From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1989 Sugar Bowl
1989 Sugar Bowl
1989 USF&G Sugar Bowl Florida State played well on its first offensive posses-
sion. Running back Dayne Williams capped an 84 yard
Florida State Seminoles Auburn Tigers drive with a 2 yard touchdown run, making the early
score Florida State 7, Auburn 0. That would mark the
(10-1) (10-1)
only touchdown Florida State would score in the game.
13 7 Auburn quarterback Reggie Slack first pass of the game
Head coach: Head coach: was intercepted by strong safety Stan Shiver at the
Bobby Bowden Pat Dye Auburn 44 yard line. Florida State would cap the ensuing
four play drive with a 25 yard Bill Mason field goal mak-
AP Coaches AP Coaches ing it 10-0 Florida State.
4 4 7 7
At the end of the first quarter, Florida State defensive
back Dedrick Dodge intercepted a Reggie Slack pass at
1 2 3 4 Total the Auburn 38 yard line. Florida State’s ensuing drive
was capped by Mason’s second field goal of the game, a
Florida State 10 3 0 0 13
31 yarder, more than 3 minutes into the second quarter.
Auburn 0 7 0 0 7 That would be Florida State’s last score of the game. With
4 minutes and 9 seconds left in the 1st half, Reggie Slack
Date January 2, 1989 threw a 20 yard touchdown pass to Walter Reeves, on
a playaction pass, making it Florida State 13, Auburn 7.
Season 1988 There would be no more first half scoring.
Stadium Louisiana Superdome The game was filled with several mistakes from Flori-
da State. Running back Sammie Smith score on a 69 yard
Location New Orleans, Louisiana
touchdown run was wiped out by a holding penalty. De-
United States TV coverage spite the penalty, he would still finish the game with a
game high 115 yards rushing. Florida State had first and
Network ABC
goal at the Auburn 4 yard line, but came up empty after
Announcers:
Announcers: Al Michaels, Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf a fake field goal missed. These errors nearly cost Florida
State the game.
Sugar Bowl
With 3:30 left in the game, Auburn drove from its own
4 yard line to Florida State’s 22 yard line. With 5 seconds
left, Reggie Slack’s pass was intercepted in the end zone
The 1989 Sugar Bowl was the 57th edition of the annual by Deion Sanders, sealing Florida State’s win.
game. It featured the fourth ranked Florida State Semi-
noles and the seventh ranked Auburn Tigers. The game
was a defensive slugfest, with the final score Florida State External links
13, Auburn 7. • http://query.nytimes.com/gst/
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