Nebraska 62
Florida 24
 
Fiesta Bowl
Jan. 2, 1996 -- Tempe, Ariz.
"We saw in the film that when Nebraska ran a lot of non-option plays, teams were there but they just couldn't make the tackle. Danged if that didn't happen to us, too."
James Bates Florida linebacker
Summary
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Florida 10 0 8 6 24
Nebraska 6 29 14 13 62
FLA FG Edmiston 23
NEBR Phillips 16 pass from Frazier
(kick failed)
FLA Wuerffel 1 run (Edmiston kick)
NEBR Phillips 42 run (K Brown kick)
NEBR Safety, Wuerffel tackled in end zone
NEBR Green 1 run (K Brown kick)
NEBR FG K Brown 26
NEBR Booker 42 int. return (K Brown kick)
NEBR FG K Brown 24
NEBR Frazier 35 run (K Brown kick)
FLA I Hilliard 35 pass from Wuerffel
(Anthony recpt. for 2-pt conv.)
NEBR Frazier 75 run (K Brown kick)
NEBR Phillips 15 run (kick failed)
NEBR Berringer 1 run (Retzlaff kick)
FLA Anthony 93 kickoff return
(2-pt conversion failed)
FLA NEBR
First downs 15 27
Rushed-yards 21-(-28) 68-524
Passing yards 297 105
Sacked-yards lost 7-40 0-0
Return yards 265 152
Passes 20-38-3 6-15-2
Punts 4-41.3 1-36.0
Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-0
Penalties-yards 9-78 4-30
Time of possession 24:43 35:17
RUSHING Florida-Williams 6-6, T Jackson 4-4,
Anthony 2-(-1), Wuerffel 9-(-37).
Nebraska-Frazier 16-199, Phillips 25-165,
Green 9-68, Sims 2-35, Je Makovicka 6-32,
Childs 3-14, Jo Makovicka 2-4, B Schuster 1-4,
D Benning 1-3, Berringer 1-1, Legate 1-1,
Turman 1-(-2).
PASSING Florida-Wuerffel 17-31-3-255,
Kresser 3-7-0-42. Nebraska-Frazier 6-14-2-105,
Phillips 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING Florida-Doering 8-123,
I Hilliard 6-100, Anthony 2-40, Mcgriff 2-19,
T Jackson 1-10, Evans 1-5.
Nebraska-Johnson 2-43, Holbein 1-33,
Phillips 1-16, Je Makovicka 1-8, Vedral 1-5.
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Coverage
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Hastings Tribune: 1, 2
USA Today
Daily Nebraskan
Chicago Tribune
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Sports Illustrated
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