1990 Fiesta Bowl

1990 Sunkist Fiesta Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers Florida State Seminoles
(10–1) (9–2)
Big 8 Independent
17 41
Head coach: 
Tom Osborne		 Head coach: 
Bobby Bowden
APCoaches
66
APCoaches
55
1234 Total
Nebraska 7307 17
Florida State 021200 41
DateJanuary 1, 1990
Season1989
StadiumSun Devil Stadium
LocationTempe, Arizona
MVPPeter Tom Willis (QB, FSU)
Odell Haggins     (NG, FSU)
FavoriteFlorida State by 3½ points [1][2]
RefereeJimmy Harper (SEC)
Attendance73,953
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersCharlie Jones, Merlin Olsen
Nielsen ratings7.9
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The 1990 Sunkist Fiesta Bowl was the 19th edition of the Fiesta Bowl, played on January 1, in Tempe, Arizona. The game featured the sixth-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference and the independent fifth-ranked Florida State Seminoles.[3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ "The latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1990. p. 37.
  2. ^ "Betting line". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). January 1, 1990. p. 14.
  3. ^ Long, Gary (January 2, 1990). "No. 5 Seminoles roll over Nebraska". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Knight-Ridder. p. B3.
  4. ^ Berry, Walter (January 2, 1990). "Willis, Seminoles have fiesta in pounding Cornhuskers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. 19.
  5. ^ "Willis breaks Fiesta records". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. January 2, 1990. p. 22.
  6. ^ Harig, Bob (January 2, 1990). "FSU plays like No. 1 team, shucks Cornhuskers 41-17". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). p. 1C.