FLORIDA v NOTRE DAME -1992 | Sugar Bowl

Date: | Info: 58th Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1992

#18 Notre Dame 39 (Final: 10-3-0, #13)
#3 Florida 28 (Final: 10-2-0, #7)

Jerome Bettis' three fourth-quarter touchdowns led Notre Dame to a 39-28 win over Florida in what at the time was the highest scoring USF&G Sugar Bowl ever. Bettis, the Miller-Digby Award winner, gained 150 yards on the ground with just 16 carries in helping the Irish upset the third-ranked SEC champion Gators.

A crowd of 76,447 saw Florida and Notre Dame put on a dazzling offensive show, amassing nearly 1,000 yards total offense between them. Gator quarterback Shane Matthews passed for 370 yards on 28-of-58 marksmanship and set a then-Bowl record with 397 yards in total offense.

Louisiana Superdome
Att: 76,447

Notre Dame 0 7 10 22 - 39
Florida 10 6 0 12 - 28

SCORING SUMMARY
UF: Jackson 15-yard pass from Matthews (Czyzewski kick)
UF: Czyzewski 26-yard field goal
UF: Czyzewski 24-yard field goal
ND: Dawson 40-yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick)
UF: Czyzewski 36-yard field goal
ND: Pendergast 23-yard field goal
ND: Smith 4-yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick)
UF: Czyzewski 37-yard field goal
UF: Czyzewski 24-yard field goal
ND: Bettis 3-yard run (Brooks pass from Mirer)
ND: Bettis 49-yard run (Pendergast kick)
UF: Houston 36-yard pass from Matthews (Pass failed)
ND: Bettis 39-yard run (Pendergast kick

Notre Dame
Team Stats
Florida

23 First Downs
29
49-279 Rushing 33-141
14-19-1 Passing 28-58-2
154 Passing Yards
370
433 Total Yards
511
2-34.0 Punts 2-52.5
4-3 Fumbles-Lost 0-0
3-15 Penalties-Yds 4-40

Rushing
ND: Bettis 16-150, 3 TDs; Culver 13-93; Brooks 13-68
UF: Rhett 15-63; McClendon 7-34

Passing
ND: Mirer 14-19-1, 154 yards, 2 TDs
UF: Matthews 28-58-2, 370 yards, 2 TDs

Receiving
ND: Smith 7-75; Dawson 2-49, 1 TD
UF: Jackson 8-148, 1 TD; Houston 3-52, 1 TD; Sullivan 4-47

Miller-Digby Award recipient: Jerome Bettis, Notre Dame fullback
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