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.[2] The Tar Heels were led by eventual Texas head coach Mack Brown. After having been played for five years as the John Hancock Bowl, this game marked a return to the Sun Bowl name.

1994 Sun Bowl
61st Sun Bowl
Texas Longhorns North Carolina Tar Heels
(7–4) (8–3)
SWC ACC
35 31
Head coach: 
John Mackovic		 Head coach: 
Mack Brown
APCoaches
1914
1234 Total
Texas 714014 35
North Carolina 710014 31
DateDecember 29, 1994
Season1994
StadiumSun Bowl Stadium
LocationEl Paso, Texas
MVPPriest Holmes (RB, Texas)[1]
RefereeChuck McFerrin (Pac-10)
Attendance50,612
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersJim Nantz, Doug Flutie and Andrea Joyce

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] A record 50,612 attended this game, a high for both the bowl game and the stadium.[4]

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
StatisticsTexasNorth Carolina
First Downs2625
Rushing Yards229180
Passing Yards196298
Total Offense425478
Return Yards98115
Passing (C-A-I)15-32-123-40-1
Fumbles-Lost3-12-1
Penalties-Yards7-556-58
Punts-Average6-35.85-35.4
Possession Time31:1528:45

References
  1. "Priest Holmes - Legends of the Sun Bowl - Hyundai Sun Bowl - December 29, 2017 - El Paso, Texas". www.sunbowl.org.
  2. "December 6, 1994 AP Football Poll". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  3. https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/31/sports/95-bowl-games-holmes-runs-vaults-and-somersaults-to-4-texas-scores.html
  4. http://www.sunbowl.org/system/game_recaps/documents/61/original/1994.pdf
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