THE 1996 PLYMOUTH HOLIDAY BOWL Colorado (9-2) vs. Washington (9-2)
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FINAL
COLORADO
7
17
3
6
33
WASHINGTON
14
7
0
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21
Colorado overcame an early 14-point deficit in a wild first half
shootout, then turned up the defensive pressure to shut down the Washington
Huskies in the second half and record a 33-21 victory.
Washington's Corey Dillon scored two first quarter touchdowns to give
the Huskies a 14-0 lead, then the fireworks started. First it was a Holiday
Bowl record 76-yard scoring pass from Koy Detmer to Rae Carruth to halve the
Huskies' lead. Then a 31-yard interception return from Buffalo Nick Zeigler
tied the game, followed by an 86-yard return of the ensuing kickoff by Jerome
Pathon to give Washington
a 21-14 lead.
But that
wrapped up the Huskies scoring for the evening. Detmer completed 25 of 45
passes for 371 yards and three touchdowns to earn offensive MVP honors and lead
the Buffaloes to their fourth consecutive bowl victory. Carruth had seven
catches for 162 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
