1994 Alamo Bowl

The 1994 Alamo Bowl was the second edition of the college football bowl game and featured the Washington State Cougars of the Pacific-10 Conference and the Baylor Bears of the Southwest Conference. Part of the 1994–95 bowl schedule, it was played on New Year's Eve at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.[2]

1994 Builders Square Alamo Bowl
Second edition
Washington State Cougars Baylor Bears
(7–4) (7–4)
Pacific-10 Southwest
10 3
Head coach: 
Mike Price		 Head coach: 
Chuck Reedy
APCoaches
2423
1234 Total
Washington State 7300 10
Baylor 0030 3
DateDecember 31, 1994
Season1994
StadiumAlamodome
LocationSan Antonio, Texas
FavoriteWashington State
by 5 points[1]
Attendance44,106
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN

Held on Saturday night, it was televised by ESPN and kicked off shortly after 7 p.m. CST. Washington State had the nation's second-ranked defense, and held Baylor to 151 yards of total offense.[3][4]

The Cougars scored in the first quarter on a one-yard run by halfback Kevin Hicks to take a 7–0 lead. With under two minutes left in the first half, Tony Truant kicked a 37-yard field goal to put WSU up by ten at halftime. Late in the third quarter, Baylor scored its only points of the game on a 36-yard field goal by Jarvis Van Dyke, who had missed twice in the second quarter. Washington State was held scoreless in the second half, but won 10–3;[3][4] they improved to 8–4 and climbed to #21 in the final AP poll

Baylor's next bowl appearance was sixteen years later in 2010.

References
  1. "Today's odds: College football". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 31, 1994. p. C6.
  2. Miedema, Laurence (December 31, 1994). "Waiting is over: WSU is ready for the Alamo". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1D.
  3. "Cougs win Alamo Bowl with defense". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 1, 1995. p. 3F.
  4. Miedema, Laurence (January 2, 1995). "Defense does it again for Cougars". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
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