1994
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Florida State |
18 |
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Nebraska |
16 |
January 1, 1994 – Orange Bowl Stadium
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
FSU Wins First National Title
Led by Charlie Ward, Florida State came from behind to defeat Nebraska, 18-16, to secure the school's first-ever national championship.
In a game that had two climatic finishes, the Seminoles true freshman place kicker Scott Bentley's 22-yard field goal, his fourth of the day, put FSU on top with :21 left to all but seal a victory.
The game seemed to end after Cornhusker quarterback Tommie Frazier hit tight end Trumane Bell with a 29-yard pass as time expired. But officials concurred that :01 had to be placed back on the clock and the field was cleared for another finish. This time it was Nebraska's 45-yard try that sailed wide left, giving FSU its ninth-straight bowl victory.
The game set an Orange Bowl record crowd of 81,536 and saw just the 11th meeting ever between the No. 1 and No. 2-ranked teams and just the third ever in the Orange Bowl.
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FSU |
NEB |
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First Downs |
22 |
20 |
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Rushing Attempts |
24 |
44 |
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Rushing Yards |
47 |
183 |
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Passes Attempted |
43 |
25 |
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Passes Completed |
24 |
13 |
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Had Intercepted |
0 |
2 |
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Passing Yards |
286 |
206 |
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Total Offense |
333 |
389 |
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Punts/Avg. |
6/45.2 |
7/38.4 |
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Fumbles/Lost |
0/0 |
2/0 |
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Penalties/Yards |
10/69 |
11/115 |
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SCORE BY QUARTERS |
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Florida State |
3 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
- |
18 |
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Nebraska |
0 |
7 |
0 |
9 |
- |
16 |
SCORING SUMMARY
FSU: Bentley 34-yard FG; NEB: Baul 34-yard pass from Frazier (Bennett kick); FSU: Bentley 25-yard FG; FSU: Floyd 1-yard run (pass failed); FSU: Bentley 39-yard FG; NEB: Phillips 12-yard run (run failed); NEB: Bennett 27-yard FG; FSU: Bentley 22-yard FG MOP: Charlie Ward (Florida State), Tommie Frazier (Nebraska)
Florida State Head Coach: Bobby Bowden
Nebraska Head Coach: Tom Osborne