1985 Freedom Bowl

1985 Freedom Bowl
Freedom Bowl II
Colorado Buffaloes Washington Huskies
(7–4) (6–5)
Big Eight Pac-10
17 20
Head coach: 
Bill McCartney		 Head coach: 
Don James
1234 Total
Colorado 0737 17
Washington 3773 20
DateDecember 30, 1985
Season1985
StadiumAnaheim Stadium
LocationAnaheim, California
MVPChris Chandler (QB, UW)
FavoriteWashington by 4 points [1]
Attendance30,961
United States TV coverage
NetworkLorimar Sports Network
AnnouncersBarry Tompkins and Lou Holtz
Freedom Bowl
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The 1985 Freedom Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 30 in Anaheim, California. It matched the Washington Huskies of the Pacific-10 Conference and the Colorado Buffaloes of the Big Eight Conference.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "A fight for Freedom". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 30, 1985. p. B1.
  2. ^ Penner, Mike (December 31, 1985). "UW holds on; Buffs don't". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 1B.
  3. ^ "Strong defense preserves Huskies' Freedom". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 31, 1985. p. C1.
  4. ^ "Reserve quarterback rescues Huskies". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. December 31, 1985. p. D1.