8 moments from the Wildcats' last Fiesta Bowl in 1994
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The Arizona Wildcats will be playing in the Fiesta Bowl for the first time since 1994 when they beat the University of Miami 29-0 on New Year's Day.
Miami quarterback Ryan Collins gets sacked by Arizona linebacker Sean Harris from behind as Brandon Sanders comes in to help during the 1994 Fiesta Bowl. Harris was part of an impressive class of recruits who signed in 1990.
- Val Cañez / Tucson Citizen
Arizona football coach Dick Tomey beams after a sideline shower at the end of the IBM Fiesta Bowl. Tomey's 16th-ranked Wildcats dismantled No. 10 Miami, 29-0 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. Arizona Daily Star file photo taken 1/1/94 by David Sanders.
- David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star
Tedy Bruschi, left, and Brandon Sanders of Arizona celebrate after the team's victory over Miami in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1, 1994.
- David Sanders, Arizona Daily Star
Tedy Bruschi of Arizona celebrates after he and Rob Waldrop tackled the Miami quarterback during the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe on Jan. 1, 1994. Photo by Linda Seeger Salazar / Arizona Daily Star
- Linda Seeger Salazar / Arizona Daily Star
University of Arizona coach Dick Tomey enjoys the aftermath of the Wildcats' 29-0 victory of the University of Miami in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Day 1994. UA finished the 1993 season ranked No.10.
- Rick Wiley
Miami quarterback Ryan Collins gets sacked by Arizona linebacker Sean Harris from behind as Brandon Sanders comes in to help during the 1994 Fiesta Bowl. Harris was part of an impressive class of recruits who signed in 1990.
- Val Cañez / Tucson Citizen
Arizona football coach Dick Tomey beams after a sideline shower at the end of the IBM Fiesta Bowl. Tomey's 16th-ranked Wildcats dismantled No. 10 Miami, 29-0 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. Arizona Daily Star file photo taken 1/1/94 by David Sanders.
- David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star
Among the many trophies on display at the UA's Jim Click Hall of Champions is this one from the 1994 Fiesta Bowl.
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
UA's Chuck Levy #4 cuts against Miami's Paul White #4 during Fiesta Bowl XXIII.
- Jim Davis / Arizona Daily Star
UA's Tony Bouie holds on to Donnell Bennett #33 while UA's Shawn Jarrett #88 come flying in to help on the tackle in the XXIII Fiesta Bowl.
- Jim Davis / Arizona Daily Star
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