1994 Sun Bowl
The 1994 Sun Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 1994. The game pitted the unranked Texas Longhorns against the No. 19 North Carolina Tar Heels. The Tar Heels were led by eventual Texas head coach Mack Brown.
| 1994 Sun Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 61st Sun Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 29, 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sun Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | El Paso, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Priest Holmes (RB, Texas) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Chuck McFerrin (Pac-10) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 50,612 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Nantz, Doug Flutie and Andrea Joyce | ||||||||||||||||||
The game was a seesaw offensive battle. Texas, down 31–21 midway through the fourth quarter, mounted a comeback to gain a 35–31 victory, with Priest Holmes's leap into the endzone proving to be the winning points. Priest Holmes had 161 yards on 27 carries for four touchdowns to lead the Longhorns to victory and give him MVP honors. A record 50,612 attended this game, a high for both the bowl game and the stadium.
This was the first time since 1988 that the Sun Bowl was played under its original name after five years of title sponsorship from John Hancock Insurance.