| 1995 Sun Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 62nd Sun Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 29, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sun Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | El Paso, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offensive:Sedrick Shaw (Iowa), Defensive:Jared DeVries (Iowa), Special Teams:Brion Hurley (Iowa) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Bud Alexander (SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$900,000 per team[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Nantz andTerry Donahue | ||||||||||||||||||
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The1995 Sun Bowl was acollege footballbowl game played on December 29, 1995 at theSun Bowl inEl Paso, Texas. The game featured theIowa Hawkeyes from theBig Ten Conference and theWashington Huskies from thePac-10 Conference. The Sun Bowl was one of the1995–96 bowl games concluding the1995 NCAA Division I-A football season.
After two straight bowl losses to Washington, in the1982 Rose Bowl and the1991 Rose Bowl, Iowa got a measure of revenge with the win.
The Hawkeyes entered the game with a 7–4 record (4–4 in the Big Ten). They started the season with five wins and peaked with a No. 18 ranking. After losing four straight conference games, the team rebounded to finish sixth place in the Big Ten standings. Three of their four conference losses came to ranked teams.
This was Iowa's first appearance in the Sun Bowl.
The Huskies entered the game with a 7–3–1 record (6–1–1 in the Pac-10). They finished tied for first place in the Pac-10 standings with USC, a team they led 21–0 in the fourth quarter before the game ended in a 21–21 tie. USC was selected for the Rose Bowl by virtue of more non-conference victories than Washington. The Huskies entered the game ranked No. 20 in both major polls
This was Washington's third appearance in the Sun Bowl. They won the 1979 edition by beating Texas 14–7 and lost the 1986 game to Alabama 28–6.
Iowa scored first, after running backSedrick Shaw rushed for a 58-yard touchdown, and a 7–0 Iowa lead. KickerBrion 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 receiverJerome 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 quarterbackDamon Huard to make the score more respectable.[2][3]
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Iowa | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| No. 20 Washington | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
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| Statistics | Iowa | Washington |
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| First downs | 18 | 14 |
| Plays–yards | 76–421 | 66–346 |
| Rushes–yards | 50–286 | 29–96 |
| Passing yards | 135 | 250 |
| Passing:comp–att–int | 11–26–2 | 19–37–0 |
| Time of possession | 35:32 | 24:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Iowa | Passing | Matt Sherman | 11/24, 135 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Sedrick Shaw | 21 carries, 135 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Scott Slutzker | 4 receptions, 66 yards | |
| Washington | Passing | Damon Huard | 14/26, 194 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Leon Neal | 9 carries, 65 yards | |
| Receiving | Ernie Conwell | 4 receptions, 71 yards, TD |
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