ALABAMA v MIAMI, FLA -1990 | Sugar Bowl

Date: | Info: 56th Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1990

#2 Miami 33 (Final: 11-1-0, #1)
#7 Alabama 25 (Final: 10-2-0, #9)

Miami entered the 1990 USF&G Sugar Bowl with its sights set on a national championship after a 27-10 drubbing of previous No. 1 Notre Dame in the Hurricanes' season finale. And it got just that after knocking off SEC champion Alabama, 33-25, before a crowd of 77,452 in what was the highest scoring game at the time in the Bowl's history.

Hurricane quarterback Craig Erickson, the game's "Most Outstanding" player, had the hot hand all the way, completing 17-of-27 passes for 250 yards and three touchdowns. Two of his scoring tosses came in the fourth quarter to help stymie a pesky Alabama team that refused to lie down and was aided by the brilliant play of quarterback Gary Hollingsworth.

In winning the national championship, Miami coach Dennis Erickson became only the second coach in college football history to do so in his first season at a school (the other was Michigan's Bennie Oosterban in 1948).

Louisiana Superdome
Att: 77,452

Miami 7 13 6 7 - 33
Alabama 0 17 0 8 - 25

SCORING SUMMARY
Mia: McGuire 3-yard run (Huerta kick)
Ala: Battle 4-yard pass from Hollingsworth (Doyle kick)
Mia: Carroll 19-yard pass from Erickson (Kick blocked)
Ala: Doyle 45-yard field goal
Mia: Johnson 3-yard run (Huerta kick)
Ala: Russell 7-yard pass from Hollingsworth (Doyle kick)
Mia: Chudzinski 11-yard pass from Erickson (Pass failed)
Mia: Bethel 12-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)
Ala: Wembley 9-yard pass from Hollingsworth (Russell pass from Hollingsworth)

Alabama Team Stats
Miami
17 First Downs
24
29-38 Rushing 50-227
27-43-1 Passing 17-27-1
214 Passing Yards
250
72-252 Total Offense
77-477
8-38.3 Punts 5-31.4
0-0 Fumbles-Lost 2-2
3-24 Penalties-Yds 11-77

Rushing
Ala.: Stacy 9-21; Lassic 4-13
Mia.: McGuire 17-80-1 TD; Johnson 9-58-1 TD

Passing
Ala.: Hollingsworth 27-43-1, 214, 3 TDs
Mia.: Erickson: 17-27-1, 250, 3 TDs

Receiving
Ala.: Battle 4-42, 1 TD; Russell 3-25,1 TD; Wimbley 3-48,1 TD
Mia.: Carroll 5-88, 1 TD; Chudzinski 2-21, 1 TD

Miller-Digby Award recipient: Craig Erickson, Miami quarterback
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