1995 Sun Bowl Explained

Year Game Played:1995
Game Name:Sun Bowl
Subheader:62nd Sun Bowl
Football Season:1995
Visitor Name Short:Iowa
Visitor Nickname:Hawkeyes
Visitor School:University of Iowa
Home Name Short:Washington
Home Nickname:Huskies
Home School:University of Washington
Visitor Record:7–4
Visitor Conference:Big Ten
Home Record:7–3–1
Home Conference:Pac-10
Visitor Coach:Hayden Fry
Home Coach:Jim Lambright
Home Rank Ap:20
Home Rank Coaches:20
Home Rank Bowlalliance:20
Visitor 1Q:10
Visitor 2Q:11
Visitor 3Q:10
Visitor 4Q:7
Home 1Q:0
Home 2Q:0
Home 3Q:6
Home 4Q:12
Date Game Played:December 29
Stadium:Sun Bowl
City:El Paso, Texas
Mvp:Offensive: Sedrick Shaw (Iowa), Defensive: Jared DeVries (Iowa), Special Teams: Brion Hurley (Iowa)
Referee:Bud Alexander (SWC)
Payout:900,000 per team[1]
Us Network:CBS
Us Announcers Link:List of announcers of major college bowl games
Us Announcers:Jim Nantz and Terry Donahue

The 1995 Sun Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 1995 at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. The game featured the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Washington Huskies.

Iowa scored first, after running back Sedrick Shaw rushed for a 58-yard touchdown, and a 7–0 Iowa lead. Kicker Brion Hurley added a 49-yard field goal, to make it 10–0 after one quarter of play.

In the second quarter, Iowa got a safety, increasing its lead to 12–0. Zach Bromert added a pair of 33 and 34-yard field goals, to push the lead to 18–0. Brion Hurley added a 47-yard field goal before half time to make the score 21–0 at the end of the half.

In the third quarter, Brion Hurley kicked a 50-yard field goal, to make the score 24–0. Washington finally got on the board after quarterback Shane Fortney threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jerome Pathon to make it 24–6. Iowa's Michael Burger scored on a pair of touchdown runs to increase the lead to 38–6. Washington scored twice on touchdown passes by back-up quarterback Damon Huard to make the score more respectable.

After two straight bowl losses to Washington, in the 1982 Rose Bowl and the 1991 Rose Bowl, Iowa got a measure of revenge with the win.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1995-96 Season: Per Team Payouts: | Infoplease.