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1997 Holiday Bowl
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year_game_played | 1997 |
| title_sponsor | Plymouth |
| game_name | Holiday Bowl |
| football_season | 1997 |
| visitor_name_short | Colorado State |
| visitor_nickname | Rams |
| visitor_school | Colorado State University |
| home_name_short | Missouri |
| home_nickname | Tigers |
| home_school | University of Missouri |
| visitor_record | 10–2 |
| visitor_conference | WAC |
| home_record | 7–4 |
| home_conference | Big 12 |
| visitor_coach | Sonny Lubick |
| home_coach | Larry Smith |
| visitor_rank_AP | 18 |
| visitor_rank_coaches | 17 |
| visitor_rank_bowlalliance | 18 |
| home_rank_AP | 19 |
| home_rank_coaches | 20 |
| home_rank_bowlalliance | 20 |
| visitor_1q | 7 |
| visitor_2q | 7 |
| visitor_3q | 14 |
| visitor_4q | 7 |
| home_1q | 3 |
| home_2q | 14 |
| home_3q | 7 |
| home_4q | 0 |
| date_game_played | December 29 |
| stadium | Qualcomm Stadium |
| city | San Diego, California |
| MVP | Offensive: Moses Moreno (Colorado State) |
| halftime | Marching bands |
| attendance | 50,761 |
| payout | 1,409,533 per team |
| us_network | ESPN |
| us_announcers_link | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| us_announcers | 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.
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