1994 Holiday Bowl
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| Date | December 30, 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Jack Murphy Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | San Diego, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offensive: Todd Collins (Michigan) Defensive: Matt Dyson (Michigan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Bud Alexander (SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Marching bands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 59,453[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1,700,000 per team[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1994 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 30, 1994, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the tenth ranked Colorado State Rams, and the Michigan Wolverines. This game was notable because Michigan, had earlier lost to CSU's in-state rivals the Colorado Buffaloes on a hail mary pass, and was looking to defeat at least one Colorado school.
Game summary
[edit]- Michigan – Toomer, four-yard pass from Collins (Hamilton kick)
- Colorado State – Turner, 32-yard pass from Hill (McDougal kick)
- Michigan – Hamilton, 34-yard field goal
- Michigan – Hayes, 16-yard pass from Collins Hamilton kick)
- Michigan – Wheatley, three-yard run (Hamilton kick)
- Colorado State – Burkett, 18-yard pass from Hill (McDougal kick)
In the first quarter, Michigan quarterback Todd Collins threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Amani Toomer, giving the Wolverines a 7–0 lead. Colorado State answered with a 32-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Anthoney Hill to wide receiver Paul Turner to tie the game at 7. All-American kicker Remy Hamilton kicked a 34-yard field goal on Michigan's next drive, as they took a 10–7 lead into the second quarter.
In the second quarter, Todd Collins threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Mercury Hayes as Michigan took a 17–7 lead. That score would hold up until the third quarter. In the third quarter, running back Tyrone Wheatley scored on a 3-yard touchdown run giving Michigan a 24–7 lead. In the fourth quarter, Colorado State got an 18-yard touchdown pass from Anthoney Hill, as they closed the margin to 24–14.[2]
Statistics
[edit]| Statistics | Michigan | Colorado State |
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| First downs | 18 | 20 |
| Rushing yards | 179 | 52 |
| Passing yards | 162 | 289 |
| Total yards | 342 | 340 |
| Passing | 14–24–3 | 22–40–2 |
| Fumbles–lost | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Penalties–yards | 11–97 | 8–72 |
| Punts–average | 5–28.0 | 4–35.5 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Holiday Bowl Game History". Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2008.
- ^ "1994 Holiday Bowl, University of Michigan Athletics".