Description: UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HURRICANESvs.NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS 1995 FedEx ORANGE BOWL - NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMEVINTAGE LAPEL PIN IN NEAR-MINT CONDITION - an AUTHENTIC - University of Miami Hurricanes vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers - 1995 FedEx Orange Bowl National Championship Game - Vintage Logo - Lapel Pin. *This pin was obtained at the Orange Bowl Stadium in Miami, FL on January 1st,1995. The 1995 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1995, as the 61st edition of the Orange Bowl and the national championship game for the 1994 season. It featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight and the Miami Hurricanes of the Big East. The game was a rematch of the historic 1984 Orange Bowl. As of 2020, the 1995 Orange Bowl holds the record for Orange Bowl attendance at 81,753.Although this was the Bowl Coalition's National Championship Game, it was a match-up of the first and third-ranked teams in the country, as second-ranked Penn State was obligated to play in the 1995 Rose Bowl as the Big Ten champion. Game summaryMiami placekicker Dane Prewitt scored the first points of the game with a 44-yard field goal to open up a 3–0 Miami lead. Miami quarterback Frank Costa fired a 35-yard touchdown pass to Trent Jones for a 10–0 Miami lead. Nebraska quarterback Brook Berringer threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to tight end Mark Gilman before halftime, to close the deficit to 10–7. In the third quarter, Costa threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Jonathan Harris, to open a 17–7 lead.Nebraska outside linebacker Dwayne Harris sacked Costa in the end zone for a safety before the end of the third quarter, and Miami led 17–9. Fullback Cory Schlesinger scored on a 15-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to trim the lead to 17–15. Tommie Frazier then found tight end Eric Alford in the back of the end zone to tie the game, 17–17. A 14-yard touchdown run by Schlesinger gave Nebraska a 24–17 lead, and the defense held on to win the national championship. VERY, VERY RARE PIN INDEED! *SEE PHOTO Would make a Great Gift for any CANES & HUSKERS FANS!
Price: 16.95 USD
Location: Homestead, Florida
End Time: 2024-12-12T18:41:58.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Unbranded
Sport: Football
Officially Licensed: Yes
Pre & Post Season: 1995 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Size: One Size
Color: Multi-Color
Product: Pin, Button
Team: MIAMI VS. NEBRASKA
Gender: Unisex Adult
Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
Event/Tournament: NCAA FOOTBALL
