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College football game
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
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1st half
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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
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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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