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6-Sports The Tampa Tribune, Monday, January 2, 1995 us. Li-cull 10 0 7 017 0 7 2 1524 Miami Nebraska NC i i First Quarter Miami FG Prewitt 44, 7:06. Drive: 31 yards, 10 plays, 5:35. Key play: Costa 10 pass to Tellison on third-and-S; Costa 18 pass to C.T. Jones on third-and-S.

Miami 3, Nebraska 0. Miami T. Jones 35 pass from Costa (Prewitt kick), 14:56. Drive: 97 yards, plays, 2:35. Key plays: Costa 17 pass to German; Costa 43 pass to Tellison.

Miami 10, Nebraska 0. Second Quarter Nebraaka Gilman 19 pass from Berringer (Sieler kick), 7:06. Drive: 40 yards, 5 plays, 2:20. Key plays: Moss 12 punt return; Washington 9 run on flanker reverse. Miami 10, Nebraska 7.

Third Quarter Miami J. Harris 44 pass from Costa (Prewitt kick), 1:41. Drive: 78 yards, 5 plays, 1:41. Key plays: Stewart 13 run; Costa 14 pass to Chambers. Miami 17, 1 Nebraska 7.

Nebraska Safety, Costa tackled in end zone by D. Harris, 3:25. Miami 17, Nebraska 9. Fourth Quarter Nebraska Schlesinger 15 run (Alford pass from Frazier), 7:22. Drive: 40 yards, 2 plays, 0:33.

Key plays: Phillips 25 run. Miami 17, Nebraska 17. Nebraska Schlesinger 14 run (Sieler kick), 12:14. Drive: 58 yards, 7 plays, 4:02. Key plays: Frazier 25 run; Frazier 6 run on 3rd-and-3.

Nebraska 24, Miami 17. ,1 if 4 i 4r MEMORIES OF 1984 For the fourth time in 1 1 years, Nebraska and Miami met in the Orange Bowl on Sunday night. Their most famous game was 1984, when Miami stunned No. 1 -ranked and unbeaten Nebraska 31-30 to earn its first national championship. Nebraska, featuring offensive stars like quarterback Turner Gill, running back Mike Rozier and wide receiver Irving Fryar, averaged 52 points per game.

But Howard Schnellenberger, the Oklahoma coach who was then at Miami, convinced the Hurricanes they could overcome their status as 11 -point underdogs. "The city and state were at an emotional peak and a frenzy the whole week," Schnellenberger said. "And the day of the game, it was like sparks were coming off the tops of the buildings and people's heads. "I don't think anyone who was for Miami sat down the whole game. That was the loudest I ever heard the Orange Bowl." Gill, now Nebraska's quarterbacks coach, said he'll never forget that night.

"I just sat on the bench for a while before going to the locker room," Gill said. "It was hard to believe. Our dream of a 13-0 season and the national championship had come to an end." LIKE A CIRCUS Nebraska coach Tom Osborne was critical of the Orange Bowl playing surface Saturday after 18 Asian elephants trampled over it during practice for the game's circus motif halftime show. But stadium groundskeepers worked on the turf until 3 a.m. on Sunday and all appeared well for the game.

ERICKSON RUMORS Another round of rumors involving UM coach Dennis Erickson surfaced Sunday afternoon. Two television reports have Erickson as a leading candidate at two different NFL teams. NBC reported in its NFL pregame show that Erickson was headed to Seattle to replace Tom Flores. The Fox Network had a different scenario, sending Erickson to Philadelphia if TEAM STATISTICS Neb Mia First downs 20 14 By rushing 15 4 By passing 4 10 By penalty 1 0 Rushing attempts 46 28 Yards gained rushing 233 98 Yards lost rushing 34 69 Net yards rushing 199 29 Net yards passing 106 248 Passes attempted 20 35 Passes completed 11 18 Intercepted 2 1 Total offensive plays 66 63 Total net yards 305 277 i Avg. Gain Per Play 4.6 4.4 Fumbles-lost 2-1 2-0 Penalties-yards 3-20 11-92 Punts-yards 7-288 7-278 Average per punt 41.1 39.7 Punt returns-yards 4-17 2-(-6) Kickoff returns-yards 5-88 2-40 Interception returns 1-0 2-0 Fumble returns-yards 0-0 0-0 Time of Possession 32:32 27:28 Third-down conversion 3-11 3-13 Sacks-yards 5-24 3-20 Associated Press photo Warren Sapp put the heat on Brook Berringer and was able to sack the Cornhuskers' quarterback.

Cornhuskers leave 'Canes battered, bruised RUSHING Miami No Yds Lost Net TD Lg Stewart 17 79 7 72 0 21 Harris 1 6 0 6 0 6 L. Jones 1 2 0 2 0 2 Ferguson 2 4 3 10 4 Costa 6 7 24 -17 0 7 TEAM 1 0 35 -35 0 0 Totala 28 98 69 29 0 21 Nebraska No Yds Lost Net TD Lg Phillips 19 101 5 96 0 25 Schlesinger 6 48 0 48 2 15 Frazier 7 39 8 31 0 25 Benning 3 18 0 18 0 9. Washington 1 9 0 9 0 9 Childs 3 2 11 01 Berringer' 7 16 20 -4 0 7 Totals 46 233 34 199 2 25 SI. su 1 PASSING Miami AttCmp Int Yds TD Lg Costa 35 18 1 248 2 44 Totals 35 18 1 248 2 44 Nebraska AttCmp Int Yds TD Lg Frazier 5 3 1 25 0 12 Berringer 15 8 1 81 1 19 Totals 20 11 2 106 1 19 4. Nebraska's physical play wears down frustrated Miami in the fourth quarter.

By JOEY JOHNSTON Tribune Staff Writer to. MIAMI This was not a normal Sunday night at the Orange Bowl. The Miami Hurricanes, who had won an NCAA record 58 consecutive games here, were the losers. And the Nebraska Cornhuskers, who again seemed destined for second-best, were in perfect poll position for the national championship. The Cornhuskers were still dancing around the Orange Bowl turf, celebrating their 24-17 victory, when Hurricanes coach Dennis Erickson emerged from a glum locker room.

He was quiet and stone-faced until one fan leaned over the railing. "Hey Coach, you bleep," he yelled. Erickson had to respond. "You got a problem, buddy?" said Erickson, running over to the fan. "Come on down here and see me.

Come on, you loudmouth!" Erickson, restrained by two assistant coaches, was escorted back into the locker room. But his frustration was mirrored by the Hurricane players. "I guess Nebraska will be national champions," defensive tackle Warren Sapp said. "They were the No. 1 team coming in.

How do you drop from No. 1 after beating a team like us? "This is incredibly disappointing because it was right there for us. We don't play for second place around here. What else is there but the national championship? Why would you play for anything else?" Miami had control at 17-7 in the third quarter, but momentum shift- Associated Press photo Miami receiver Trent Jones is mobbed by teammates Chris T. Jones, left, and Tremain Mack after scoring a first-half touchdown.

RECEIVING Miami No Yds TD Lg C.T.Jones 6 63 0 18 German 3 22 0 17 Tellison 2 53 0 43 Wimberly 2 18 0 13 Harris 1 44 1 44 T.Jones 1 35 1 35 Chambers 1 14 0 14 I Ferguson 1 3 0 3 Green 1 -4 2 44 Totals 18 248 0 0 Nebraska No Yds TD Lg Muhammad 4 60 0 19 Phillips 4 13 0 7 1 Gilman 1 19 0 19 Holbein 17 0 7 Baul 1 7 0 7 Totals 11 106 0 19 PUNTING I Miami No Yds Avg Lg Prewitt 7 278 39.7 47 Totals 7 278 39.7 47 Nebraska No Yds Avg Lg Erstad 7 288 41.1 54 Total 7 288 41.1 54 FIELD GOALS "We were on the field like 75 percent of the time," Hurricanes safety C.J. Richardson said. "They're a physical team from a physical conference. "I gave it all I had. We all did.

Unfortunately, it wasn't enough." In the winning locker room, Nebraska players said they were ready to play another four quarters. "This team worked so hard and no one deserves it more than Nebraska coach Tom Osborne," Cornhuskers offensive tackle Zach Wie-gert said. "We'll go down in history as the team that did it for him." Cornhuskers fullback Cory Schlesinger did the most, with fourth-quarter scoring runs of 15 and 14 yards to rally Nebraska from a 17-9 deficit. ed when Nebraska defensive lineman Dwayne Harris trapped Hurricanes quarterback Frank Costa In the end zone for a safety. Miami was in a five-receiver set.

Once the initial block was shed, Costa never had a chance. "I would've gotten rid of the ball, but there was no time to react," Costa said. "They put a lot of pressure on me. Things happened in a hurry. It seemed like we were battling out of a hole all night.

"By the fourth quarter, I was exhausted. My arm was dead. I couldn't throw the deep ball at all. I think Nebraska wore us down." The Miami defense was making a similar claim. Nebraska rushed 46 times for 233 yards, including 96 by I-back Lawrence Phillips.

On the final score, with 2:46 remaining, Schlesinger said he had one thought while breaking for the end zone. "We're the national champions!" Schlesinger said. "Like we've been saying all week. We had some unfinished business. Tonight, we finished.

I'll never forget this night as long as I live." Neither will the Hurricanes, who are accustomed to Orange Bowl dominance. "It's always unbelievable to lose here," Richardson said. "The Washington game was tough and this was tougher. It's hard to live down. But we've got no choice.

We've got to live with this." Miami Prewitt Nebraska Totals Art Made Lg 1 1 44 Art Made Lg 0 0 0 PUNT RETURNS commentator Dick Vermeil turns down the chance to take over for Rich Kotite. Erickson plans to meet with UM Athletic Director Paul Dee sometime this week to discuss his future. "Dennis said he wants to stay, and I believe him," Dee said. "I know Dennis well enough to know he will talk to me." Last week, Erickson said he was not interested in the NFL, and planned to discuss an extension at UM. "An extension will be one of the subjects we talk about," Dee said.

MIGHT HAVE BEEN When junior quarterback Tommie Frazier was sidelined with a blood clot Sept. 24, he didn't play or scrimmage for the remainder of Nebraska's regular season. Nebraska wanted another year of eligibility for Frazier, but the NCAA refused because he had played in four games. "If they'd given Tommie the extra year, I'd have suited him up for the Orange Bowl," Nebraska coach Tom Osborne said. "If Brook Berringer went down, I'd have asked Tommie, 'What do you Knowing Tommie, he would've wanted to play." ODDS AND ENDS Miami wide receiver A.C.

Tellison suffered a separated right shoulder in the second quarter. Nebraska freshman linebacker Jay Foreman didn't play. He's being redshirted. But he was back home sort of. His father.

Chuck Foreman, was a star running back for UM from 1970-72 and a Pro Bowler for the Minnesota Vikings. Nebraska has played in 15 Orange Bowl games. Nebraska earned a bowl bid for an NCAA-record 26th consecutive season. Next year's game will be the finale in the Orange Bowl stadium before a shift to Joe Robbie Stadium. Under the new bowl alliance, which begins a three-year plan next season, the Fiesta, Sugar and Orange bowls will alternate a potential No.

1 vs. No. 2 matchup. The Orange Bowl, no longer bound to take the Big Eight champion, will get the No. 3 and No.

5 "draft picks" in next season's bowl alliance format. The Orange Bowl gets a potential title game in 1998. Sunday marked the end of a 31 -year partnership between the Orange Bowl and NBC-TV. Beginning next season, CBS will carry the Orange Bowl. JOEY JOHNSTON Miami No Yds Lg TD German 2-600 Totals 2 -6 0 0 Nebraska No Yds Lg TD Moss 4 17 12 0 Totals 4 17 12 0 KICKOFF RETURNS Miami No Yds Lg TD Shipman 2 40 22 0 Totals 2 40 22 0 Nebraska No Yds Lg TD Banning 5 88 29 0 Totals 5 88 29 0 Nebraska rallies past Miami for Orange Bowl win From Page 1 INTERCEPTIONS Miami Ca Jones Little Totals Nebraska Moss Totals No Yds 1 0 1 0 2 0 No Yds 1 0 1 0 TD 0 0 0 TD 0 0 Lg 0 0 0 i-g 0 0 ACKLE S-A SSISTS-TOT AL 36 points per game, was held pretty much in check before tying the score at 17 with 7:38 remaining.

Frazier started but was replaced by Brook Berringer, who gave way to Frazier in the fourth. Miami (10-2), which had led 17-7 early in the second half, watched the advantage slip away on a safety and then the tying touchdown, Schlesinger's 15-yard run. Frazier, who played despite having a cold, then connected with Eric Alford for the two-point conversion. "We knew their defensive front was tiring," said Frazier, who was 3-for-5 passing for 25 yards and rushed for another 31 yards. The Hurricanes now have lost three consecutive New Year's Day bowl games.

And their Orange Bowl mystique has worn off, too. Earlier this season, their NCAA-record 58-game home winning streak ended. "You've got to give them cred it," Erickson said. "They beat us in our stadium. The one thing about our program, though, is we'll always be at the top or battling for it It just didn't work out for us." Miami, however, did come with several defensive stands late in the game.

Linebacker James Burgess recovered Berringer's fumbled handoff attempt to Clinton Childs at UM's 36 in the third quarter. Early in the fourth quarter, Miami's Jeffrey Taylor snapped the ball over the head of punter Dane Prewitt, and Nebraska got the ball at the UM 4. But on the next play, Berringer's pass was picked off in the end zone by a diving Earl Little, who had come out of the game twice previously due to injuries. The celebrated contrasting offensive styles the slugger vs. the dancer played out in the first quarter.

And the swifter, smaller Hurricanes pounced on top 10-0. But after leading 10-7 at halftime, the Hurricanes' offense unveiled its lightning-quick scoring abilities to start the third quarter. Frank Costa, who has -had a feast-or-famine season, clicked for a 44-yard touchdown pass to Jonathan Harris only one minute, 41 seconds into the third quarter. Harris took the out pattern, raced cross-field and out-ran the Cornhuskers into the end zone. Miami managed only 109 yards in the second half, and failed to advance further than its 46 after Harris' touchdown.

Costa finished 18-for-35 for 248 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception by Kareem Moss with 1:01 remaining. Costa was sacked five times. Miami's rushing attack didn't help either, gaining only 29 net yards. Chris T. Jones was Miami's MVP with six catches for 63 yards.

await the outcome of today's Rose Bowl between No. 2 Penn State and Oregon before the final polls are released Tuesday. Still, it is unlikely Nebraska would lose the top ranking. "National championships are great," Osborne said. "But I don't know if we won it yet.

We have a tremendous chance. I told Penn State coach Joe Paterno I wouldn't lobby for it. "The Orange Bowl has been tremendous to us. But we've had some problems down here. Mainly, we haven't won." Actually, Nebraska's last national title came in the Orange Bowl, after a 38-6 victory against Alabama in 1972.

Nebraska's vaunted offense, which leads the nation in rushing (340 yards a game) and averaged Miami Lewis 8-5-13, Richardson 7-3-10, Davis 9-0-9, Sapp 5-1-6, Holmes 4-1-5, Wilson 2-2-4, Francis 4-0-4, Pearson 3-0-3, Lang 3-0-3. Burgess 2-1-3, Little 2-0-2, Phillips 2-0-2. Scott 1-0-1, Pickett 1- 0-1, Taylor 1-0-1, Johnson 1-0-1. McCul-lum 0-1-1, Marley 1-0-1. 2- 3-5.

Nebraska Dennis 1-0-1, Dumas 2- 1-3, Williams 2-1-3, Veland 4-2-6, Miles 9-0-9, Stokes 1-0-1, Moss 2-1-3, Stewart 3- 2-5, Ellis 3-2-5, Brown 1-0-1, Cowan 3-1-4, Pentertield 1-0-1. Jones 1-3-4, Harris 4-0-4. Pomich 0-1-1, Wistrom 2-1-3, Connealy 3-1-4, Townsend 0-1-1, Williams 0-1-1, Hesse 1-0-1. SACKS Nebraska Harris 3, Dumas 1, 1. Miami Sapp 2, Lang 1.

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