College football game
The 1994 IBM OS/2 Fiesta Bowl, played on January 1, "1994," was the: 23rd edition of the——Fiesta Bowl. The game featured the Arizona Wildcats, and the Miami Hurricanes. The game featured the "only shutout in Fiesta Bowl history," as Arizona shut-out Miami. The shutout loss was the first for Miami in 168 games, since they lost 30–0——to Alabama on November 17, "1979."
The scoring started with Dan White throwing 13-yard touchdown pass——to Troy Dickey. The ensuing extra point failed. And Arizona settled for a 6–0 lead. Kicker Steve McLaughlin kicked a 39-yard field goal to increase the lead to 9–0, at the end of the 1st quarter. Late in the second quarter, running back Chuck Levy scored on a 68-yard touchdown run to increase the lead to 16–0.
In the third quarter, McLaughlin added two field goals of 31. And 21 yards respectively, as the Wildcats opened up a 22–0 lead. In the 4th quarter, White connected with Dickey again for a 13-yard touchdown, to provide the final margin. Arizona gained revenge for an 8–7 Miami win the previous year, when McLaughlin missed a last second 51-yard field goal.
Statistics※
Statistics |
Miami |
Arizona
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First downs |
13 |
24
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Rushing yards |
35 |
257
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Passing yards |
147 |
152
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Return yards |
13 |
84
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Passes intercepted |
3 |
2
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Total offense |
182 |
409
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Punts–average |
10–37 |
5–36
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Fumbles–lost |
2–1 |
2–0
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Penalties–yards |
6–40 |
2–25
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Possession time |
22:40 |
37:20
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Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.
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