The 1995 CompUSA

CompUSA

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 Florida Citrus Bowl

Capital One Bowl

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, part of the 1994 bowl game season, took place on January 2, 1995, at the Florida Citrus Bowl

Citrus Bowl

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 in Orlando

Orlando, Florida

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, Florida

Florida

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. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide

1994 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

The 1994 Alabama Crimson Tide football team was one of a long line of Alabama Crimson Tide football teams; it represented the University of Alabama for the 1994–95 college football season, competing in the Western Division in the Southeastern Conference...

, representing the Southeastern Conference

Southeastern Conference

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 (SEC), and the Ohio State Buckeyes

1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1994-1995. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–4 record, including the in Orlando, Florida, where they lost 24–17 to the Alabama Crimson Tide, a team one point away from playing in...

 of the Big Ten Conference

Big Ten Conference

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 (Big 10). Alabama was victorious in by a final score of 24–17.

Alabama

The 1994 Alabama squad finished the regular season as champions of the SEC Western Division, only to lose to Florida in the SEC Championship Game

1994 SEC Championship Game

The 1994 SEC Championship Game was won by the Florida Gators 24-23 over the Alabama Crimson Tide. The game was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia on December 3, 1994 and was televised to a national audience on ABC.-External links:*...

 to finish with an 11–1 record. Following their loss against Florida, the Crimson Tide accepted an invitation to play in the Florida Citrus Bowl as the SEC runner-up. The appearance marked the first for Alabama in the Florida Citrus Bowl, and their 47th overall bowl game

Bowl game

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.

Ohio State

The 1994 Ohio State squad finished the regular season with losses to Washington, and Penn State to finish with a record of 9–3. Following their victory over Michigan

1994 Michigan Wolverines football team

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 to end a seven game losing streak against their rival, the Buckeyes clinched a spot in the Florida Citrus Bowl as Big 10 runner-up. Their appearance marked the third for Ohio State in the Florida Citrus Bowl, and their 27th overall bowl game.

Scoring summary

After a scoreless first, Alabama reached the endzone on a nine-yard Tarrant Lynch touchdown run to cap a 16 play, 80 yard drive and take a 7–0 lead. Ohio State responded with a pair of Joey Galloway

Joey Galloway

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 touchdown receptions. With each coming from quarterback Bobby Hoying, the first was good from 69 yards and the second from 11 to give the Buckeyes a 14–7 lead. The Crimson Tide tied the game just before the half when Sherman Williams

Sherman Williams

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 scored from seven yards out to knot the game at 14–14. After a scoreless third, each team hit a field goal to bring the score to 17–17. Alabama scored the game-winning touchdown with only 0:42 remaining in the game when Jay Barker

Jay Barker

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 hit Williams for a 50-yard touchdown reception and a 24–17 Crimson Tide victory.