1990 Sugar Bowl
| 1990 USF&G Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 56th edition | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Announcers Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, | and Dan Dierdorf | |||||||||||||||||||
The 1990 Sugar Bowl was the 56th
Sponsored by the USF&G insurance company, the game was officially known as the USF&G Sugar Bowl.
Teams
Both teams entered the game with just one loss.
Miami
The Hurricanes' only loss was at Florida State in late October. Following their victory over Notre Dame a month later, they accepted an invitation to play in the Sugar Bowl.[4] This was Miami's sixteenth bowl game appearance and second Sugar Bowl.
Alabama
The Crimson Tide won their first ten games, but lost to
Game summary
The game kicked off shortly after 7:30 p.m.
Miami opened the scoring with Stephen McGuire's three-yard touchdown run.
In the third quarter, the Hurricanes extended their lead on an eleven-yard Erickson touchdown pass to Rob Chudzinski and after a second missed extra point the score was 26–17 entering the final period.[8] In the fourth, Miami scored again on a twelve-yard Randy Bethal touchdown reception from Erickson and Alabama scored the final points of the game after Prince Wimbley had a nine-yard touchdown reception from Gary Hollingsworth to make the final score 33–25.[8]
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Statistics
Statistics Miami Alabama First Downs 24 17 Rushes–yards 50–227 29–38 Passing yards 250 214 Passes 17–27–1 27–43–1 Total Offense 77–477 72–252 Return yards 13 34 Punts–average 5–31.4 8–38.3 Fumbles–lost 2–2 0–0 Turnovers 3 1 Penalties–yards 11–77 3–24 Time of possession 30:38 29:22
Aftermath
With #1 Colorado's loss in the Orange Bowl, both the
References
- ^ "Latest line". Gainesville Sun. (Florida). December 31, 1989. p. 4C.
- ^ a b "Debate heated over No. 1: Miami claims crown". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. January 2, 1990. p. 21.
- ^ a b "Hurricanes huff and puff past 'Bama". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1990. p. D1.
- ^ Jenkins, Sally (November 26, 1989). "Hurricanes storm through Irish". The Washington Post.
- ^ Cecil, Hurt; Stevenson, Tommy (December 3, 1989). "AU wins but Bama gets Sugar". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). p. A1.
- ^ Shearer, Ed (December 3, 1989). "Auburn rolls over second-rated Tide". Gainesville Sun. (Florida). Associated Press. p. 1C.
- ^ "Bowl schedule". Gainesville Sun. (Florida). December 31, 1989. p. 4C.
- ^ a b c d e f g "How they scored". The Tuscaloosa News. January 2, 1990. p. 4B. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
- ^ a b "Scoreboard: College football". Gainesville Sun. (Florida). Associated Press. January 3, 1990. p. 4C.
- ^ Fernandes, Doug (January 3, 1990). "Miami sweeps polls". The Tuscaloosa News. NYT Regional Newspapers. p. 1D. Retrieved August 30, 2011.