The 1996 Holiday Bowl was a college football

College football

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 bowl game

Bowl game

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 played December 30, 1996 in San Diego, California

San Diego, California

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. It was part of the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season

1996 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Florida Gators crowned National Champions, but not as unanimously as the Bowl Alliance would have hoped....

. It featured the , and the Washington Huskies.

1st half

Washington scored first following a 2 yard touchdown run from running back Corey Dillon

Corey Dillon

Corey James Dillon is a former American football running back. He played his ten-season career for the Cincinnati Bengals and the New England Patriots, wearing jersey number 28 for both teams. Dillon played college football the University of Washington where he wore the number 4.-High school...

, and the Huskies opened up a 7–0 lead. Corey Dillon later scored on a 12 yard touchdown run, increasing Washington's lead to 14–0. 45 seconds later, Colorado quarterback Koy Detmer

Koy Detmer

Koy Dennis Detmer is a retired American football quarterback. He was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado. He is the younger brother of former NFL quarterback Ty Detmer, and son of coach Sonny...

 threw a 75 yard 'bullet' to wide receiver Rae Carruth

Rae Carruth

Rae Carruth is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL for the Carolina Panthers...

 to close Colorado to within 14–7.

In the second quarter, Nick Ziegler returned a Washington interception 31 yards for a touchdown, tying the game at 14. On the very next play, Jerome Pathon

Jerome Pathon

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 returned the kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown, and Washington reclaimed the lead at 21–14. Koy Detmer later threw a 7 yard touchdown pass to Darrin Chiavverini for a 7 yard touchdown pass, and the score was tied at 21. Jeremy Aldrich

Jeremy Aldrich

Jeremy Aldrich is a retired American soccer defender who spent two seasons in Major League Soccer.-Youth:Aldrich attended the Butler University where he played on the men's soccer team from 1995 to 1998. He was a 1998 Second Team All American. Butler inducted him into the school’s Athletic Hall...

kicked a 42 yard field goal before halftime, to put Colorado on top 24–21.

2nd half

In the third quarter, Aldrich kicked a 36 yard field goal to increase Colorado's lead to 27–21. In the fourth quarter, Koy Detmer threw a 4 yard touchdown pass to Rae Carruth, but the 2 point conversion attempt was unsuccessful, and Colorado was up 33–21. They held on to that lead to win the game by that same margin.

External links

• Official website of the Holiday Bowl