1985 Holiday Bowl

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Name=1985 Holiday Bowl


Date=December 22, 1985
Year=1985
Visitor School=University of Arkansas
Visitor Name Short=Arkansas
Visitor Nickname=Razorbacks
Visitor Record=9-2
Visitor

Visitor Coaches=14
Visitor Coach=Ken Hatfield
Visitor1=7
Visitor2=0
Visitor3=0
Visitor4=11
Home School=Arizona State University
Home Name Short=Arizona State
Home Nickname=Sun Devils
Home Record=18-3
Home

Home Coaches=NR
Home Coach=John Cooper
Home1=3
Home2=11
Home3=0
Home4=3
Type=bg
Stadium=Qualcomm Stadium
City=San Diego, CA
Odds=
MVP=Offensive: Bobby Joe Edmonds (Arkansas)
MVP=Defensive: Greg Battle (Arizona State)
Anthem=
Attendance=60,641 [http://www.holidaybowl.com/game-history/1985.html Holiday Bowl Game History] ]
Referee=
Halftime=Marching bands
US Network=ESPNThe 1985 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 22, 1985 in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the 14th ranked Arkansas Razorbacks, and the unranked Arizona State Sun Devils.

Arizona State scored first on a 47 yard field goal from Kent Bostrom taking a 3-0 lead. Arkansas's Dwight Thomas responded by rushing 9 yards for a touchdown, as the Razorbacks claimed a 7-3 lead. That would conclude the 1st quarter of scoring. Bostrom kicked a 22 yard field goal, Jeff Van Raaphorst fired a 16 yard touchdown pass to Joe Cox, and the 2 point conversion was successful, as Arizona State wound up taking a 14-7 lead to halftime.

In the fourth qarter, Bobby Joe Edmonds scored on a 17 yard rushing touchdown, and the 2 point conversion try was successful, as Arkansas took a 15-14 lead. Bostrom kicked a 28 yard field goal to put the Sun Devils in front 17-15. Kendall Trainor kicked a 37 yard field goal with 23 seconds remaining as Arkansas won by a final 18-17 count.

External links

*http://www.holidaybowl.com/game-history/1985.html

References

*ESPN College Football Encyclopedia