Illinois snapped a 26-year bowl victory drought with a 31–21 win over Virginia in the Florida Citrus Bowl. Illinois jumped on the Cavaliers early, with linebacker Bill Henkel recovering a fumble on the opening kickoff. Five plays later, quarterback Jeff George drilled a 15-yard scoring strike to Steven Williams. After Virginia tied the game early in the second quarter, George directed Illinois on an 80-yard scoring drive. Illinois opened the second half with an 84-yard drive capped by fullback Howard Griffith's three-yard touchdown. Early in the fourth quarter, receiver Mike Bellamy scored on a 26-yard pass from George to clinch an Illini victory. George earned MVP honors, completing 26-of-38 for 321 yards and three TDs.
Scoring summaryEdit
Quarter
Team
Scoring summary
Score
Illinois
Virginia
1
Illinois
Steven Williams 15-yard touchdown reception from Jeff George, Doug Higgins kick good
7
0
2
Virginia
Tim Finkelston 30-yard touchdown reception from Shawn Moore, Jake McInerney kick good
7
7
Illinois
Dan Donovan 1-yard touchdown reception from Jeff George, Doug Higgins kick good
14
7
Illinois
34-yard field goal by Doug Higgins
17
7
3
Illinois
3-yard touchdown run by Howard Griffith, Doug Higgins kick good
24
7
Virginia
2-yard touchdown run by Marcus Wilson, Jake McInerney kick good
24
14
4
Illinois
Mike Bellamy 24-yard touchdown reception from Jeff George, Doug Higgins kick good
31
14
Virginia
Herman Moore 4-yard touchdown reception from Shawn Moore, Jake McInerney kick good
1990, florida, citrus, bowl, post, season, american, college, football, bowl, game, florida, citrus, bowl, stadium, orlando, florida, between, university, illinois, fighting, illini, virginia, cavaliers, january, 1990, game, final, contest, 1989, ncaa, divisio. The 1990 Florida Citrus Bowl was a post season American college football bowl game at the Florida Citrus Bowl stadium in Orlando Florida between the University of Illinois Fighting Illini and the Virginia Cavaliers on January 1 1990 The game was the final contest of the 1989 NCAA Division I A football season for both teams and ended in a 31 21 victory for Illinois 1990 Florida Citrus Growers Association Florida Citrus BowlIllinois Fighting Illini Virginia Cavaliers 9 2 10 2 Big Ten ACC31 21Head coach John Mackovic Head coach George WelshAPCoaches1111 APCoaches15141234 TotalIllinois 71077 31Virginia 0777 21DateJanuary 1 1990Season1989StadiumFlorida Citrus BowlLocationOrlando FloridaMVPQB Jeff George IllinoisRefereeLoyd Dale Southern Independent Attendance42 890United States TV coverageNetworkABCAnnouncersGary Bender and Dick VermeilFlorida Citrus Bowl lt 1989 1991 gt Contents 1 Game summary 2 Scoring summary 3 Statistical summary 4 ReferencesGame summary EditIllinois snapped a 26 year bowl victory drought with a 31 21 win over Virginia in the Florida Citrus Bowl Illinois jumped on the Cavaliers early with linebacker Bill Henkel recovering a fumble on the opening kickoff Five plays later quarterback Jeff George drilled a 15 yard scoring strike to Steven Williams After Virginia tied the game early in the second quarter George directed Illinois on an 80 yard scoring drive Illinois opened the second half with an 84 yard drive capped by fullback Howard Griffith s three yard touchdown Early in the fourth quarter receiver Mike Bellamy scored on a 26 yard pass from George to clinch an Illini victory George earned MVP honors completing 26 of 38 for 321 yards and three TDs Scoring summary EditQuarter Team Scoring summary ScoreIllinois Virginia1 Illinois Steven Williams 15 yard touchdown reception from Jeff George Doug Higgins kick good 7 02 Virginia Tim Finkelston 30 yard touchdown reception from Shawn Moore Jake McInerney kick good 7 7Illinois Dan Donovan 1 yard touchdown reception from Jeff George Doug Higgins kick good 14 7Illinois 34 yard field goal by Doug Higgins 17 73 Illinois 3 yard touchdown run by Howard Griffith Doug Higgins kick good 24 7Virginia 2 yard touchdown run by Marcus Wilson Jake McInerney kick good 24 144 Illinois Mike Bellamy 24 yard touchdown reception from Jeff George Doug Higgins kick good 31 14Virginia Herman Moore 4 yard touchdown reception from Shawn Moore Jake McInerney kick good 31 2131 21Statistical summary EditTeam Statistics Rushing Passing Total UI 176 321 497 UV 110 112 322 Individual Statistical LeadersRushing Att Yds TD UI Griffith 18 93 0 Steve Feagin 10 54 0 UV Terry Kirby 8 64 0 Passing Att Comp Int TD Yds UI George 38 26 1 3 321 UV S Moore 27 17 2 2 191 Receiving No Yds TD UI Bellamy 8 166 1 Williams 4 45 1 UV Finkelston 3 69 1 Herman Moore 5 56 1 References Edit This college football bowl article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1990 Florida Citrus Bowl amp oldid 1171132164, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,