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Florida State Seminoles © |
Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
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Played September 2, 1989 at Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida |
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Teams' Belt Records
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Team |
Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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| Florida State © | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Southern Miss | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||||||||
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Florida State |
10 |
0 |
13 |
3 |
26 |
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Southern Miss |
3 |
14 |
0 |
13 |
30 |
At the start of the 1989 season, the Florida State Seminoles of coach Bobby Bowden were ranked 6th nationally & returning several stars including All-Americans S LeRoy Butler. The Seminoles were young at skill positions though with QB Peter Tom Willis & RB Dexter Carter making their first extensive contributions. QB Brett Favre led the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, coached by Curley Hallman. Farve threw for 2 touchdowns including a 2-yard touchdown pass to TE Anthony Harris with 0:23 left in the game for a 30-26 upset of the Belt holders. Florida State took a 10-0 lead in the 1st quarter after the Golden Eagles drove inside the Seminoles’ 15-yard on their first 2 possessions only to have fumbles recovered by Florida State. Carter scored a touchdown on the Seminoles’ first possession when he carried in from 11 yards & PK Bill Mason kicked a 24-yard field goal to complete Florida State’s second possession that again started with a Southern Miss fumble. The Golden Eagles got on the scoreboard when PK Chuck Davis hit a 22-yard field goal. Southern Miss took advantage of two Florida State fumbles in the 2nd quarter to score 14 points & take a 17-10 halftime lead. Early in the quarter, RB Eddie Ray Jackson scored on a 3-yard touchdown run to tie the game & Favre completed a 4-yard touchdown pass to WR Alfred Williams with just 0:11 left in the half to give the Golden Eagles the lead. The Seminoles seemed to take control in the 3rd quarter when Willis connected with WR Lawrence Dawsey for a 24-yard touchdown pass & Carter scored his second touchdown, this one on a 9-yard run, but the missed extra-point attempt left the score Florida State 23 Southern Miss 17 as the game entered the final quarter. Early in the 4th quarter, Southern Miss's RB Ricky Bradley scored on a 10-yard touchdown run as the Golden Eagles took a 24-23 lead but with 6:57 to play, Mason converted a 27-yard field goal attempt giving the Seminoles the lead again. Southern Miss trailed 26-24 late in the game as Favre drove the Golden Eagles the length of the field. Positioned for the field goal on 3rd & goal from the 4-yard line, Favre instead rolled out on a play-action pass finding Harris for the touchdown. The score gave Southern Miss a 30-26 upset of Florida State & the Belt. Favre finished with 282 yards passing with his 2 touchdowns. Willis threw for 269 yards with his touchdown & Carter rushed for 118 yards with his 2 touchdowns but the Florida State fumbles on critical drives spelled the difference. The Seminoles finished the season 10-2; ranked 3rd nationally while Southern Miss finished 5-6. Florida State would play for The Belt again in 1999.
