The 1993 Orange Bowl was a college football

College football

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 bowl game

Bowl game

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 played on January 1, 1993. This 59th edition to the Orange Bowl featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers

1992 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

The 1992 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.-Schedule:...

, and the Florida State Seminoles

1992 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1992 Florida State Seminoles football team finished #2 in the AP and Coaches poll with an 11-1 record. The Seminoles offense scored 446 points while the defense allowed 186 points. Led by head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles competed in the Orange Bowl....

. Nebraska came into the game ranked number 11 at 9-2. Florida State entered the game ranked number 3 at 10-1.

In the first quarter, FSU quarterback Charlie Ward

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 found wide receiver Tamarick Vanover

Tamarick Vanover

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 for a 25 yard touchdown pass and a 7-0 Seminole lead. FSU's placekicker Dan Mowerey nailed a 41 yard field goal in the second quarter to give Florida State a 10-0 lead. Florida State's Charlie Ward threw a second touchdown pass to give Florida State a 17-0 second quarter lead. Dan Mowerey added 1 24 yard field goal with 2:34 left in the hald to give FSU a 20-0 lead.

Tommie Frazier

Tommie Frazier

Tommie James Frazier, Jr. is a former American football player and coach in the United States. He played quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers....

 threw a 41 yard touchdown pass to wide receiver 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.

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