 Against #7 Michigan, Fitzgerald led the defensive effort with 14 tackles (including two tackles for loss) in the Wildcats' 19–13 win, the first for Northwestern in Ann Arbor since 1959.At one point during the 1995 season he was averaging over 13 tackles a game while on his way to Consensus All-America honors.Fitzgerald was unable to play in the Rose Bowl, however, after breaking his leg in the next-to-last game of the 1995 season against Iowa.