1994 Sun Bowl
| 1994 Sun Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 61st Sun Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 29, 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sun Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | El Paso, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Priest Holmes (RB, Texas)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Chuck McFerrin (Pac-10) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 50,612 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Nantz, Doug Flutie and Andrea Joyce | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1994 Sun Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 1994. The game pitted the unranked Texas Longhorns against the No. 19 North Carolina Tar Heels.[2] The Tar Heels were led by eventual Texas head coach Mack Brown.
The game was a seesaw offensive battle. Texas, down 31–21 midway through the fourth quarter, mounted a comeback to gain a 35–31 victory, with Priest Holmes's leap into the endzone proving to be the winning points.[3] Priest Holmes had 161 yards on 27 carries for four touchdowns to lead the Longhorns to victory and give him MVP honors.[4] A record 50,612 attended this game, a high for both the bowl game and the stadium.[5]
This was the first time since 1988 that the Sun Bowl was played under its original name after five years of title sponsorship from John Hancock Insurance.
Scoring summary[edit]
First quarter
- North Carolina – Curtis Johnson 11-yd run (Tripp Pignetti kick); Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 11:06 remaining
- Texas – Priest Holmes 1-yd run (Phil Dawson kick); Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:37 remaining
Second quarter
- Texas – Norman Watkins 8-yd fumble return (Dawson kick), 14:49 remaining
- North Carolina – Pignetti 25-yd field goal; Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 9:57 remaining
- Texas – Holmes 1-yd run (Dawson kick); Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 6:05 remaining
- North Carolina – Marcus Wall 8-yd pass from Mike Thomas (Pignetti kick); Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, :28 remaining
Fourth quarter
- North Carolina – Wall 82-yd punt return (Pignetti kick), 13:35 remaining
- North Carolina – Octavus Barnes 50-yd pass from Thomas (Pignetti kick); Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 9:13 remaining
- Texas – Holmes 9-yd run (Dawson kick); Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 6:35 remaining
- Texas – Holmes 5-yd run (Dawson kick); Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 1:17 remaining
Statistics[edit]
| Statistics | Texas | North Carolina |
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| First downs | 26 | 25 |
| Rushing yards | 229 | 180 |
| Passing yards | 196 | 298 |
| Total offense | 425 | 478 |
| Return yards | 98 | 115 |
| Passing (C–A–I) | 15–32–1 | 23–40–1 |
| Fumbles–lost | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Penalties–yards | 7–55 | 6–58 |
| Punts–average | 6–35.8 | 5–35.4 |
| Possession time | 31:15 | 28:45 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Priest Holmes – Legends of the Sun Bowl – Hyundai Sun Bowl – December 29, 2017 – El Paso, Texas". www.sunbowl.org.
- ^ "December 6, 1994 AP Football Poll". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ "'95 BOWL GAMES; Holmes Runs, Vaults and Somersaults to 4 Texas Scores". The New York Times. December 31, 1994.
- ^ "Longhorns hook 'em". The El Paso Times. December 31, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NCAA Official Scoring Summary - 61st Annual Sun Bowl" (PDF). sunbowl.org.
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