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Date | January 2, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Florida Citrus Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Orlando, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Sherman Williams, Alabama RB | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 71,195 | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Mark Jones, Tim Brant | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1995 CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl, part of the 1994 bowl game season, took place on January 2, 1995, at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference (Big 10). Alabama was victorious in by a final score of 24–17. This was the 50th Citrus Bowl played.
The 1994 Alabama squad finished the regular season undefeated and as champions of the SEC Western Division, only to lose to Florida in the SEC Championship Game by one point to finish with an 11–1 record. Following their loss against Florida, the Crimson Tide accepted an invitation to play in the Florida Citrus Bowl as the SEC runner-up. The appearance marked the first for Alabama in the Florida Citrus Bowl, and their 47th overall bowl game.
The 1994 Ohio State squad finished the regular season with losses to Washington, Illinois and Penn State to finish with a record of 9–3. Following their victory over Michigan to end a seven game losing streak against their rival, the Buckeyes clinched a spot in the Florida Citrus Bowl as Big 10 runner-up. Their appearance marked the third for Ohio State in the Florida Citrus Bowl, and their 27th overall bowl game.