The 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 quarter, 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.
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References
- ESPN College Football Encyclopedia
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- California (Dec. 14)
- Cherry (Dec. 21)
- Independence (Dec. 21)
- Holiday (Dec. 22)
- Liberty (Dec. 27)
- Sun (Dec. 28)
- Aloha (Dec. 28)
- Florida Citrus (Dec. 28)
- Freedom (Dec. 30)
- Gator (Dec. 30)
- Bluebonnet (Dec. 31)
- Peach (Dec. 31)
- Hall of Fame Classic (Dec. 31)
- Fiesta (Jan. 1)
- Orange (Jan. 1)
- Sugar (Jan. 1)
- Rose (Jan. 1)
- Cotton (Jan. 1)
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