1995 Orange Bowl

NCAAFootballSingleGameHeader
Name=1995 Orange Bowl


Date=January 1, 1995
Year=1994
Visitor School=University of Nebraska
Visitor Name Short=Nebraska
Visitor Nickname=Cornhuskers
Visitor Record=12-0
Visitor

Visitor Coaches=1
Visitor Coach=Tom Osborne
Visitor1=0
Visitor2=7
Visitor3=2
Visitor4=15
Visitor Total=24
Home School=University of Miami
Home Name Short=Miami
Home Nickname=Hurricanes
Home Record=10-1
Home

Home Coaches=3
Home Coach=Dennis Erickson
Home1=10
Home2=0
Home3=7
Home4=0
Home Total=17
Type=bg
MVP=Nebraska QB Tommie Frazier and Miami WR Chris T. Jones
Attendance=81,753
Stadium=Miami Orange Bowl
City=Miami, Florida
US Network=NBC
US Announcers=Tom Hammond and Cris Collinsworth
Ratings=18.9

The 1995 Orange Bowl a 1994-1995 college football bowl game was played on January 1, 1995, for the national championship. This 61st edition to the Orange Bowl featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and the Miami Hurricanes. Miami came into the game with a 10-1 record and #3 AP ranking, whereas Nebraska came into the game with a 12-0 and #1 AP ranking. The game was a rematch of the classic 1984 matchup.

Dane Prewitt scored the first points of the game with a 44 yard field goal to open up a 3-0 Miami lead. Quarterback Frank Costa fired a 35 yard touchdown pass to Trent Jones for a 10-0 Miami lead. Nebraska quarterback Brook Berringer fired a 19 yard touchdown pass to tight end Mark Gilman before halftime, to close the deficit to 10-7. In the third quarter, Frank Costa threw a 44 yard touchdown pass to Jonathan Harris, to open a 17-7 third quarter lead.

Nebraska outside linebacker Dwayne Harris sacked Miami quarterback Frank Costa in the end zone for a safety before the end of the third quarter, and Miami only led 17-9. Fullback Cory Schlesinger scored on a 15 yard touchdown run in the third quarter to trim the lead to 17-15. Tommie Frazier then found tight end Eric Alford in the corner of the end zone to tie the game at 17. A 14 yard touchdown run by Schlesinger gave Nebraska a 24-17 lead, and the defense held on to win the national championship.

Aftermath

Miami finished the season with a 10-2 record. Nebraska finished the season with a 13-0 record, and yet another national championship.

External links

* [http://www.orangebowl.org/ Official website of the Orange Bowl]
* [http://www.huskerpedia.com/games/1994/94orange.html Game Summary]