RB James Stewart, Tennessee QB Maurice DeShazo, Va. Tech
Favorite
Tennessee by 7
Referee
Mike Pereira (WAC)
Attendance
62,200
United States TV coverage
Network
TBS
Announcers
Gary Bender, Pat Haden, Craig Sager
Gator Bowl
< 1993
1996 >
The 1994 Gator Bowl was an American college football bowl game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Virginia Tech Hokies at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida, on December 30, 1994. The game was the final contest of the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in a 45–23 victory for Tennessee.
The 1994 Gator Bowl saw Tennessee face off against regional rival 17th-ranked Virginia Tech at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the campus of the University of Florida. The game was moved to Gainesville in 1994 due to renovations to the Gator Bowl for the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Tennessee Volunteers came entered the game with a regular-season record of 7–4 under head coach Phillip Fulmer that included a 5–3 record in Southeastern Conference competition.[1] Virginia Tech came into the game with an 8–3 regular-season record that included a record of 5–2 in Big East Conference competition.[2]
The game kicked off at 8:00 PM. From the start, Tennessee's high-scoring offense dominated. The Volunteers scored two touchdowns in the first quarter and three in the second, while Virginia Tech was able to muster a lone touchdown and field goal in the second quarter. At halftime, Tennessee had a commanding 35–10 lead, behind the strong play of Freshman QB Peyton Manning.[3]
The Hokies struggled back in the third quarter, scoring six unanswered points to close the score to 35–16. In the fourth quarter, however, Tennessee answered Virginia Tech's effort with 10 points, putting the game out of reach for the Hokies, who managed only a single touchdown in the fourth quarter.[3] The Hokies fumbled the ball five times—losing it once—and threw two interceptions, allowing Tennessee to cruise to an easy victory, 45–23. Tennessee running back James Stewart was named the game's most valuable player.[4]
^2007 Tennessee football media guide Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Tennessee Athletics Department, July 19, 2007. Page 166. Accessed February 23, 2008.
^Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules: 1994-1995 Virginia Tech Athletics Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed February 23, 2008.
^ ab1994 Gator Bowl Virginia Tech Athletics Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed February 23, 2008.
^Tennessee Bowl History Archived December 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Tennessee Athletics Department, UTsports.com. Accessed February 23, 2008.
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