Florida State defeated Notre Dame, 31-26.
The game was part of the 1995-1996 Bowl Alliance of the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season and represented the concluding game of the season for both teams.
The contest was televised in the United States on CBS.
This would be the last Orange Bowl played in the Orange Bowl Stadium until 1999, as the next three were played in Pro Player Stadium, before moving the game there permanently after the 1999 season.
[3] Referee Jimmy Harper of the Southeastern Conference retired after calling his fourth Orange Bowl in 13 seasons, including the legendary 1984 game which saw the Miami Hurricanes win the first of their five national championship by upending then-No.