FINAL
1ST
2ND
3RD
4th
FINAL
31 Illinois
(9-2)
COACH - John Mackovic
7
10
7
7
31
21 Virginia
(10-2)
COACH - George Welsh
0
7
7
7
21
MVP
MVP - Jeff George
Illinois | QB
GAME LEADERS
PASSING YARDS
Jeff George
26/38, 321 YARDS
3 TD, 1 INT
3 TD, 1 INT
Shawn Moore
17/27, 191 YARDS
2 TD, 1 INT
2 TD, 1 INT
RUSHING YARDS
Howard Griffith
18 CAR, 93 YARDS
1 TD
1 TD
Shawn Moore
15 CAR, 34 YARDS
RECEIVING YARDS
Mike Bellamy
8 REC, 166 YARDS
1 TD
1 TD
Tim Finkelston
3 REC, 69 YARDS
1 TD
1 TD
January 1, 1990
Illinois quarterback Jeff George passed for 321 yards to pace the Illini to a 31-21 win over Virginia in the 44th Florida Citrus Bowl.
The junior quarterback earned MVP honors after completing 26-of-38 passes for three touchdowns. George and Mike Bellamy connected eight times for 166 yards and one TD. Shawn Moore, who accounted for more than seventy percent of Virginia’s offense, led the Cavaliers
PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS
MATCHUP
1st Downs
29
18
3rd down efficiency
3-10
10-15
Total Yards
497
322
Passing
321
212
Completions-Attempts
26-38
19-30
Yards per Attempt
8.4
7.1
Yards per Completion
12.3
11.2
Touchdowns-Interceptions
3-1
2-2
Rushing
176
110
Rushing Attempts
46
32
Yards per Rush
3.8
3.4
Touchdowns
1
1
Penalties-Yards
4-35
6-40
Field Goals Made-Attempts
1-1
0-0
Long (Yards)
34
-
Punts-Yards
3-114
6-248
Average Yards
38.0
41.3
Returns
Punts: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
3-50-0
2-17-0
Punts: Average per Returns
16.7
8.5
Kickoffs: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
2-27-0
5-99-0
Kickoff: Average per Returns
13.5
19.8
Interceptions: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
2-0-0
1-0-0
Time of Possession
34:30
25:30
Miscellaneous Statistics
Fumbles-Lost
3-3
2-1
Sacks: Total-Yards
2-27
2-17
Extra Point Attempts: Made-Attempts
4-4
3-3
Two Point Attempts: Made-Attempts
0-0
0-0
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