The 1995 Alamo Bowl was the third edition of the college football bowl game and matched the #14  Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference and the #19  Texas A&M Aggies of the Southwest Conference . Part of the 1995?96 bowl schedule , it was held on Thursday night, December 28, at the Alamodome in San Antonio , Texas . ^[2]

Texas A&M scored first on a nine-yard run by running back Eric Bernard to take a 7?0 lead. Michigan answered with a 41-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Brian Griese to wide receiver Amani Toomer , tying the game. Texas A&M scored again following a 27-yard field goal by kicker Kyle Bryant , and Texas A&M reclaimed the lead at 10?7.

In the second quarter, Remy Hamilton kicked a 28-yard field goal for Michigan to tie the game at ten. Bryant kicked his second field goal of the game, a 49-yarder before half to give Texas A&M a 13?10 halftime lead. In the third quarter, Bryant added another 47-yard field goal to increase the lead to 16?10.

Michigan's 26-yard field goal from Hamilton closed the margin to three, but Bryant added field goals of 31 and 37 yards to put the game out of reach, giving Texas A&M a 22?13 lead with 22 seconds left in the game. Griese's 44-yard touchdown pass to Toomer pulled Michigan to within 22?20 with only five seconds left. ^{[3] [4]}

This was the final bowl win for the Southwest Conference, which disbanded the following spring. In the final AP poll , Texas A&M climbed to fifteenth and Michigan fell to seventeenth.

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• USA Today summary
• Summary at Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History