Syracuse opened up a 6–0 lead following field goals of 46 and 34 yards from John Biskup. In the second quarter, quarterback Kordell Stewart threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Sean Embree to give Colorado a 7–6 lead. That would close out the first half scoring.
2nd halfedit
With 6:22 left in the third quarter, tailback David Walker scored on a 13-yard touchdown run. Up 12–7, Syracuse opted for two, but failed, leaving the score at 12–7, Syracuse. Colorado's Mitch Berger connected on a 38-yard field goal with 3:10 left in the quarter, to cut the lead to 12–10.
Facing a third and 10 on Colorado's 28-yard line, Marvin Graves took it himself, and ran 28 yards for a touchdown, increasing Syracuse's lead to 19–10 with 1:33 in the quarter. Colorado running back James Hill ran for 61 yards a few plays later, to set up a 16-yard slant pass from Stewart to Charles Johnson. The all-important extra point was missed, and Syracuse held on to a 19–16 lead.
On the ensuing kickoff, Kirby Dar Dar took a reverse handoff from Qadry Ismail and scored on a dazzling 100 yard kickoff return, increasing the lead to 26–16. Following a 6-yard touchdown run, Colorado pulled to within 26–22, but the extra point missed. The kicking game decided the outcome of the game.
1993, fiesta, bowl, 1993, fiesta, bowl, played, january, 1993, 22nd, edition, fiesta, bowl, game, featured, colorado, buffaloes, syracuse, orangemen, 1993, fiesta, bowlsyracuse, orangemen, colorado, buffaloes, east, 22head, coach, paul, pasqualoni, head, coach. The 1993 IBM OS 2 Fiesta Bowl played on January 1 1993 was the 22nd edition of the Fiesta Bowl The game featured the Colorado Buffaloes and the Syracuse Orangemen 1993 IBM OS 2 Fiesta BowlSyracuse Orangemen Colorado Buffaloes 9 2 9 1 1 Big East Big 826 22Head coach Paul Pasqualoni Head coach Bill McCartneyAPCoachesBC697 APCoachesBC10691234 TotalSyracuse 33200 26Colorado 0796 22DateJanuary 1 1993Season1992StadiumSun Devil StadiumLocationTempe ArizonaMVPQB Marvin Graves amp NG Kevin MitchellRefereeGordon Riese Pac 10 Attendance70 224United States TV coverageNetworkNBCAnnouncersCharlie Jones Todd ChristensenNielsen ratings7 9Fiesta Bowl lt 1992 1994 gt Contents 1 Game summary 1 1 1st half 1 2 2nd half 2 References 3 External linksGame summary edit1st half edit Syracuse opened up a 6 0 lead following field goals of 46 and 34 yards from John Biskup In the second quarter quarterback Kordell Stewart threw a 7 yard touchdown pass to Sean Embree to give Colorado a 7 6 lead That would close out the first half scoring 2nd half edit With 6 22 left in the third quarter tailback David Walker scored on a 13 yard touchdown run Up 12 7 Syracuse opted for two but failed leaving the score at 12 7 Syracuse Colorado s Mitch Berger connected on a 38 yard field goal with 3 10 left in the quarter to cut the lead to 12 10 Facing a third and 10 on Colorado s 28 yard line Marvin Graves took it himself and ran 28 yards for a touchdown increasing Syracuse s lead to 19 10 with 1 33 in the quarter Colorado running back James Hill ran for 61 yards a few plays later to set up a 16 yard slant pass from Stewart to Charles Johnson The all important extra point was missed and Syracuse held on to a 19 16 lead On the ensuing kickoff Kirby Dar Dar took a reverse handoff from Qadry Ismail and scored on a dazzling 100 yard kickoff return increasing the lead to 26 16 Following a 6 yard touchdown run Colorado pulled to within 26 22 but the extra point missed The kicking game decided the outcome of the game References editExternal links edithttps query nytimes com gst fullpage html res 9F0CE2DD143BF931A35752C0A965958260 amp scp 14 amp sq Fiesta Bowl amp st nyt Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1993 Fiesta Bowl amp oldid 1204643338, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
