1996 Florida Citrus Bowl

	1996 CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl
	Bowl Game
Ohio State Buckeyes	Tennessee Volunteers
(11–1)	(10–1)
14	20
Head coach: ; John Cooper	Head coach: ; Phillip Fulmer
Date	January 1, 1996
Season	1995
Stadium	Florida Citrus Bowl
Location	Orlando, Florida
Attendance	70,797
< 1995	1997 >

The 1996 Florida Citrus Bowl was a college football bowl game featuring the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten, against the Tennessee Volunteers of the SEC. The Buckeyes were sparked by their senior Heisman Trophy winner running back Eddie George. The Vols were led by sophomore quarterback Peyton Manning. Both teams entered the game with losses to rival teams.

The Buckeyes started of the season with a surprising win over the Notre Dame. However the media buzz around the Big Ten surrounded the Northwestern Wildcats who earned their way to an unbeaten conference run. Because the Buckeyes held the tiebreaker over the Wildcats, the only thing between the Buckeyes invitation in to the Rose Bowl and a possible National Championship was their rival the Michigan Wolverines. However, running back Tim Biakabutuka led the Wolverines to a 20-14 upset, sending the 'Cats to the Rose Bowl.

Tennessee started off the season with victories over East Carolina and Georgia, before heading off to Gainesville to play the rival Gators.^[1] The Vols held a 30–21 halftime lead only to be outscored 41–7 in the second half, suffering a 62–37 defeat.^[2] However, the team would go on to win their remaining 8 regular season games, including a 41–14 win over Alabama.^[3]^[4] The Vols ended the season ranked third.^[5]

Scoring summary[]

First quarter

Ohio State - Eddie George 2 yard run (Josh Jackson kick) - OSU 7, Tenn 0

Second quarter

Tennessee - Graham 69 yard run (Hall kick) - Tenn 7, OSU 7

Third quarter

Tennessee - Kent 47 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Hall kick) - Tenn 14, OSU 7

Fourth quarter

Ohio State - Rickey Dudley 32 yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Jackson kick) - Tenn 14, OSU 14
Tennessee - Hall 29 yard Field goal - Tenn 17, OSU 14
Tennessee - Hall 25 yard Field goal - Tenn 20, OSU 14

References[]

↑ "Down Goes Frazier, But Huskers Still Roll". The New York Times (New York City, New York). 1995-09-10. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE3D71E30F933A2575AC0A963958260. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
↑ Nobles, Charlie (1995-09-17). "For Gators, It's the Last 30 Minutes That Count". The New York Times (New York City, New York). http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE1D7113FF934A2575AC0A963958260. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
↑ "Manning, Vols Bury Bama, 41–14". Miami, Florida: The Miami Herald. 1995-10-15. p. 3D.
↑ MacCambridge, Michael (2005). ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. pp. 1516. ISBN 1-4013-3703-1.
↑ MacCambridge, Michael (2005). ESPN College Football asklasjdkljalskjLJSLkaEncyclopedia. ESPN Books. pp. 1393–1394. ISBN 1-4013-3703-1.

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[1] "Down Goes Frazier, But Huskers Still Roll". The New York Times (New York City, New York). 1995-09-10. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE3D71E30F933A2575AC0A963958260. Retrieved 2007-12-24.

[2] Nobles, Charlie (1995-09-17). "For Gators, It's the Last 30 Minutes That Count". The New York Times (New York City, New York). http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE1D7113FF934A2575AC0A963958260. Retrieved 2007-12-24.

[3] "Manning, Vols Bury Bama, 41–14". Miami, Florida: The Miami Herald. 1995-10-15. p. 3D.

[4] MacCambridge, Michael (2005). ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. pp. 1516. ISBN 1-4013-3703-1.

[5] MacCambridge, Michael (2005). ESPN College Football asklasjdkljalskjLJSLkaEncyclopedia. ESPN Books. pp. 1393–1394. ISBN 1-4013-3703-1.

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