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1990 Orange Bowl
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| game_name | Orange Bowl |
| subheader | 56th Orange Bowl |
| date_game_played | January 1 |
| image | File:Miami orange bowl stadium cropped.jpg |
| caption | The Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl. |
| year_game_played | 1990 |
| football_season | 1989 |
| title_sponsor | Federal Express |
| visitor_school | University of Notre Dame |
| visitor_name_short | Notre Dame |
| visitor_nickname | Fighting Irish |
| visitor_record | 11–1 |
| visitor_rank_AP | 4 |
| visitor_rank_coaches | 4 |
| visitor_coach | Lou Holtz |
| visitor_conference | Independent |
| visitor_1q | 0 |
| visitor_2q | 0 |
| visitor_3q | 14 |
| visitor_4q | 7 |
| home_school | University of Colorado |
| home_name_short | Colorado |
| home_nickname | Buffaloes |
| home_record | 11–0 |
| home_rank_AP | 1 |
| home_rank_coaches | 1 |
| home_coach | Bill McCartney |
| home_conference | Big Eight |
| home_1q | 0 |
| home_2q | 0 |
| home_3q | 6 |
| home_4q | 0 |
| odds | Notre Dame by 2 points |
| MVP | Raghib Ismail (Notre Dame WR) |
| Darian Hagan (Colorado QB) | |
| referee | Dayle Phillips (ACC) |
| attendance | 81,190 |
| type | bg |
| stadium | Orange Bowl |
| city | Miami, Florida |
| us_network | NBC |
| us_announcers | Dick Enberg, Bill Walsh |
Darian Hagan (Colorado QB) The 1990 Orange Bowl was the 56th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Monday, January 1. Part of the 1989–90 bowl game season, it matched the independent and fourth-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the undefeated #1 Colorado Buffaloes of the Big Eight Conference.
Slightly favored, Notre Dame won 21–6.
Teams
Main article: 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season
Notre Dame
Main article: 1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
The Fighting Irish won their first eleven games but lost 27–10 at new rival Miami in late November, which snapped a 23-game winning streak and dropped them from first to fourth in the rankings.
Colorado
Main article: 1989 Colorado Buffaloes football team
The Buffaloes won all eleven games in the regular season and were ranked first in both polls.
Game summary
Televised by NBC, the game kicked off minutes after 8 p.m. EST, shortly after the start of the Sugar Bowl on ABC, which matched #2 Miami and #7 Alabama.
The first half was scoreless. Notre Dame led 14–6 after three quarters, and spoiled a championship season for the Buffaloes with a 21–6 victory.
Scoring
;First quarter: :No scoring ;Second quarter: :No scoring ;Third quarter:
- Notre Dame – Anthony Johnson 2-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick)
- Notre Dame – Raghib Ismail 35-yard run (Hentrich kick)
- Colorado – Darian Hagan 39-yard run (kick failed) ;Fourth quarter:
- Notre Dame – Johnson 7-yard run (Hentrich kick) :Source:
Statistics
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Aftermath
The loss by Colorado opened up the national championship for Miami, but several analysts/pollsters felt that Notre Dame was also worthy of the title. Notre Dame and Miami had lost one game and Notre Dame had played a much more difficult schedule. However, the head-to-head matchup proved too much to overcome as Miami was voted number one in both final polls; Notre Dame was second (third in Coaches poll), and Colorado slipped to fourth.
References
References
- (January 1, 1990). "Overcoming Orange Bowl jinx might be key to national title". Toledo Blade.
- (January 1, 1990). "The latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- Gugger, John. (January 2, 1990). "Debate heated over No.1: Irish topple Colorado". Toledo Blade.
- Warner, Rick. (January 2, 1990). "Irish 'Rocket' past No. 1 Buffs". Spokesman-Review.
- Collier, Gene. (January 2, 1990). "Colorado lets its chance slip away". Pittsburgh Press.
- Murphy, Austin. (January 8, 1990). "An Irish rebuff".
- Wojciekowski, Gene. (November 26, 1989). "Irish eyes aren't smiling now". Eugene Register-Guard.
- Murphy, Austin. (December 4, 1989). "No. 1 no more".
- (January 1, 1990). "Sports menu: TV highlights". Spokesman-Review.
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