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1/2/1996 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Championship Game, Nebraska vs. Florida, Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ

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25 years ago... January 2, 1996 - Tempe, AZ The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl hosted the National Championship game in a battle of unbeatens as Nebraska rolled Florida 62-24.  The score was the highest ever and the biggest margin of victory in a National Championship game to date.  This was the first NCAA football national championship under the newly-formed Bowl Alliance.  

1/1/1991 Rose Bowl Game, Washington vs. Iowa, Pasadena, CA

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  30 years ago... January 1, 1991 - PASADENA, CA After spending New Year's Eve on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, we made our one and only trip to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Washington beat Iowa 46-34 in the highest scoring Rose Bowl to that point, a record that stood for the next 20 years.  Huskies QB Mark Brunnell was the MVP.