1995 Hall of Fame Bowl explained

Year Game Played:1995
Game Name:Hall of Fame Bowl
Subheader:9th Hall of Fame Bowl
Football Season:1994
Visitor Name Short:Wisconsin
Visitor Nickname:Badgers
Visitor School:University of Wisconsin
Home Name Short:Duke
Home Nickname:Blue Devils
Home School:Duke University
Visitor Record:6–4–1
Visitor Conference:Big Ten
Home Record:8–3
Home Conference:ACC
Visitor Coach:Barry Alvarez
Home Coach:Fred Goldsmith
Home Rank Ap:25
Home Rank Coaches:21
Home Rank Bowlcoalition:24
Visitor 1Q:13
Visitor 2Q:0
Visitor 3Q:6
Visitor 4Q:15
Home 1Q:0
Home 2Q:10
Home 3Q:3
Home 4Q:7
Date Game Played:January 2
Stadium:Tampa Stadium
City:Tampa, Florida
Mvp:Terrell Fletcher (Wisconsin RB)
Referee:Jimmy Harper (SEC)
Us Network:ESPN
Us Announcers Link:List of announcers of major college bowl games
Us Announcers:Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried
Different Next:1996

The 1995 Hall of Fame Bowl featured the 25th-ranked Duke Blue Devils and the unranked Wisconsin Badgers.

Wisconsin scored first on a 19-yard interception returned from a touchdown by Jeff Messenger, as Wisconsin opened a 7–0 lead. Wisconsin's John Hall kicked two field goals of 48 and 43 yards as Wisconsin increased its lead to 13–0 at the end of the 1st quarter. In the second quarter, Duke's Robert Baldwin scored on a 7-yard touchdown run to make it 13–7. Duke added a 30-yard field goal before halftime to pull within 13–10.

In the third quarter, a 30-yard Duke field goal tied the game at 13. Running back Terrell Fletcher responded with a 1-yard touchdown run to give Wisconsin a 20–13 lead. In the fourth quarter, Darrell Bevell fired an 11-yard touchdown pass to Jason Burns increasing the Badgers' lead to 27–13. Robert Baldwin scored on a two-yard touchdown run making it 27–20. Terrell Fletcher put the game away with a 49-yard rushing touchdown, making the final margin 34–20.[1] [2]

Statistics

Statistics Wisconsin Duke
First downs 19 23
Rushing yards 48–278 29–68
Passing (C–A–I) 11–20–1 28–46–4
Passing yards 161 314
Total yards 446 399
Fumbles–lost 2–2 0–0
Penalties–yards 12–86 5–40
Punts–average1–38.0 4–42.5

Notes and References

  1. News: Bucky bedevils Duke. Wausau Daily Herald. January 3, 1995. February 6, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924045256/http://www.goduke.com/fls/4200/web-docs/2013_FB_MediaGuide/2013_FBGuide_History_89-156.pdf?SPSID=22695&SPID=1843&DB_OEM_ID=4200 . 2015-09-24 . dead .