The 1993 Holiday Bowl was a
college football
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Unlike most ...
bowl game played December 30, 1993, in
San Diego, California. It was part of the
1993 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State crowned national champions, in both the AP and Coaches poll.
Under the Bowl Coalition, undefeated Big 8 champ and No. 2 ranked Nebraska hosted ACC champ and No. 1 ranked Florida State ...
. It featured the tenth ranked
Ohio State Buckeyes, and the unranked
BYU Cougars
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. It was famous for coach
John Cooper's famous bowl win guarantee, which he came through on.
Game summary
*Ohio State - Patillo 20 punt return (Williams kick), 11:04
*BYU - Willis 27 pass from Walsh (Herrick kick), 8:49
*Ohio State - Harris 2 run (Williams kick), 5:30
*Ohio State - Harris 2 run (Williams kick), 14:55
*BYU - Lewis 8 pass from Walsh (Herrick kick), 7:29
*BYU - Doman 27 pass from Walsh (Herrick kick), 3:25
*Ohio State - Harris 1 run (Williams kick), 4:11
Ohio State got on the board first after defender
Tim Patillo recovered a blocked punt, and ran it in four yards for a touchdown, putting Ohio State up 7–0. BYU quarterback
John Walsh threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to running back
Jamal Willis tying the game at 7. Ohio State running back senior
Raymont Harris scored on a 2-yard touchdown run to cap the first quarter scoring, and give Ohio State a 14–7 lead. He would finish with a Holiday Bowl record 235 yards rushing on 39 carries.
In the second quarter, Raymont Harris scored on another two-yard touchdown run giving Ohio State a 21–7 lead. BYU's John Walsh threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to tight end
Chad Lewis pulling BYU to 21–14. John Walsh later threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to
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before halftime, tying the game at 21.
In the third quarter, Raymont Harris scored his third rushing touchdown of the game, a 1 yarder, to give Ohio State a 28–21 lead. In the fourth quarter,
John Walsh threw a 52-yard pass to
Eric Drage
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, giving BYU the ball at the Ohio State 6-yard line with 32 seconds left. On 1st and 2nd down, Walsh threw two incomplete passes, making it 3rd down. Walsh then found a wide open
Tim Nowatzke, but he dropped it. He was wide open again on 4th down, but Walsh underthrew him, giving Ohio State the win.
To date, this is the last Holiday Bowl appearance for
BYU, having appeared in 10 out of the 16 games played at the time.
References
External links
New York Times summary of game
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