1994 Fiesta Bowl Explained

Year Game Played:1994
Title Sponsor:IBM OS/2
Game Name:Fiesta Bowl
Football Season:1993
Visitor Name Short:Miami
Visitor Nickname:Hurricanes
Home Name Short:Arizona
Home Nickname:Wildcats
Visitor Record:9–2
Visitor Conference:Big East
Home Record:9–2
Home Conference:Pac-10
Visitor Coach:Dennis Erickson
Home Coach:Dick Tomey
Visitor Rank Ap:10
Visitor Rank Coaches:9
Visitor Rank Bowlcoalition:10
Home Rank Ap:16
Home Rank Coaches:14
Home Rank Bowlcoalition:16
Visitor 1Q:0
Visitor 2Q:0
Visitor 3Q:0
Visitor 4Q:0
Home 1Q:9
Home 2Q:7
Home 3Q:6
Home 4Q:7
Date Game Played:January 1
Stadium:Sun Devil Stadium
City:Tempe, Arizona
Mvp:RB Chuck Levy & LB Tedy Bruschi
Referee:Dayle Phillips (ACC)
Attendance:72,260
Us Network:NBC
Us Announcers Link:List of announcers of major college bowl games
Us Announcers:Tom Hammond, Cris Collinsworth
Ratings:7.9

The 1994 IBM OS/2 Fiesta Bowl, played on January 1, 1994, was the 23rd edition of the Fiesta Bowl. The game featured the Arizona Wildcats, and the Miami Hurricanes. The game featured the only shutout in Fiesta Bowl history, as Arizona shut-out Miami. The shutout loss was the first for Miami in 168 games, since they lost 30–0 to Alabama on November 17, 1979.

The scoring started with Dan White throwing a 13-yard touchdown pass to Troy Dickey. The ensuing extra point failed, and Arizona settled for a 6–0 lead. Kicker Steve McLaughlin kicked a 39-yard field goal to increase the lead to 9–0, at the end of the 1st quarter. Late in the second quarter, running back Chuck Levy scored on a 68-yard touchdown run to increase the lead to 16–0.

In the third quarter, McLaughlin added two field goals of 31 and 21 yards respectively, as the Wildcats opened up a 22–0 lead. In the 4th quarter, White connected with Dickey again for a 13-yard touchdown, to provide the final margin. Arizona gained revenge for an 8–7 Miami win the previous year, when McLaughlin missed a last second 51-yard field goal.

Statistics

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Statistics Miami Arizona
First downs 13 24
Rushing yards 35 257
Passing yards 147 152
Return yards 13 84
Passes intercepted 3 2
Total offense 182 409
Punts–average 10–37 5–36
Fumbles–lost 2–1 2–0
Penalties–yards 6–40 2–25
Possession time 22:40 37:20