Michigan State squeezes by Gators in Citrus ORLANDO (AP) - Paul Edinger's 39-yard field goal on the final play of the Citrus Bowl lifted Michigan State over Florida on Saturday, 37-34. The kick gave the Spartans (10-2) their first 10-win season since 1965 and a victory in their first New Year's Day bowl appearance in 11 years. Plaxico Burress set a school record with 13 receptions, including three touchdowns, to help coach Bobby Williams win his first game as MSU coach. He replaced Nick Saban, who left for LSU. It was the third straight loss for Florida (9-4). The Gators had not lost three in a row since 1988, two years before Steve Spurrier arrived as coach. They finished without 10 victories for the first time since 1992 and likely out of the top 10 for the first time since 1990. Outback Bowl No. 21 Georgia 28, No. 19 Purdue 25: Hap Hines' 21-yard field goal in overtime capped the greatest comeback in bowl history and gave Georgia its victory Saturday over Purdue. The Bulldogs trailed 25-0 in a game reminiscent of last year's Peach Bowl, when Georgia rallied from a 21-0 deficit to defeat Virginia 35-33. Drew Brees of Purdue (7-5) threw for 378 yards and tied an Outback Bowl record with four touchdown passes. Georgia (8-4) tied the score on Quincy Carter's desperation 8-yard touchdown pass to Randy McMichael with 1:19 remaining. Cotton Bowl No. 24 Arkansas 27, No. 14 Texas 6: Arkansas (8-4) scored on four straight second-half drives Saturday, and won its first bowl game since December 1985. The Razorbacks had lost seven straight bowl games. Cedric Cobbs caught a 30-yard touchdown pass and scored on a 37-yard run and Michael Jenkins had a 42-yard touchdown run to lead the victory over Texas. The Longhorns (9-5), with two key starters and two reserves suspended, ran for minus-27 yards - the worst in school history - and were sacked eight times. It was the third straight loss for Texas, which failed to score an offensive touchdown over its final 10 quarters. Gator Bowl No. 23 Miami 28, No. 17 Georgia Tech 13: Playing on New Year's Day for the first time in five years, Miami held Georgia Tech to its fewest points in 17 games. Clinton Portis had a 73-yard TD run and he and James Jackson each rushed for more than 100 yards. The Hurricanes (9-4) also got a touchdown pass from each quarterback, Kenny Kelly and Ken Dorsey. Miami's defense extended its streak to 27 quarters without giving up a touchdown pass against a Tech team that led the NCAA in total offense and was second in scoring at 40.7 points a game. The Yellow Jackets scored their fewest points since a 34-7 loss last year to Florida State. And Joe Hamilton, who set 18 school records, failed to throw a touchdown pass for the first time in 14 games. Alamo Bowl No. 13 Penn State 24, No. 18 Texas A&M 0: Jerry Sandusky is history at Penn State, and so is All-American linebacker LaVar Arrington. Penn State's long-time defensive coordinator and his star linebacker didn't disappoint in what was the final game for both men with the Nittany Lions. The Nittany Lions defeated the Aggies behind powerful defense and the talents of junior quarterback Rashard Casey. "It seemed like a Hollywood script," said Arrington, a junior All-American who made himself available for the NFL draft last Friday. "It's too bad it's too late to show what we had - but better late than never." Penn State (10-3) started the season 9-0, achieved a No. 2 ranking and hoped for a shot a national title. But the Lions finished the regular season by losing their last three games. Instead of playing in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Penn State was bound for San Antonio and trying to avoid the first four-game losing streak of coach Joe Paterno's 34-year tenure. The way Paterno grinned after defeating Texas A&M (8-4) in the Alamo Bowl, it looked as though he'd won an even bigger contest. "It was a great effort by our team, and I'm very, very proud of them," he said. Paterno, accepting the Alamo Bowl trophy, thanked Sandusky. After more than 30 years as an assistant to Paterno and 23 years as defensive coordinator, the 55-year-old Sandusky is retiring. Sandusky coached nine All-Americans and was instrumental in getting Penn State known as "Linebacker U" Micronpc.com Bowl Illinois 63, Virginia 21: The unrehearsed celebration by Illinois was well deserved. Moments after dousing coach Ron Turner with water, several Illinois players jumped into the stands at Pro Player Stadium. They frolicked with their fans, hugging and high-fiving them. As typical as it might seem, the postgame scene was fairly new to the Illini. They had just beaten Virginia and capped a remarkable turnaround for a team that lost 19 of 22 games before this season. The Illini were 0-11 two years ago, 3-8 last season and had not been to a bowl game since 1994. There was a time when many of the players questioned their choice of colleges, and the coaches wondered if they were on the right track. Not anymore. "I told the guys it's not the end, it's the beginning," Turner said. Quarterback Kurt Kittner scored three different ways - throwing for two touchdowns, running for one and catching a pass for another - as Illinois (8-4) hammered the Cavaliers to end the season on a four-game winning streak. Sun Bowl Oregon 24, No. 12 Minnesota 20: It wasn't the Big Ten versus Pac-10 matchup that football fans outside of Oregon and Minnesota were waiting for, but it proved to be a more exciting game than the game in Pasadena. Oregon quarterback Joey Arrington hit streaking wide receiver Keneen Howry on a 10-yard strike with 1:32 left on the clock to propel the Ducks to the first nine win season in school history. The loss kept the Gophers from their first nine win season since 1905, and gave the Pac-10 its first and only win of this year's bowl season. -Daily sports writer Chris Grandstaff contributed to this report. AP Photo Michigan State kicker Paul Edinger celebrates his game-winning field goal defeating Florida, 37-34, in the Citrus Bowl. Originally on page 5B in the 1-5-2000 issue of the Daily.