1991 Florida Citrus Growers Association Florida Citrus Bowl
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Nebraska Cornhuskers
(10–0–1)
(9–2)
ACC
Big 8
45
21
Head coach: Bobby Ross
Head coach: Tom Osborne
AP
Coaches
2
2
AP
Coaches
19
13
1
2
3
4
Total
Georgia Tech
7
17
7
14
45
Nebraska
0
14
7
0
21
Date
January 1, 1991
Season
1990
Stadium
Florida Citrus Bowl
Location
Orlando, Florida
MVP
Shawn Jones (QB, Georgia Tech)
Favorite
Nebraska by 2 points [1][2]
Referee
Tom Quinn (Big Ten)
Attendance
73,328
United States TV coverage
Network
ABC
Announcers
Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil
Florida Citrus Bowl
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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.[3][4]
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.[5][6][7][8]
^"The latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1991. p. 32.
^"Betting line". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). January 1, 1991. p. 20.
^"Unbeaten Georgia Tech stakes its claim to No. 1". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1991. p. 1B.
^"Tech stakes claim, shucking Huskers". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1991. p. D1.
^Wojciechowski, Gene (January 3, 1991). "Buffs, Tech split No. 1 vote". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). (Los Angeles Times). p. 21.
^"Football gets more than one No. 1". Pittsburgh Press. news services. January 3, 1991. p. D1.
^Preston, Mike (January 3, 1990). "College polls deliver split decision". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Baltimore Sun). p. 1D.
^"No. 1 Colorado wrecks Tech's dream". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 3, 1991. p. D1.
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