1997 Holiday Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 1997 Plymouth Holiday Bowl 1997 Colorado State Rams Colorado State University Missouri Tigers University of Missouri 10–2 WAC 7–4 Big 12 Sonny Lubick Larry Smith 18 17 18 19 20 20 7 7 14 7 3 14 7 0 December 29 Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, California Offensive: Moses Moreno (Colorado State) Marching bands 50,761http://www.holidaybowl.com/game-history/1997.html Holiday Bowl Game History 2008-12-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20081116073624/http://www.holidaybowl.com/game-history/1997.html 2008-11-16 dead 1,409,533 per team ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games Rich Waltz and Rod Gilmore The 1997 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 29, 1997, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the Colorado State Rams from the Western Athletic Conference, and the Missouri Tigers from the Big 12 Conference. Colorado State opened the scoring following a 14-yard touchdown run from running back Darran Hall, giving CSU an early 7–0 lead. Scott Knickman got Missouri on the board after he drilled a 32-yard field goal, getting Missouri within 7–3. In the second quarter, Missouri scored on a 4-yard touchdown run from quarterback Corby Jones, giving the Tigers a 10–7 lead. Colorado State quarterback Moses Moreno found wide receiver Corey McCoy for a 22-yard touchdown pass, and Colorado State reclaimed the lead at 14–10. Missouri's Ernest Blackwell scored on a 7-yard touchdown run, again shifting the lead to the Tigers, 17–14. In the third quarter, Colorado State reclaimed the lead following an 85-yard punt return from Darren Hall, putting the Rams up 21–17. Moses Moreno later found wide receiver Dallas Davis on a 47-yard pass to increase Colorado State's lead to 28–17. Missouri's Brock Olivo scored on a 3-yard touchdown run, pulling Missouri to within 28–24. Ryan Eslinger's 23-yard touchdown run gave Colorado State a 35–24 lead, and the final score held up. References Holiday Bowl Category:Holiday Bowl Category:1990s in San Diego Category:Colorado State Rams football bowl games Category:Missouri Tigers football bowl games Category:December 1997 sports events in the United States Category:1997 in sports in California