The contest was the Bowl Coalition National Championship Game for the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Florida State's Scott Bentley provided the first points of the contest, after he kicked a 33-yard field goal to open up a 3–0 lead.
Nebraska quarterback Tommie Frazier got the Huskers back on track, after he fired an errant pass that was tipped into the hands of wide receiver Reggie Baul.
The Huskers held and forced Bentley to kick his fourth field goal of the night, which was good, and FSU led 18–16 with just 21 seconds remaining.
Florida State players and coaches went wild on the sidelines, and were penalized for excessive celebration, costing them 15 yards on the ensuing kickoff.
Notre Dame had lost on a last second field goal to #15 Boston College in their last home game of the season, just a week after they defeated the Seminoles.
Boston College's triumph opened the door for Florida State to challenge undefeated Nebraska for the national crown.
The Huskers had exceeded everyone's expectations by playing the highly favored Seminoles right to the wire, and used the loss as motivation for their 1994 campaign, which was entitled "Unfinished Business".
Speaking of that magic number 14, FSU went 14 straight seasons finishing in the final AP and or Coaches poll top four (1987–2000).