The 1994 Sun Bowl was a college football

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played on December 29, 1994. The game pitted the unranked

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against the No. 19 North Carolina Tar Heels. The Tar Heels were led by 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, with

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's leap into the endzone proving to be the winning points. A record 50,612 attended this game, a high for both the bowl game and the stadium. This was the first time since 1988 that the Sun Bowl was played under its original name after five years of title sponsorship from

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Scoring summary

First quarter * North Carolina – Curtis Johnson 11-yd run (Tripp Pignetti kick); Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 11:06 remaining * Texas – Priest Holmes 1-yd run (Phil Dawson kick); Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:37 remaining Second quarter * Texas – Norman Watkins 8-yd fumble return (Dawson kick), 14:49 remaining * North Carolina – Pignetti 25-yd field goal; Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 9:57 remaining * Texas – Holmes 1-yd run (Dawson kick); Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 6:05 remaining * North Carolina – Marcus Wall 8-yd pass from Mike Thomas (Pignetti kick); Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, :28 remaining Fourth quarter * North Carolina – Wall 82-yd punt return (Pignetti kick), 13:35 remaining * North Carolina – Octavus Barnes 50-yd pass from Thomas (Pignetti kick); Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 9:13 remaining * Texas – Holmes 9-yd run (Dawson kick); Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 6:35 remaining * Texas – Holmes 5-yd run (Dawson kick); Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 1:17 remaining

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had 161 yards on 27 carries for four touchdowns to lead the Longhorns to victory and give him MVP honors.

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