1993 Fiesta Bowl
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{{Infobox college football game
| name =
| year_game_played = 1993
| title_sponsor = IBM OS/2
| game_name = Fiesta Bowl
| image = IBM Fiesta Bowl logo.png
| football_season = 1992
| visitor_name_short = Syracuse
| visitor_nickname = Orangemen
| home_name_short = Colorado
| home_nickname = Buffaloes
| visitor_record = 9–2
| visitor_conference = Big East
| home_record = 9–1–1
| home_conference = Big 8
| visitor_coach = Paul Pasqualoni
| home_coach = Bill McCartney
| visitor_rank_AP = 6
| visitor_rank_coaches = 9
| visitor_rank_bowlcoalition = 7
| home_rank_AP = 10
| home_rank_coaches = 6
| home_rank_bowlcoalition = 9
| visitor_1q = 3
| visitor_2q = 3
| visitor_3q = 20
| visitor_4q = 0
| home_1q = 0
| home_2q = 7
| home_3q = 9
| home_4q = 6
| date_game_played = January 1
| stadium = Sun Devil Stadium
| city = Tempe, Arizona
| MVP = QB Marvin Graves & NG Kevin Mitchell
| referee = Gordon Riese (Pac-10)
| attendance = 70,224
| us_network = NBC
| us_announcers_link = List of announcers of major college bowl games
| us_announcers = Charlie Jones, Todd Christensen
| ratings = 7.9
|subheader=22nd Fiesta Bowl}}
File:Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe Arizona.jpg in Tempe, Arizona, hosted the Fiesta Bowl.]]
The 1993 IBM OS/2 Fiesta Bowl, played on January 1, 1993, was the 22nd edition of the Fiesta Bowl. The game featured the Colorado Buffaloes and the Syracuse Orangemen.
Game summary
=1st half=
Syracuse opened up a 6–0 lead following field goals of 46 and 34 yards from John Biskup. In the second quarter, quarterback Kordell Stewart threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Sean Embree to give Colorado a 7–6 lead. That would close out the first half scoring.
=2nd half=
With 6:22 left in the third quarter, tailback David Walker scored on a 13-yard touchdown run. Up 12–7, Syracuse opted for two, but failed, leaving the score at 12–7, Syracuse. Colorado's Mitch Berger connected on a 38-yard field goal with 3:10 left in the quarter, to cut the lead to 12–10.
Facing a third and 10 on Colorado's 28-yard line, Marvin Graves took it himself, and ran 28 yards for a touchdown, increasing Syracuse's lead to 19–10 with 1:33 in the quarter. Colorado running back James Hill ran for 61 yards a few plays later, to set up a 16-yard slant pass from Stewart to Charles Johnson. The all-important extra point was missed, and Syracuse held on to a 19–16 lead.
On the ensuing kickoff, Kirby Dar Dar took a reverse handoff from Qadry Ismail and scored on a dazzling 100 yard kickoff return, increasing the lead to 26–16. Following a 6-yard touchdown run, Colorado pulled to within 26–22, but the extra point missed. The kicking game decided the outcome of the game.
References
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External links
- https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE2DD143BF931A35752C0A965958260&scp=14&sq=Fiesta+Bowl&st=nyt
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