 26 | Alphonso Williams | SS | 6-0 | 195 | Jr | Lloyd | (Jefferson County) |
| 27 | Victor Floyd | TB | 6-0 | 201 | Jr | Pensacola | (Pensacola) |
| 28 | Dedrick Dodge | FS | 6-2 | 170 | So | Mulberry | (Mulberry) |
| 29 | Lawrence Dawsey | WR | 6-1 | 196 | RFr | Dothan, Ala. | (Northview) |
| 30 | Stanley Hall | FB | 5-10 | 220 | RFr | Ocilla, Ga. | (Irwin County) |
| 31 | Marion Butts | FB | 6-1 | 240 | Jr | Sylvester, Ga. | (Worth County/NE Okla. A&M) |
| 32 | Martin Mayhew | CB | 5-10 | 176 | Sr | Tallahassee | (Florida) |
| 33 | Sammie Smith | TB | 6-2 | 221 | So | Zellwood | (Apopka) |
| 35 | Chris Parker | FB | 6-1 | 200 | Fr | Jacksonville | (Sandalwood) |
| 36 | Kelvin Smith | ILB | 6-2 | 225 | Fr | Jacksonville | (Ribault) |
| 37 | Stan Shiver | SS | 6-3 | 207 | Jr | Tifton, Ga. | (Tift County) |
| 38 | Paul McGowan | ILB | 6-1 | 224 | Sr | Winter Park | (Winter Park) |
| 39 | Brian Davis | ILB | 6-1 | 205 | Jr | Tallahassee | (Lincoln) |
| 40 | Greg Newell | FS | 5-11 | 200 | Sr | Panama City | (Mosley) |
| 41 | Ed Clark | OLB | 6-2 | 219 | Jr | Miami | (American) |
| 42 | Felton Cook | WR | 6-2 | 172 | So | Palmetto, Ga. | (Palmetto) |
| 42 | John Merna | FB | 5-9 | 211 | Jr | Lanham, Md. | (Eleanor Roosevelt) |
| 43 | Ray Gibson | SS | 6-3 | 206 | So | Dothan, Ala. | (Dothan) |
| 44 | John Wyche | SS | 6-1 | 200 | RFr | Thomasville, Ga. | (Central) |
| 45 | Reggie Johnson | TE | 6-2 | 234 | RFr | Pensacola | (Escambia) |
| 46 | Felton Hayes | OLB | 6-1 | 223 | Jr | Brandon | (Brandon) |
| 47 | Kevin Grant | OLB | 6-2 | 212 | So | Ocala | (Forest) |
| 48 | David Palmer | ILB | 6-1 | 220 | Sr | Tallahassee | (Florida) |
| 48 | Frank Romeo | DL | 6-1 | 230 | Fr | Wauchula | (Hardee) |
| 49 | Dayne Williams | FB | 6-1 | 225 | Jr | Leesburg | (Leesburg/Florida CC) |
| 50 | John Brown | OT | 6-4 | 279 | So | DeLand | (Deland) |
| 51 | Marty Riggs | C-SN | 6-2 | 222 | Sr | Louisville, Ky. | (Saint Xavier) |
| 52 | John Eaford | ILB | 6-2 | 232 | Jr | Miami | (Norland) |
| 53 | Odell Haggins | ILB | 6-3 | 244 | So | Bartow | (Bartow) |
| 54 | Wes Harris | ILB | 6-0 | 218 | So | Brooksville | (Hernando) |
| 54 | Lamar Williams | OL | 6-2 | 280 | RFr | Pensacola | (Escambia) |
| 56 | Ronnie Byrom | OG | 6-4 | 246 | RFr | Pierson | (Taylor) |
| 56 | Paul Collison | C | 6-3 | 235 | Fr | Ft. Lauderdale | (Stranahan) |
| 57 | Corey Senior | NG | 6-4 | 250 | Fr | Jacksonville | (Ribault) |
| 58 | Thomas Harp | NG | 6-1 | 292 | Sr | Winter Garden | (West Orange/Pratt CC) |
| 58 | Chris Nicolas | ILB | 6-2 | 223 | RFr | Clearwater | (Clearwater) |
| 59 | Keith Carter | ILB | 6-3 | 241 | So | Miami | (South Miami) |
| 60 | Mike Morris | OG | 6-2 | 260 | Fr | Miami | (Miami Beach) |
| 61 | Jim Bekas | OG | 6-4 | 283 | Fr | St. Petersburg | (Northeast) |
| 62 | Jason Kuipers | OG | 6-2 | 264 | Jr | Winter Haven | (Winter Haven) |
| 63 | Reggie Dixon | OT | 6-2 | 265 | Fr | Jacksonville | (Ribault) |
| 63 | Mark Salva | C | 6-1 | 230 | Sr | Winter Park | (Winter Park) |
| 64 | Magdi El Shahawy | NG | 6-2 | 253 | RFr | Sarasota | (Sarasota) |
| 65 | Hayward Haynes | OG | 6-2 | 279 | RFr | Bartow | (Bartow) |
| 66 | Scott Schilbrack | OT | 6-9 | 270 | RFr | Lauderhill | (Boyd Anderson) |
| 68 | Michael Tanks | C | 6-2 | 250 | So | Decatur, Ga. | (Southwest Dekalb) |
| 69 | Joey Ionata | OT | 6-3 | 260 | Jr | Dunedin | (Dunedin) |
| 70 | Tony Yeomans | OG | 6-2 | 256 | So | Jesup, Ga. | (Wayne County) |
| 71 | Jack Allen | OT | 6-6 | 270 | RFr | Stuart | (Martin County) |
| 72 | Pat Tomberlin | OT | 6-4 | 305 | Jr | Middleburg | (Middleburg) |
| 73 | Anthony Johnson | OT | 6-4 | 267 | Jr | Jacksonville | (Raines) |
| 74 | Henry Ostaszewski | DT | 6-3 | 230 | Fr | Boynton Beach | (Santaluces Community) |
| 75 | Joe Ostaszewski | DT | 6-4 | 245 | Fr | Boynton Beach | (Santaluces Community) |
| 76 | Steve Gabbard | DT | 6-4 | 268 | Jr | Concord, N.C. | (Independence) |
| 77 | Eric Luallen | OT | 6-4 | 279 | RFr | Tampa | (Jesuit) |
| 78 | Eric Hayes | DT | 6-4 | 292 | So | Tampa | (King) |
| 79 | Gene Houpe | DT | 6-4 | 255 | Fr | Statesville, N.C. | (Statesville) |
| 80 | Terry Warren | OLB | 6-2 | 228 | Sr | Titusville | (Leon) |
| 81 | Phil Carollo | OLB | 6-2 | 219 | Jr | Melville, N.Y. | (Newfield) |
| 82 | Randy White | WR | 5-11 | 178 | Sr | Marianna | (Marianna) |
| 83 | Dave Roberts | TE | 6-4 | 230 | RFr | Griffin, Ga. | (Griffin) |
| 84 | Johnny Clower | TE | 6-4 | 235 | Fr | Dade City | (Pasco Comprehensive) |
| 85 | Pat Carter | TE | 6-4 | 258 | Sr | Sarasota | (Riverview) |
| 87 | Gaylon White | TE | 6-1 | 234 | Sr | Atlanta, Ga. | (Palmetto) |
| 88 | Bruce LaSane | WR | 6-3 | 205 | So | Wildwood | (Wildwood) |
| 89 | Howard Dinkins | OLB | 6-3 | 205 | Fr | Jacksonville | (Ribault) |
| 92 | Tom O’Malley | TE | 6-3 | 244 | Jr | Darien, Conn. | (Darien) |
| 93 | Shelton Thompson | OLB | 6-3 | 241 | So | Lakeland | (Lake Gibson) |
| 94 | Eric Krohn | DT | 6-3 | 268 | So | Paoli, Pa. | (Conestoga) |
| 96 | Greg Rinehart | DT | 6-3 | 320 | So | Norristown, Pa. | (Norristown) |
| 97 | Mike Goodman | OL | 6-4 | 252 | RFr | Miami | (Palmetto) |
| 98 | Bart Schucts | DT | 6-4 | 238 | Sr | Jacksonville | (Bishop Kenny/Ga. Southern) |
| 99 | Anthony Moss | OLB | 6-4 | 225 | RFr | Miami | (Southridge) |
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