1988 Fiesta Bowl
The 1988 Sunkist Fiesta Bowl was the 17th edition of the college football bowl game played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona on Friday, January 1. Part of the 1987–88 bowl game season, it matched the third-ranked independent Florida State Seminoles and the #5 Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference. Favored Florida State rallied to win 31–28.
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| 17th edition | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sun Devil Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tempe, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Danny McManus (FSU QB) Neil Smith (NU DL) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Florida State by 3½ points | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Wendell Shelton (SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 72,112 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Charlie Jones, Jimmy Cefalo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 7.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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