1989 Freedom Bowl

1989 Freedom Bowl
Freedom Bowl VI
Washington Huskies Florida Gators
(7–4) (7–4)
Pac-10 SEC
34 7
Head coach: 
Don James		 Head coach: 
Gary Darnell (interim)
1234 Total
Washington 171070 34
Florida 7000 7
Date December 30, 1989
Season 1989
Stadium Anaheim Stadium
Location Anaheim, California
Favorite Washington by 2½ to 3 points[1][2]
Attendance 33,858
United States TV coverage
Network NBC
Announcers Joel Meyers and Paul Maguire

The 1989 Freedom Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30 at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. The game featured the Washington Huskies of the Pacific-10 Conference and the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference, who were led by junior Emmitt Smith, a consensus All-American at running back.

Teams

Washington

The Huskies opened with two wins, lost three straight, then won five of six to finish the regular season at 7–4, tied for second in the Pac-10.

Florida

The Gators lost their opener, won six straight, then lost three of four to finish the regular season at 7–4, tied for fourth in the SEC.

Game

Washington built a twenty-point lead at halftime and won 34–7.[3][4] Smith gained only 17 yards on seven carries, as Florida was forced to go to the air in the second half. It was Smith's lowest rushing total since his first game as a freshman, when he was a reserve.[4][5][6][7]

This was the last bowl game between the Pac-10 and SEC until the 2010 season, when Auburn met Oregon in the national championship game in Arizona.

References

  1. ↑ "Latest line". Gainesville Sun. (Florida). December 30, 1989. p. 4C.
  2. ↑ "The latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 30, 1989. p. 22.
  3. ↑ "Huskies roll past Florida in 34-7 win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 31, 1989. p. 1D.
  4. 1 2 King, Bill (December 31, 1989). "Florida finishes with a flop 34-7". Gainesville Sun. (Florida). p. 1C.
  5. ↑ Teaford, Elliott (December 31, 1989). "Huskies make it look easy : Freedom Bowl: Florida's Emmitt Smith is held to 17 yards as Washington passes, runs to 34-7 victory". Los Angeles Times.
  6. ↑ Borst, Don (January 1, 1990). "After Freedom Bowl win, Huskies optimistic for '90". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). McClatchey News Service. p. C2.
  7. ↑ "Huskies swamp Gators 34-7 in Freedom Bowl". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). UPI. January 2, 1990. p. 12.
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