1995 Hall of Fame Bowl

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1995 Hall of Fame Bowl
1234 Total
Wisconsin 130615 34
Duke 01037 20
DateJanuary 2, 1995
Season1994
StadiumTampa Stadium
LocationTampa, Florida
MVPTerrell Fletcher (Wisconsin RB)
RefereeJimmy Harper (SEC)
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersRon Franklin, Mike Gottfried
Hall of Fame Bowl
 < 1994  1996

The 1995 Hall of Fame Bowl featured the 25th-ranked Duke Blue Devils and the unranked Wisconsin Badgers.

Wisconsin scored first on a 19-yard interception returned from a touchdown by Jeff Messenger, as Wisconsin opened a 7–0 lead. Wisconsin's John Hall kicked two field goals of 48 and 43 yards as Wisconsin increased its lead to 13–0 at the end of the 1st quarter. In the second quarter, Duke's Robert Baldwin scored on a 7-yard touchdown run to make it 13–7. Duke added a 30-yard field goal before halftime to pull within 13–10.

In the third quarter, a 30-yard Duke field goal tied the game at 13. Running back Terrell Fletcher responded with a 1-yard touchdown run to give Wisconsin a 20–13 lead. In the fourth quarter, Darrell Bevell fired an 11-yard touchdown pass to Jason Burns increasing the Badgers' lead to 27–13. Robert Baldwin scored on a two-yard touchdown run making it 27–20. Terrell Fletcher put the game away with a 49-yard rushing touchdown, making the final margin 34–20.[1][2]

Statistics[edit]

Statistics Wisconsin Duke
First downs 19 23
Rushing yards 48–278 29–68
Passing (C–A–I) 11–20–1 28–46–4
Passing yards 161 314
Total yards 446 399
Fumbles–lost 2–2 0–0
Penalties–yards 12–86 5–40
Punts–average 1–38.0 4–42.5

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bucky bedevils Duke". Wausau Daily Herald. January 3, 1995. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)