1984 Holiday Bowl
The 1984 Holiday Bowl was a bowl game contested in college football for the 1984 season. Played on December 21 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, it pitted the unranked Michigan Wolverines against the top-ranked BYU Cougars. Despite six turnovers and being down by seven in the fourth quarter, BYU rallied and won the game, 24–17. The attendance of 61,248 was a record for Jack Murphy Stadium at that time.
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| Date | December 21, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Jack Murphy Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | San Diego, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Robbie Bosco (offensive) Leon White (defensive) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | BYU by 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Wendell Shelton (SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 61,243 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$502,635 per team | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Mizlou / ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Howard David, Paul Maguire | ||||||||||||||||||
BYU's victory helped propel them to being a consensus selection for the national championship for the 1984 season. This game marks a rare example of a team named as national champion by NCAA-recognized selector(s) playing their bowl game during the month of December.
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