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1994 Holiday Bowl
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year_game_played | 1994 |
| title_sponsor | Thrifty Car Rental |
| game_name | Holiday Bowl |
| football_season | 1994 |
| visitor_name_short | Michigan |
| visitor_nickname | Wolverines |
| visitor_school | University of Michigan |
| home_name_short | Colorado State |
| home_nickname | Rams |
| home_school | Colorado State University |
| visitor_record | 7–4 |
| visitor_conference | Big Ten |
| home_record | 10–1 |
| home_conference | WAC |
| visitor_coach | Gary Moeller |
| home_coach | Sonny Lubick |
| visitor_rank_AP | 20 |
| visitor_rank_coaches | 18 |
| home_rank_AP | 10 |
| home_rank_coaches | 10 |
| visitor_rank_bowlcoalition | 20 |
| home_rank_bowlcoalition | 12 |
| visitor_1q | 10 |
| visitor_2q | 7 |
| visitor_3q | 7 |
| visitor_4q | 0 |
| home_1q | 7 |
| home_2q | 0 |
| home_3q | 0 |
| home_4q | 7 |
| date_game_played | December 30 |
| stadium | Jack Murphy Stadium |
| city | San Diego, California |
| MVP | Offensive: Todd Collins (Michigan) |
| Defensive: Matt Dyson (Michigan) | |
| referee | Bud Alexander (SWC) |
| halftime | Marching bands |
| attendance | 59,453 |
| payout | 1,700,000 per team |
| us_network | ESPN |
| us_announcers_link | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| us_announcers | Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson |
Defensive: Matt Dyson (Michigan)
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.
Statistics
| Statistics | Michigan | Colorado State |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 20 |
| Rushing yards | 179 | 52 |
| Passing yards | 162 | 289 |
| Total yards | 342 | 340 |
| Passing | 14–24–3 | 22–40–2 |
| Fumbles–lost | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Penalties–yards | 11–97 | 8–72 |
| Punts–average | 5–28.0 | 4–35.5 |
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