1996 Alamo Bowl
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The 1996 edition to the Alamo Bowl
featured the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Iowa Hawkeyes
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Texas Tech had gone into the game as the heavy favorite, behind Running Back Byron Hanspard
, and his rushing game, however, Hanspard suffered a personal record of takles for loss.
Iowa opened the scoring with a 1 yard touchdown run from quarterback Matt Sherman
, opening up a 6-0 lead. In the second quarter, Sedrick Shaw
rushed 20 yards for a touchdown. The ensuing 2 point conversion attempt was successful, and Iowa built a 14-0 lead. Zach Bromert added field goals of 36 and 26 yards, as Iowa's lead ballooned to 20-0. In the fourth quarter, Rodney Filer scored on a 14 yard touchdown run making the final score 27-0, Iowa.
The win was somewhat bittersweet for Iowa, as linebacker Mark Mitchell had lost his mother in a fatal car accident while she drove to San Antonio to attend what would be her son's final collegiate game. Therefore, as a symbolic gesture of mourning, the entire Iowa team stripped their helmets of all markings, the game ball was also given to Mitchell.
Alamo Bowl
The Alamo Bowl is a major American college football bowl game played annually since 1993 in the 65,000-seat Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. It matches the second choice team from the Pacific-12 Conference and the third choice team from the Big 12 Conference.Traditionally, the Alamo Bowl has been...
featured the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Iowa Hawkeyes
1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
The 1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1996 college football season.-Schedule:Iowa finished tied for third place with Penn State in the conference and despite the head to head win, Penn State was selected to go to the Fiesta Bowl while Iowa was selected for...
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Texas Tech had gone into the game as the heavy favorite, behind Running Back Byron Hanspard
Byron Hanspard
Byron Courtnay Hanspard, Sr. is a running back who played college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. He won the Doak Walker Award as the nation's top running back in 1996. He later played in the NFL.-College:...
, and his rushing game, however, Hanspard suffered a personal record of takles for loss.
Iowa opened the scoring with a 1 yard touchdown run from quarterback Matt Sherman
Matt Sherman
Matt Sherman is a foreign policy analyst and lawyer who has served as a senior advisor to the State Department, the U.S. military and international and domestic corporations...
, opening up a 6-0 lead. In the second quarter, Sedrick Shaw
Sedrick Shaw
Sedrick Anton Shaw is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League. He played three seasons for the New England Patriots , the Cincinnati Bengals , and the Cleveland Browns ....
rushed 20 yards for a touchdown. The ensuing 2 point conversion attempt was successful, and Iowa built a 14-0 lead. Zach Bromert added field goals of 36 and 26 yards, as Iowa's lead ballooned to 20-0. In the fourth quarter, Rodney Filer scored on a 14 yard touchdown run making the final score 27-0, Iowa.
The win was somewhat bittersweet for Iowa, as linebacker Mark Mitchell had lost his mother in a fatal car accident while she drove to San Antonio to attend what would be her son's final collegiate game. Therefore, as a symbolic gesture of mourning, the entire Iowa team stripped their helmets of all markings, the game ball was also given to Mitchell.