AUBURN v FLORIDA STATE -1989 | Sugar Bowl

Date: | Info: 55th Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1989

#4 Florida State 13 (Final: 11-1-0, #3)
#7 Auburn 7 (Final: 10-2-0, #8)

On the last play of the game, Florida State's Deion Sanders went head-to-head against All-American Lawyer Tillman. Sanders and his teammates came up winners when he stole a potential touchdown pass in front of Tillman to preserve FSU's 13-7 win in the 55th USF&G Sugar Bowl.

The Seminoles jumped to an early 13-0 lead that could have been even larger had they not botched a fake field-goal attempt from the 2-yard line. FSU built its lead thanks to Miller-Digby Award winner Sammie Smith and a pair of Auburn turnovers. The Tigers' only score was a 20-yard pass from Reggie Slack to Walter Reeves in the second quarter.

Louisiana Superdome
Att: 75,098

Florida State 10 3 0 0 - 13
Auburn 0 7 0 0 - 7

SCORING SUMMARY
FSU: Williams 2-yard run (Andrews kick)
FSU: Mason 35-yard field goal
FSU: Mason 31-yard field goal
AU: Reeves 20-yard pass from Slack (Lyle kick)

FSU
Team Stats
Auburn
21 First Downs
18
47-148 Rushing 36-108
14-27-1 Passing 19-33-3
157 Passing Yards
162
74-305 Total Offense
69-270
4-35.0 Punts 4-35.8
2-1 Fumbles-Lost 3-2
6-45 Penalties-Yds 5-65

Rushing
FSU: Smith 24-115; Carter 7-25
AU: Danley 19-68; Joseph 8-47

Passing
FSU: Ferguson 14-26-1, 157 yards
AU: Slack 19-33-3, 162 yards, 1 TD

Receiving
FSU: Anthony 3-47; O'Malley 2-31.
AU: Tillman 4-48; Taylor 5-35.

Miller-Digby Award recipient: Sammie Smith, Florida State tailback
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