| Year Game Played: | 1994 |
| Title Sponsor: | Thrifty Car Rental |
| Game Name: | Holiday Bowl |
| Football Season: | 1994 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Michigan |
| Visitor Nickname: | Wolverines |
| Visitor School: | University of Michigan |
| Home Name Short: | Colorado State |
| Home Nickname: | Rams |
| Home School: | Colorado State University |
| Visitor Record: | 7 - 4 |
| Visitor Conference: | Big Ten |
| Home Record: | 10 - 1 |
| Home Conference: | WAC |
| Visitor Coach: | Gary Moeller |
| Home Coach: | Sonny Lubick |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 20 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 18 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 10 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 10 |
| Visitor Rank Bowlcoalition: | 20 |
| Home Rank Bowlcoalition: | 12 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Date Game Played: | December 30 |
| Stadium: | Jack Murphy Stadium |
| City: | San Diego, California |
| Mvp: | Offensive: Todd Collins (Michigan) Defensive: Matt Dyson (Michigan) |
| Referee: | Bud Alexander (SWC) |
| Halftime: | Marching bands |
| Attendance: | 59,453[1] |
| Payout: | 1,700,000 per team |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| Us Announcers: | Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson |
The 1994 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 30, 1994, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the tenth ranked Colorado State Rams, and the Michigan Wolverines. This game was notable because Michigan, had earlier lost to CSU's in-state rivals the Colorado Buffaloes on a hail mary pass, and was looking to defeat at least one Colorado school.
In the first quarter, Michigan quarterback Todd Collins threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Amani Toomer, giving the Wolverines a 7–0 lead. Colorado State answered with a 32-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Anthoney Hill to wide receiver Paul Turner to tie the game at 7. All-American kicker Remy Hamilton kicked a 34-yard field goal on Michigan's next drive, as they took a 10–7 lead into the second quarter.
In the second quarter, Todd Collins threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Mercury Hayes as Michigan took a 17–7 lead. That score would hold up until the third quarter. In the third quarter, running back Tyrone Wheatley scored on a 3-yard touchdown run giving Michigan a 24–7 lead. In the fourth quarter, Colorado State got an 18-yard touchdown pass from Anthoney Hill, as they closed the margin to 24–14.[2]
| Statistics | Michigan | Colorado State |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 20 |
| Rushing yards | 179 | 52 |
| Passing yards | 162 | 289 |
| Total yards | 342 | 340 |
| Passing | 14–24–3 | 22–40–2 |
| Fumbles–lost | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Penalties–yards | 11–97 | 8–72 |
| Punts–average | 5–28.0 | 4–35.5 |