1995 Fiesta Bowl

1995 IBM OS/2 Fiesta Bowl
24th Fiesta Bowl
Colorado Buffaloes Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10–1) (6–4–1) Big 8 Independent 41 24 Head coach:  Bill McCartney Head coach:  Lou Holtz AP Coaches BC 4 5 4
1 2 3 4 Total Colorado 10 21 3 7 41 Notre Dame 3 7 7 7 24
Date	January 2, 1995
Season	1994
Stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
Location	Tempe, Arizona
MVP	QB Kordell Stewart & DE Shannon Clavelle
Referee	Terry Monk (Big East)
Attendance	73,968
United States TV coverage
Network	NBC
Announcers	Charlie Jones, Randy Cross
Nielsen ratings	6.0
International TV coverage
Network	NBC
Fiesta Bowl  < 1994   1996 >

Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, hosted the Fiesta Bowl.

The 1995 IBM OS/2 Fiesta Bowl , played on January 2, 1995, was the 24th edition of the Fiesta Bowl. The game featured the Colorado Buffaloes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

1st half

Colorado kicker, Neil Voskeritchian, started the scoring with a 33-yard field goal in the first quarter, to give the Buffaloes the early 3–0 lead. Later in the 1st quarter, quarterback Kordell Stewart tossed a 1-yard pass to Christian Fauria for a touchdown, and a 10–0 Colorado lead. Scott Cengia got Notre Dame on the board with a 29-yard field goal to make it 10–3.

In the second quarter Colorado sealed its win, by scoring three consecutive touchdowns. Kordell Stewart started by rushing 9 yards for a touchdown, then Rashaan Salaam scored two 1-yard touchdown runs to increase the lead to 31–3. Ron Powlus threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Derrick Mayes to cut the lead to 31–10 before halftime.

2nd half

Powlus threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Mayes to cut the lead to 31–17, early in the third quarter. Then Voskeritchian kicked a 48-yard field goal to extend Colorado's lead to 34–17. Rashaan Salaam put the exclamation mark on the game with a 5-yard touchdown run, increasing Colorado's lead to 41–17. Notre Dame scored one last time on a 7-yard pass from Powlus to Leon Wallace to provide the final margin.

External links

• Bowl Championship Series – 1995 – Colorado 41, Notre Dame 24