1994 Sun Bowl
Encyclopedia
The 1994 Sun Bowl was a post-season college football
game played on December 29, 1994. The game pitted the unranked against the #20 North Carolina Tar Heels
and eventual Texas
head coach Mack Brown
. The game was a seesaw offensive battle. Texas, down 21-31 midway through the 4th quarter, mounted a comeback to gain a 35-31 victory.
Second Quarter
Fourth Quarter
College football
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game played on December 29, 1994. The game pitted the unranked against the #20 North Carolina Tar Heels
1994 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
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and eventual Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
head coach Mack Brown
Mack Brown
William Mack Brown is head coach of The University of Texas at Austin Longhorn football team.Prior to his head coach position at Texas, Brown was head coach at Appalachian State, Tulane, and North Carolina. Brown is credited with revitalizing the Texas and North Carolina football programs...
. The game was a seesaw offensive battle. Texas, down 21-31 midway through the 4th 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