National Football Foundation

Big 8 Champion Nebraska defeated SEC Champion Florida in the Fiesta Bowl, marking the Cornhuskers’ second consecutive MacArthur Bowl. Coached by College Football Hall of Famer Tom Osborne, Nebraska finished 12-0 after a 62-24 victory against the Gators in the Fiesta Bowl. The Cornhuskers averaged a 39-point margin of victory in the 1995 season. The 1995 Nebraska team featured Hall of Fame quarterback Tommie Frazier and Hall of Fame defensive end Grant Wistrom, also a 1997 NFF National Scholar-Athlete.

Representing the pinnacle of team achievement in college sports, the trophy was the gift of an anonymous donor, who commissioned Tiffany & Co. to craft it from 400 ounces of silver, in honor of NFF founder General Douglas A. MacArthur. It took eight months to make, and the trophy features MacArthur's famous quote: "There is no substitute for victory."