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. 20 North Carolina Tar Heels and 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.

Scoring summary

First quarter

11:06 UNC – Curtis Johnson 11-yd run (Tripp Pignetti kick); Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards
4:37 UT – Priest Holmes 1-yd run (Phil Dawson kick); Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards

Second quarter

14:49 UT – Norman Watkins 8-yd fumble return (Dawson kick)
9:57 UNC – Pignetti 25-yd field goal; Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards
6:05 UT – Holmes 1-yd run (Dawson kick); Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards
0:28 UNC – Marcus Wall 8-yd pass from Mike Thomas (Pignetti kick); Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards

Fourth quarter

13:35 UNC – Wall 82-yd punt return (Pignetti kick)
9:13 UNC – Octavus Barnes 50-yd pass from Thomas (Pignetti kick); Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards
6:35 UT – Holmes 9-yd run (Dawson kick); Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards
1:17 UT – Holmes 5-yd run (Dawson kick); Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards

References

1994–95 NCAA football bowl game season

Las Vegas (Dec. 15) Aloha (Dec. 25) Freedom (Dec. 27) Independence (Dec. 28) Copper (Dec. 29) Holiday (Dec. 30) Liberty (Dec. 31) Alamo (Dec. 31) Carquest (Jan. 2) Hall of Fame (Jan. 2) Peach (Jan. 1) Florida Citrus (Jan. 2) Rose (Jan. 2)

Bowl Coalition games: Sun (Dec. 30) Gator (Dec. 30) Orange (Jan. 1) Sugar (Jan. 2) Fiesta (Jan. 2) Cotton (Jan. 2)

Sun Bowl

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Notes	There was a Sun Bowl in January and December in 1958 and 1977. There was no Sun Bowl in 1976.

North Carolina Tar Heels bowl games

Texas Longhorns bowl games

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