1985 Sun Bowl
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Date | December 28, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Sun Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | El Paso, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | K Max Zendejas (Arizona) | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 52,203 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Gary Bender Steve Davis Pat Haden | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1985 Sun Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Arizona Wildcats.
Background[]
The Bulldogs finished 5th in the Southeastern Conference in their sixth straight bowl season and first Sun Bowl since 1969. The Wildcats finished tied for 2nd in the Pacific-10 Conference in their first bowl appearance since 1979 and first Sun Bowl since 1968.
Game summary[]
Steve Crumley gave Georgia a 3-0 lead on his 37 yard field goal, though he re-injured a pulled muscle in his leg, keeping him out the rest of the game. Max Zendejas tied it on a 21 yard field goal to make it 3-3. Less than five minutes into the second half, Zendejas made it 6-3 on field goal from 51 yards out. Martin Rudolph returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown to make it 13-6. Backup Davis Jacobs made it 13-6 on his 44 yard field goal with 13:20 left. Running back James Debow fumbled the ball at the 23 to give the ball back to the Bulldogs with 12:35 remaining. Georgia would score three minutes later on a Lars Tate touchdown run. With 1:14 remaining, Jacobs missed a field goal from 44 yards to keep it 13-13. The Wildcats drove to the 22, calling timeout to set up a 39 yard attempt by Zendejas. However, his kick went wide, keeping the game a tie. Despite this, he was named MVP. This remains the final tie in Sun Bowl history (since 1996, games cannot end in a tie). Alfred Jenkins went 13-of-22 for 133 yards for Arizona. Tate went 71 yards on 22 carries for Georgia. Zendejas was named MVP on his 2 for 3 success in attempting field goals.[1][2]
Aftermath[]
The Wildcats went to the Aloha Bowl the following year, in Smith's last season with the team. Neither team has been to the Sun Bowl since this game.
Statistics[]
Statistics | Arizona | Georgia |
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First Downs | 11 | 18 |
Rushing Yards | 99 | 211 |
Passing Yards | 133 | 51 |
Total Yards | 232 | 262 |
Interceptions | 0 | 2 |
Fumbles-Lost | 2-2 | 1-1 |
Punts-Average | 4-40.0 | 2-27.5 |
Penalties-Penalty Yards | 7-50 | 4-20 |
References[]
- 1985–86 NCAA football bowl games
- Sun Bowl
- Arizona Wildcats football bowl games
- Georgia Bulldogs football bowl games
- December 1985 sports events in the United States
- 1985 in sports in Texas
- College football bowl stubs