1994 Holiday Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 1994 Thrifty Car Rental Holiday Bowl 1994 Michigan Wolverines University of Michigan Colorado State Rams Colorado State University 7–4 Big Ten 10–1 WAC Gary Moeller Sonny Lubick 20 18 10 10 20 12 10 7 7 0 7 0 0 7 December 30 Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California Offensive: Todd Collins (Michigan)Defensive: Matt Dyson (Michigan) Bud Alexander (SWC) Marching bands 59,453http://www.holidaybowl.com/game-history/1994.html Holiday Bowl Game History 2008-05-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20080517042648/http://www.holidaybowl.com/game-history/1994.html 2008-05-17 dead 1,700,000 per team ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games 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 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.https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/bowls/1994holi.htm 1994 Holiday Bowl, University of Michigan Athletics Statistics Statistics Michigan Colorado StateFirst downs 18 20Rushing yards 179 52Passing yards 162 289Total yards 342 340Passing 14–24–3 22–40–2Fumbles–lost 0–0 2–2Penalties–yards 11–97 8–72Punts–average 5–28.0 4–35.5 References External links Summary at Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History Holiday Bowl Category:Holiday Bowl Category:1990s in San Diego Category:Colorado State Rams football bowl games Category:Michigan Wolverines football bowl games Holiday Bowl Holiday Bowl