- 1992 Sugar Bowl
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Name=1992 Sugar Bowl
Date=January 1 ,1992
Year=1991
Visitor School=University of Notre Dame
Visitor Name Short=Notre Dame
Visitor Nickname=Fighting Irish
Visitor Record=9-3
Visitor
Visitor Coaches=18
Visitor Coach=Lou Holtz
Visitor1=0
Visitor2=7
Visitor3=10
Visitor4=22
Visitor5=
Visitor Total=39
Home School=University of Florida
Home Name Short=Florida
Home Nickname=Gators
Home Record=10-1
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Home Coaches=3
Home Coach=Steve Spurrier
Home1=10
Home2=6
Home3=0
Home4=12
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Home Total=28
Type=Sugar Bowl
Stadium=Louisiana Superdome
City=New Orleans, Louisiana The 1992 Sugar Bowl was the 58th edition to the annual game. It featured the third ranked
Florida Gators , and the 18th rankedNotre Dame Fighting Irish . Using a come from behind performance, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish upset the highly favored Gators 39-28.The Florida Gators built an early 7-0 lead when heisman trophy candidate, quarterback
Shane Matthews found All-SEC wide receiverWillie Jackson on a 15 yard touchdown pass. Florida led 10-0, at the end of the 1st quarter, afterArden Czyzewski aded a 26 yard field goal to cap the 1st quarter.Czyzewski added a 24 yard field goal, early in the second quarter, allowing the Gator to take a 13-0 lead. Notre Dame quarterback
Rick Mirer capped a methodical drive with a perfect 40 yard touchdown pass to wideoutLuke Dawson , making it 13-7 Gators. The Gators led 16-7 at half, after Czyzewski's third field goal of the game. In the third quarter, Notre Dame got a 23 yard field goal fromKevin Pendergast , and a 4 yard touchdown pass form Rick Mirer toIrv Smith to take a 17-16 lead. Czyzewski's 37 yard field goal made it 19-17 at the end of the quarter.In the fourth quarter, Czyzewski's fifth field goal of the game gave the Gators a 22-17 lead with just 13:45 remaining. Notre Dame's
Jerome Bettis then took over the game, as he rushed for touchdowns of 3 and 49 yards, as Notre Dame grabbed a 32-22 lead. Florida quickly responded with a 36 yard score from Shane Matthews toHarrison Houston with 2:28 left to make it 32-28.Notre Dame put the game out of reach, following Jerome Bettis's third rushing touchdown of the game,a 39 yarder, to make the final score 39-28. Bettis finished the game with 150 yards rushing. Florida quarterback Shane Matthews set Sugar Bowl records for passing yards(370), and completions(28). Florida lost despite outgaining Notre Dame 511-433, and having 2 turnovers, compared to Notre Dame's 3.
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