1991 Florida Citrus Bowl
The 1991 Florida Citrus Bowl was a college football bowl game played after the 1990 regular season, with national championship implications. Played on January 1 in Orlando, Florida, the 45th edition of the Citrus Bowl featured the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference.
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| Date | January 1, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Florida Citrus Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Orlando, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Shawn Jones (QB, Georgia Tech) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Nebraska by 2 points | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Tom Quinn (Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 73,328 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil | ||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech came into the game with a 10–0–1 record and #2 ranking, whereas Nebraska was at 9–2 with a #13 UPI coaches' poll ranking. After their win, Georgia Tech climbed to first in the Coaches' Poll, enabling the Yellow Jackets to claim their fourth national championship, shared with Colorado.
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