January 1, 1991


A game that ended in Georgia Tech’s favor over Nebraska 45-21, fans swarmed the field after the Yellow Jackets’ win, taking the Florida Citrus Bowl’s field goal posts back to Atlanta with them.

Game MVP and Yellow Jackets quarterback Shawn Jones aided Georgia Tech’s early-game explosion, throwing for two of the team’s first three touchdowns to go up 21-0 early in the second quarter. However, the Cornhuskers bounced back after making the switch at quarterback to Tom Hasse, whose two touchdowns put Nebraska within a possession. Heading into the half, a 37-yard field goal from Scott Sisson increased the Yellow Jackets’ lead to 24-14.

To open the half, Nebraska handled its first drive well, until a blocked field goal attempt set up another scoring drive for Georgia Tech with a one-yard run by Jones. Despite a strong defensive showing by the Cornhuskers with four sacks and forcing two fumbles, they were no match for Jones and the Yellow Jackets, who collected 467 yards of total offense.


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MATCHUP
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1st Downs
19
14
3rd down efficiency
4-12
1-13
Total Yards
467
335
Passing
277
209
Completions-Attempts
16-23
14-25
Yards per Attempt
12.0
8.4
Yards per Completion
17.3
14.9
Touchdowns-Interceptions
2-1
2-0
Rushing
190
126
Rushing Attempts
44
40
Yards per Rush
4.3
4.2
Touchdowns
4
1
Penalties-Yards
5-50
6-69
Field Goals Made-Attempts
1-2
0-1
Long (Yards)
37
-
Punts-Yards
6-241
8-314
Average Yards
40.2
39.3
Returns
Punts: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
5-50-0
6-69-0
Punts: Average per Returns
10.0
11.5
Kickoffs: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
4-102
8-189
Kickoff: Average per Returns
25.5
23.6
Interceptions: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
0-0
1-5
Time of Possession
31:30
28:30
Miscellaneous Statistics
Fumbles-Lost
2-1
3-2
Sacks: Total-Yards
3-17
4-33
Extra Point Attempts: Made-Attempts
6-6
3-3
Two Point Attempts: Made-Attempts
0-0
0-0
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