1994 Sun Bowl
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.[1] 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.[2] A record 50,612 attended this game, a high for both the bowl and the stadium.[3]
Scoring summary
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
Priest Holmes had 161 yards on 27 carries for four touchdowns to lead the Longhorns to victory and give him MVP honors.
Statistics
| Statistics | Texas | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ "December 6, 1994 AP Football Poll". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/31/sports/95-bowl-games-holmes-runs-vaults-and-somersaults-to-4-texas-scores.html
- ^ http://www.sunbowl.org/system/game_recaps/documents/61/original/1994.pdf
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