The 1994 Alabama squad finished the regular season undefeated and as champions of the SEC Western Division, only to lose to Florida in the SEC Championship Game by one point to finish with an 11–1 record. Following their loss against Florida, the Crimson Tide accepted an invitation to play in the Florida Citrus Bowl as the SEC runner-up.[1] The appearance marked the first for Alabama in the Florida Citrus Bowl, and their 47th overall bowl game.
The 1994 Ohio State squad finished the regular season with losses to Washington, Illinois and Penn State to finish with a record of 9–3. Following their victory over Michigan to end a seven-game losing streak against their rival, the Buckeyes clinched a spot in the Florida Citrus Bowl as Big Ten runner-up.[2] Their appearance marked the third for Ohio State in the Florida Citrus Bowl, and their 27th overall bowl game.
Game summaryedit
The first quarter was scoreless, with Ohio State missing a field goal and Alabama having one blocked. Play was briefly interrupted at one point by a dog that had wandered on the field.[3] In the second quarter Alabama reached the endzone on a nine-yard Tarrant Lynch touchdown run to cap a 16 play, 80 yard drive and take a 7–0 lead.[4] Ohio State responded with a pair of Joey Galloway touchdown receptions. With each coming from quarterback Bobby Hoying, the first was good from 69 yards and the second from 11 to give the Buckeyes a 14–7 lead.[4] The Crimson Tide tied the game just before the half when Sherman Williams scored from seven yards out to knot the game at 14–14.[4] After a scoreless third, each team hit a field goal to bring the score to 17–17.[4] Alabama scored the game-winning touchdown with only 0:42 remaining in the game when Jay Barker hit Williams for a 50-yard touchdown reception and a 24–17 Crimson Tide victory.[4] The halftime show that day was a real spectacle, having over 2,000 cheerleaders and baton twirlers from all over the nation performing for the crowd.
^Deas, Tommy (December 4, 1994). "Tide suffers painful loss". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 10C. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
^Miller, Rusty (November 20, 1994). "Buckeyes end losing streak to Michigan". The Gadsden Times. Associated Press. p. C6. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
^Deas, Tommy (January 3, 1995). "Visiting mutt proved most elusive of all". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 4B. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
^ abcdeHurt, Cecil (January 3, 1995). "Bama logs 'Trademark' win". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1B. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
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1995, florida, citrus, bowl, 1995, compusa, florida, citrus, bowl, part, 1994, bowl, game, season, took, place, january, 1995, florida, citrus, bowl, orlando, florida, competing, teams, were, alabama, crimson, tide, representing, southeastern, conference, ohio. The 1995 CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl part of the 1994 bowl game season took place on January 2 1995 at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando Florida The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide representing the Southeastern Conference SEC and the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference Big Ten Alabama was victorious in by a final score of 24 17 This was the 49th Citrus Bowl played 1995 CompUSA Florida Citrus BowlOhio State Buckeyes Alabama Crimson Tide 9 3 11 1 Big Ten SEC17 24Head coach John Cooper Head coach Gene StallingsAPCoachesBC131113 APCoachesBC6661234 TotalOhio State 01403 17Alabama 014010 24DateJanuary 2 1995Season1994StadiumFlorida Citrus BowlLocationOrlando FloridaMVPSherman Williams Alabama RBRefereeJim Fogltance Pac 10 Attendance71 195United States TV coverageNetworkABCAnnouncersMark Jones Tim BrantFlorida Citrus Bowl lt 1994 1996 gt Contents 1 Teams 1 1 Alabama 1 2 Ohio State 2 Game summary 3 ReferencesTeams editAlabama edit See also 1994 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 1994 Alabama squad finished the regular season undefeated and as champions of the SEC Western Division only to lose to Florida in the SEC Championship Game by one point to finish with an 11 1 record Following their loss against Florida the Crimson Tide accepted an invitation to play in the Florida Citrus Bowl as the SEC runner up 1 The appearance marked the first for Alabama in the Florida Citrus Bowl and their 47th overall bowl game Ohio State edit See also 1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1994 Ohio State squad finished the regular season with losses to Washington Illinois and Penn State to finish with a record of 9 3 Following their victory over Michigan to end a seven game losing streak against their rival the Buckeyes clinched a spot in the Florida Citrus Bowl as Big Ten runner up 2 Their appearance marked the third for Ohio State in the Florida Citrus Bowl and their 27th overall bowl game Game summary editThe first quarter was scoreless with Ohio State missing a field goal and Alabama having one blocked Play was briefly interrupted at one point by a dog that had wandered on the field 3 In the second quarter Alabama reached the endzone on a nine yard Tarrant Lynch touchdown run to cap a 16 play 80 yard drive and take a 7 0 lead 4 Ohio State responded with a pair of Joey Galloway touchdown receptions With each coming from quarterback Bobby Hoying the first was good from 69 yards and the second from 11 to give the Buckeyes a 14 7 lead 4 The Crimson Tide tied the game just before the half when Sherman Williams scored from seven yards out to knot the game at 14 14 4 After a scoreless third each team hit a field goal to bring the score to 17 17 4 Alabama scored the game winning touchdown with only 0 42 remaining in the game when Jay Barker hit Williams for a 50 yard touchdown reception and a 24 17 Crimson Tide victory 4 The halftime show that day was a real spectacle having over 2 000 cheerleaders and baton twirlers from all over the nation performing for the crowd Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Ohio State Alabama 2 12 39 16 plays 80 yards Alabama Tarrant Lynch 9 yard touchdown run Michael Proctor kick good 0 7 2 12 26 1 play 69 yards Ohio State Joey Galloway 69 yard touchdown reception from Bobby Hoying Josh Jackson kick good 7 7 2 7 50 5 plays 22 yards Ohio State Joey Galloway 11 yard touchdown reception from Bobby Hoying Josh Jackson kick good 14 7 2 3 56 11 plays 80 yards Alabama Sherman Williams 7 yard touchdown run Michael Proctor kick good 14 14 4 8 41 6 plays 36 yards Ohio State 34 yard field goal by Josh Jackson 17 14 4 4 29 5 plays 44 yards Alabama 27 yard field goal by Michael Proctor 17 17 4 0 42 3 plays 63 yards Alabama Sherman Williams 50 yard touchdown reception from Jay Barker Michael Proctor kick good 17 24 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 17 24References edit Deas Tommy December 4 1994 Tide suffers painful loss The Tuscaloosa News p 10C Retrieved February 1 2011 Miller Rusty November 20 1994 Buckeyes end losing streak to Michigan The Gadsden Times Associated Press p C6 Retrieved February 1 2011 Deas Tommy January 3 1995 Visiting mutt proved most elusive of all The Tuscaloosa News p 4B Retrieved July 31 2013 a b c d e Hurt Cecil January 3 1995 Bama logs Trademark win The Tuscaloosa News p 1B Retrieved February 1 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1995 Florida Citrus Bowl amp oldid 1203542667, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
