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. 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. A record 50,612 attended this game, a high for both the bowl and the stadium.Scoring summary
First quarter
Second quarter
- Texas - Norman Watkins 8-yd fumble return, 14:49 remaining
- North Carolina – Pignetti 25-yd field goal; Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 9:57 remaining
- Texas - Holmes 1-yd run ; Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 6:05 remaining
- North Carolina – Marcus Wall 8-yd pass from Mike Thomas ; Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, :28 remaining
Fourth quarter
- North Carolina – Wall 82-yd punt return, 13:35 remaining
- North Carolina – Octavus Barnes 50-yd pass from Thomas ; Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 9:13 remaining
- Texas - Holmes 9-yd run ; Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 6:35 remaining
- Texas - Holmes 5-yd run ; Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 1:17 remaining
Priest Holmes had 161 yards on 27 carries for four touchdowns to lead the Longhorns to victory and give him MVP honors.Statistics
