1990 Orange Bowl

1990 Federal Express Orange Bowl
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Colorado Buffaloes
(11–1)	(11–0)
21	6
Head coach: ; Lou Holtz	Head coach: ; Bill McCartney
AP	Coaches
4	4
AP	Coaches
1	1
Date	January 1, 1990
Season	1989
Stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
Location	Miami, Florida
MVP	Notre Dame WR Raghib Ismail and Colorado QB Darian Hagan
Attendance	81,190
United States TV coverage
Network	NBC
Announcers	Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh

The 1990 Federal Express Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on January 1, 1990, as part of the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The 56th edition of the Orange Bowl featured the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and the Colorado Buffaloes. Colorado entered the game undefeated and ranked number one in both polls, while Notre Dame entered the game coming off their only loss of the season to the rival Miami Hurricanes in the final week of the season. Notre Dame would spoil a championship season for the Buffaloes with a 21-6 victory, Colorado's loss allowed Miami to win the National Championship, with Notre Dame finishing number two.[1]

Aftermath

The loss by Colorado opened up the National Championship for Miami, but several analysts/pollsters felt that Notre Dame was also worthy of the title. Notre Dame and Miami had lost one game and Notre Dame had played a much more difficult schedule. However, the head to head matchup proved too much to overcome as Miami was voted number one in both polls. Notre Dame would have to settle for number two.

References

Orange Bowl

External links

- "An Irish Rebuff" Sports Illustrated January 8, 1990

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