1996 Fiesta Bowl - #1 Nebraska vs. #2 Florida Highlights

well after all the build up the time has come Nebraska and Florida about to take the field at the Fiesta Bowl to decide the national championship first out the Cornhuskers ranked number one in the country coach Tom Osborne's team has or straight looking national championship Tommy Frazier has been his quarterback injuries during his career since his freshman year we'll start tonight in the backfield for the Cornhuskers the second ranked team in the nation also an undefeated season 12 and all the SEC champions directed by Steve Spurrier player in Florida history and coach as well he won the 1966 Heisman has led them now to three straight SEC Championship Chris Brown ready to kick Nebraska again Terry won the toss but elected to give Florida the chance to take the football first well you know Steve on Jim I've never seen two teams that are more confident in these two teams they reflect the attitude of their head coaches I just never seen anything like them we'll run it back for the Gators the speedster and look out out across the 30 to the 40 yard line a big return by retail and here come the Gators three wines to the right three step drop and Florida near a first down at the 50-yard line Chris Doering give him nine yard he was looking ahead run with a third of one Elijah Williams has the first downs of the Gators an escape escape and early turnover rule near turnover and pick up the first down in Nebraska territory get to Worple this time and there's Jared Tomich in that oh group of Cornhuskers second down that's boring during down to the 32 in another short drop again boys slicing across the middle for another first down first down for the Gators barley was coming after it's boring again he is wide open out there pounds of the six their field goal kicker was only six out of 12 this year Bart Edmiston was the regular kicker three years ago to the month and he's opened the game with a 23 yard field goal so the Gators take the opening kick and March to a field goal we'll check out Nebraska next the 11 with child's to the 32 EEE they have not allowed a sack by the way all season Phillips Phillips breaking one inside the 30 brought down by an locks after a 23-yard - generator keeps it down to the 21 with Dexter Daniels maybe the third down and two first new set of downs sixth play of the opening drive when the breast Phillips Phillips inside the ten Lawrence Phillips curtains opening touchdown this was a little counter pass from the quarterback back to the tailback to the touchdown Chris Brown in next and that's something Florida has specialized in this year they've got seven blocks on the on the year so six three Cornhuskers with the second for them off the off to live with Terrell Farley wrestling them out of bounds for no gain Jim I believe we have a holding penalty against Florida an illegal block will back up the Gators quickly goring from 10 yard shy Allah first Lawrence Phillips is truly one of the great running backs in the country today he may have won the Heisman Trophy if he had been eligible the entire season down 12 Florida giving a change ladies were in trouble there sucked by the Gators so the first turnover of the game committed by Nebraska teak go Brown the freshman from Miami picks off Tommie Frazier when the SEC championship game had to fumble recovers and an interception picking another turnover why with Ike Hilliard three receivers on porkin inches they're out the backfield quarterback sneak and bill Ellis may have denied him Emma's got a last liquor on him and it's awful close Ellis unhappy with the spot they go ahead and say first down Florida coming over to assist on third and ten seventh play for drive-in there's retail Anthony for the first down at the 2914 yard completion they could expect from the Facebook Anthony down at the 3 yard line reached out and found the goal line touchdown Florida out to the 36 second at 3:00 inside they go makovicka three receivers and for the Cornhuskers to the 50 we opened the second quarter Jim Nantz with Terry Donahue michael barkun Michele Tafoya Florida leading 10 6 second and 2 for the Cornhuskers at midfield come in as a third receiver on the key leader tucking that ball away alright while standing on the bench behind me is a redshirt freshman defensive back named doc Pollard and he's not playing the night but he's had a very significant role all week in practice he has played the role of Tommie Frazier in practice so that this team could practice for Tommie Frazier and in fact he went to Bradenton manatee where Tommie Frazier played his career looked up to Tommy Tommy said hey he can impersonate me totally Jim Lawrence Phillips breakin one inside the Tana touchdown Nebraska four receivers in for glory let's see how the Gators respond but there's a flag thrown all the way out to the 42 but it looks like a holding call coming up first and 24 first and 28th very Jackson he's coming out of the in zone and motion this is that five receiver set work will work out should be a safety football might have been that close also they're going to ruin just inches outside of the end zone and Terrell Farley is furious did that look like a safety to you it looked like a safety to me to us the ball was coming loose on the back end of he may have fumbled it out to the 1 foot line on the last second and 31 you can't get any closer there's the safety Williams Matt Teague and child makes the move to the 40 huge temple by Fred weary spreading it out themselves to a five receiver set the one in Florida's often sympathy now they practiced enough against it quarterback draw and Frasier the book let him break a tackle when he gets to the outside Frazier with blockers in front unhappy with Cornhuskers and doctor Green to the corner near a first down Carpenter has come in as a second tight end joining mark Gilbert and Schuster almost got there the goal now here's Armand and for the touchdown nine minutes to go in the second quarter two to ten Nebraska 13 is worth starting who's and Elijah Williams brought down by Jamel Williams out to the 23 very close to the first down still 12 seconds on the play clock plenty of time studies his crew gives it to Elijah Williams and it's going to be close Robert Louis Stevenson the freshman from Tommy Frazier's High School manatee High School there in the Bradenton area Florida has been a Jekyll and Hyde performance so far for the Gators sure kick field goodbye Nebraska's set up an excellent position again with Nebraska in Florida Territory having scored 16 unanswered all those unanswered boys I speak up here in this quarter to a 10-6 deficit after by cluster Johnson but the short tackle by Dmytryk Jackson may have stopped him shy of the first by a yard over there trying to point out the spot Edie was giving chase Jim that was an unbelievable play by the most dangerous player in college football so the 4th down that's the first down looking downfield and caught out of bounds by Brendan Holbein there is a flag on the play against the Gators break left defensive holding gives Nebraska first down at the point inside the go writer finally sees the open man Jeff makovicka freshman kicker Chris Brown Southlake complete Alexis they made 13 of 16 here boots splitter for receivers in the game by this bun and gun and out to the 30-yard line third down third down and three the Bliss Hilliard was out there were fools man overthrown a bit so successful going the Doering on the game's opening series he got four balls on that drive pass picked off picked up by Michael Booker free room ahead Michael Booker in tow and we have only 233 left in the half Nebraska with 26 points in this quarter come in uncontested again on the quarterback electrifying second quarter has a set of festival record as you might expect Nebraska has never had any success in this game over again Eric Warfield blitzing on the shotgun remember Nebraska has one timeout to work with action John Farrell never wide left third Philips down at the 45 of Florida wide open his 4x4 by making a move to get down near the 10-yard line I think dick testes forget his team in there and just get him settled down just like he did against Tennessee what snap that they do the folks and he's down at the five so they had to go ahead and throw it because they were gonna run out of time Chris Brown good from 24 yards when you got players like Wuerffel I kill your those kind of players you can come back if you get psychologically back into the game look at this at the last 17 yard line buyers who scored 29 points in the quarter consider that Auburn scored the most this year against Auburn Auburn scored the most against Florida 38 Tennessee scored 37 Nebraska scored 35 and 1/2 of action there's not much that shakes up Steve Spurrier but maybe this take the kick to Benning and childs and pop it up short and the steel design Nebraska and down at the 32 yard line also an update on jobless green he's being transported to the hospital to be kept overnight they reduced the dislocation there is no fracture he will stay overnight in the local hospital Phillips with a purse carry and good room again that delay a game puts him in third and eight as opposed to 32 through I think this is a good break for Florida here third and seven bouncing around to the 43-yard line and enough for the first third down six the Lester Johnson Lester Johnson down to the 16 17 yard line the drive eighth play of the drive and it had the football already for five minutes the end zone and intercepted second time tonight and anthone Lott makes the pick in the endzone first 15 from the pocket Wuerffel looking perfect 1o any hand Reidel Anthony in Nebraska territory Michael Booker broke it up third down third down 15 look out Farley Wuerffel never had a chance dumped them at the six I really felt if they could have 50 or 60 yards rushing offense to try and keep that defense at least honest and slow down the pass rush it would really help up in the game but as it turned out there - negative words surely never expected that big of a disaster their season low is 81 yards here's brining it out working that clock as we approach to the midway point of the third quarter not missing any action cramp taken care of and Becky going to tuck it up there look at this runnings with good yardage Adam bounds at the 35 for a first down Philips for a quick for James Bates need the tackle once you get to start you becoming all-american you call up the SI de mujer your starters this year okay yep probably going to be a second team All American let's put up on the team they know in the past Reggie Baul was wide open Philips hasn't performed and on fourth and five Nebraska getting very close to the first down yardage the Gators think they have held them six minutes to go third quarter with Florida trailing 35 to 10 one second on the play clock just beat it coverage they do Hilyard Hilliard's going out of bounds at midfield defender fell down and Ike Hilliard makes another grab on this series laughs with a fingers everywhere Christian Peter and grant Wistrom second down and 14 picked off again intercepted Erik Stokes Eric Stokes making the interception keeping it back to the Cornhuskers with four minutes and change remaining third quarter Frazier losing out to the 41 Phillips takes it outside saw that it was shut down Rose intended to go and fix up another nice piece of yardage there 11 yards we shortened this game I would say rather quickly for for racing by look at that so graceful Dawei gallops around those defenders and then somersaults down to the 41 yard line now they just brought in a new one child's the senior from Omaha Nebraska doesn't were played in scrimmage for the first time than I they go back up the middle with makovicka second and ten and again they give him a new look my receiver's quarterback draw Tommy Frazier goodbye Tommy Frazier with a touchdown 35 yards Jim we said he was the most difficult path elite in college football today to try and defend he can run like crazy disgusted Sal that pressure is just made it impossible for this sherry Jackson started playing there in 1969 of all warned 22 finding an open man here's a pilot for Chris Doering with Simon for let's see play ages now you know Florida is a very prideful team Jim they're not going to lie down they date they're tough group of competitors in the number two team in the country and don't forget it Wuerffel load gun firing in the ball is caught caught for a touchdown milord that was some over-the-shoulder catch 35 yard strike they're going to go for two butting the right side three receivers got a man Reidel Anthony and conversely when you're Steve Spurrier you're wondering can I get my team back in the game a pasture passer all of a sudden I can get back to this football game there's Clinton child's the third different tailback we've the scene tonight Eve where all three of their tail bats are over seven yards per carry on Frasier or numbers more yards to those they don't have him yet look at Tommy Frazier how many tackles can one man break touchdown seventy-five yards put him over 200 on the night's a career-high this man was the MVP of the 94 Orange Bowl the 95 Orange Bowl and who do you think the favorite is to be the MVP of the 96 Fiesta he's going to get a couple votes that will in in the third quarter second and 11 and Warfel down for a seven sacks he's never been sacked that many times in his career I think points morning to apply also ball control they've had cheap touchdown about an interception third one of the night 20 people he was behind quarterback mark grant in the spring of 92 but grants a broken collarbone so it gave him the job and now in the fall he ends up just a few weeks before the season openers suffering the same injury broken collarbone found himself when he came back behind my name Tom Tommie Frazier they look at the defense to be able to play here's Phillips returning where's the Super Bowl is coming up here in less than four weeks well played well played by AM phone lot so they stopped him this time three downs and out steve spurrier actually went to the president of the university to get him admitted and hanks made such an impression on everyone with his work habits both in football and in school that Steve Spurrier took his own number 11 out of retirement to get it to Hanks and when Hanks leaves after this game tonight that number 11 will go on to another special player Jim he has been a special room for Coach Spurrier and look at this fall free still down and finally recovered by the Cornhuskers so Jessie cush came on to punt for the first time tonight I was getting the wonder of the starting punter was he going to be able to say that he played in the championship game second and 10 Philips doing a good job of grabbing that one in teako brown for that matter grabbing him by the ankle third and four shotgun Fraser there he has his 200 first goal inside of the ten second goal from the ten well as a 5-yard loss is Johnny Rutledge a true freshman comes in to drop the quarterback Johnny Rutledge does not count as his sacked if the five-yard loss on the razors total there to go fast but that last effort found the end zone since third touchdown of the night third and goal and the 15 i'm sanna Scoob with a big block and this one is blocked Florida could pick it up Fred weary I know run the distance for for added two points Lawrence Phillips watch the last effort to find the end zone and Nebraska keeps on rolling yes sir as the catch at the 21-yard line that's little Travis McGriff reser having a hard time with his footing but McGriff makes another grab next season you never know what's going to happen you don't always get them into a game you get him into a championship game like this give him some real experience first and ten goring out of the 40 they're going to actually say first stepped out at the 47 although Tennessee loss to Florida this year those two will be high two and three I really think Florida should be I think they're they beat him head to head be a head to head has to be way to do things well I don't think you can throw out everything the Florida has done this season on the basis of one game this is a great Florida football team that had a great season and held them on downs we'll be right back Jim down the sidelines with two members of the risk is very first-ever Bowl team who's not the Fiesta Bowl it was the Rose Bowl Henry Road fullback and right here Roy Pech cowboy Roy pitch they call him the starting quarterback what are you thinking tonight's game all right big game high bet night never gone what's different about this your game was a lot different back then what's about Oh much larger and bigger and we had to go both ways and we didn't have any specialists so to speak first to go from the ten barrier into the line for about five no one was fat out of shape they were just mammoth players and credible well-built if condition David Benning comes in he's the fourth tailback to see actions that I just a few inches shy of the goal line they just keep bringing the tailback Sachin bearing her touchdown alright Terry you were a little nervous about those tiebreaker rules you want to go over them right now or is it not necessary Jim never in my wildest dreams would I thought Anthony keeps Anthony breaking it free Redell Anthony down the sideline he ran one back against Auburn he's got one tonight against Nebraska 92 yards Spurrier's always said though hey all I tell my team is to go in when it's your chance to play second or third team all I want you to do is play hard so he has to respect that Nebraska still flying hard and his kids did right there too sure they're still playing home and Nebraska continues to look at has they got a chance to pick up - it's Christian Peter Christian Peter Fishkin Peter goes all the way down field with the football but they're going to bring it back 6224 until anthony 92 yard kickoff return for a touchdown failed to complete the two-point try you're humble but the quarterback where their oppressor was down in here Tim carpenter it was rambling with the football for a moment he believed that the Nebraska coaching staff believed that it really kept the timing for the option and for their offense insane and sure enough tonight they put it up over 60 points on the board 37 and that determine in at quarterback on the - child sounds out of bounds after getting the first down second down at a james sims out into the secondary look out look out sims stopped at the 1 629 yards total offense any questions now they're going to go for the cover they got him after all he doesn't mind that now go ahead crack a smile you have won a second straight national championship 25 straight wins for the Cornhuskers one of the most dominating stretches college football history and tonight we talk about domination in a championship game in a big game you don't see it to this degree very often we may we may have seen one of the best teams in the history of college football tonight Jim

Channel: Stephen Collier

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Keywords: 1996 Fiesta Bowl, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Florida Gators, 1995 Nebraska football, 1995 Florida football, Tom Osborne, Steve Spurrier, Tommie Frazier, Ahman Green, Danny Wuerffel, Fiesta Bowl, National Championship Game, College Football

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Length: 35min 32sec (2132 seconds)

Published: Thu Mar 20 2014

Reddit Comments

[u/IThoughtThisWasVoat]

35 minutes? Thems rookie numbers. You gotta pump those up!

[u/darthsuperscary]

After watching, man Florida had a great passing attack. If their online could have protected Danny at all, they might have had a chance.

Also, our third stringers almost scored, ffs.

[u/UnicronsRage]

Miss them days so much!😔