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1993 Fiesta Bowl


FieldValue
year_game_played1993
title_sponsorIBM OS/2
game_nameFiesta Bowl
imageIBM Fiesta Bowl logo.png
football_season1992
visitor_name_shortSyracuse
visitor_nicknameOrangemen
home_name_shortColorado
home_nicknameBuffaloes
visitor_record9–2
visitor_conferenceBig East
home_record9–1–1
home_conferenceBig 8
visitor_coachPaul Pasqualoni
home_coachBill McCartney
visitor_rank_AP6
visitor_rank_coaches9
visitor_rank_bowlcoalition7
home_rank_AP10
home_rank_coaches6
home_rank_bowlcoalition9
visitor_1q3
visitor_2q3
visitor_3q20
visitor_4q0
home_1q0
home_2q7
home_3q9
home_4q6
date_game_playedJanuary 1
stadiumSun Devil Stadium
cityTempe, Arizona
MVPQB Marvin Graves & NG Kevin Mitchell
refereeGordon Riese (Pac-10)
attendance70,224
us_networkNBC
us_announcers_linkList of announcers of major college bowl games
us_announcersCharlie Jones, Todd Christensen
ratings7.9
subheader22nd 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.

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