1995-96 Bowl Games

Listed by bowls matching highest-ranked teams as of final regular season AP poll (released Dec. 3, 1995). Alabama (No. 21) and Miami-FL (No. 22) were on probation and ineligible for postseason play. Attendance figures indicate tickets sold.

Bowl		Winner	Regular Season		Loser	Regular Season	Score	Date	Attendance
Fiesta	#1	Nebraska	11-0-0	#2	Florida	12-0-0	62-24	Jan. 2	79,864
Rose	#17	USC	8-2-1	#3	Northwestern	10-1-0	41-32	Jan. 1	101,102
Citrus	#4	Tennessee	11-1-0	#4	Ohio St.	11-1-0	20-14	Jan. 1	70,797
Orange	#8	Florida St.	9-2-0	#6	Notre Dame	9-2-0	31-26	Jan. 1	72,198
Cotton	#7	Colorado	9-2-0	#12	Oregon	9-2-0	38-6	Jan. 1	58,214
Sugar	#13	Virginia Tech	9-2-0	#9	Texas	10-1-1	28-10	Dec. 31	70,283
Holiday	#10	Kansas St.	9-2-0		Colorado St.	8-3-0	54-21	Dec. 29	51,051
Aloha	#11	Kansas	9-2-0		UCLA	7-4-0	51-30	Dec. 25	41,112
Alamo	#19	Texas A&M	8-3-0	#14	Michigan	9-3-0	22-20	Dec. 28	64,597
Outback	#15	Penn St.	8-3-0	#16	Auburn	8-3-0	43-14	Jan. 1	65,313
Peach	#18	Virginia	8-4-0		Georgia	6-5-0	34-27	Dec. 30	70,825
Sun		Iowa	7-4-0	#20	Washington	7-3-1	38-18	Dec. 29	49,116
Gator		Syracuse	8-3-0	#23	Clemson	8-3-0	41-0	Jan. 1	45,202
Carquest		North Carolina	6-5-0	#24	Arkansas	8-4-0	20-10	Dec. 30	34,428
Las Vegas	#25	Toledo	10-0-1		Nevada	9-2-0	40-37 OT	Dec. 15	11,127
Copper		Texas Tech	8-3-0		Air Force	8-4-0	55-41	Dec. 27	41,004
Liberty		East Carolina	8-3-0		Stanford	7-3-1	19-13	Dec. 30	47,398
Independence		LSU	6-4-1		Michigan St.	6-4-1	45-26	Dec. 29	48,835

Favorites:

Fiesta (Nebraska by 3 1/2 points); Rose (USC by 3); Citrus (Ohio St. by 4 1/2); Orange (Florida St. by 10 1/2); Cotton (Colorado by 6 1/2); Sugar (Texas by 2 1/2); Holiday (Kansas St. by 9); Aloha (UCLA by 5); Alamo (Michigan by 5); Outback (Penn St. by 2 1/2); Peach (Virginia by 6 1/2); Sun (Washington by 5); Gator (Clemson by 2 1/2); Carquest (North Carolina by 2); Las Vegas (Even); Copper (Texas Tech by 4); Liberty (Stanford by 4); Independence (LSU by 6 1/2).

Per Team Payouts:

Tostitos Fiesta ($8.58 million); FedEx Orange and Nokia Sugar ($8.33 million); Rose ($8.2 million); CompUSA Florida Citrus ($3 million); Cotton ($2.5 million); Plymouth Holiday ($1.7 million); Outback ($1.5 million); Toyota Gator ($1.3 million); Peach ($1.13 million); Builders Square Alamo and Carquest ($1 million); Sun ($900,000); Jeep Eagle Aloha ($800,000); Weiser Lock Copper, Poulan/Weed Eater Independence and St. Jude Liberty ($750,000); Las Vegas ($175,000).