Corey Dixon with just over a minute in the half to make the halftime score 20–7 FSU. Late in the third quarter, Florida State’s Sean Jackson took a handoff, and rushed 11 yards for a touchdown giving FSU a 27–7 lead. Tommie Frazier threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Gerald Armstrong in the fourth quarter to make the margin 27–14, but the Cornhuskers would get no closer. Florida State held on for a 27–14 win.
Aftermath
Florida State finished the season number 2 in the nation, with an 11–1 record. Nebraska finished the season 9–3, and ranked in the Top 25 once again.
Florida State capped off this Orange Bowl with their 11th straight bowl game without a loss. They would go on and win their next three bowls in the following seasons. It would eventually mark 14 straight bowls (December 1982 through January 1996) without a loss. Speaking of that magic number 14, FSU went 14 straight seasons finishing in the final AP and or Coaches poll top four (1987–2000). That still to this day, marks the most consecutive seasons finishing in the final top 4 in the history of the AP (1936) and Coaches Poll (1950).
References
- ↑ “Orange Bowl Odds”.
- ↑ “Betting line”. Orange Bowl Odds. p. D7.
- “All-time Orange Bowl Odds”. vegasinsider.com.
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