| 1985 Holiday Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 22, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Jack Murphy Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | San Diego, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offensive: RB Bobby Joe Edmonds (Arkansas) Defensive: LB Greg Battle (Arizona State) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Marching bands | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 60,641[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$546,957 per team[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | USA Network Lorimar Sports Network | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Eddie Doucette and Kyle Rote, Jr. (USA Network) Tom Hammond and Terry Donahue (Lorimar Sports Network) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1985 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 22, 1985, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the unranked Arizona State Sun Devils, and the 14th ranked Arkansas Razorbacks. It was the first Holiday Bowl game since its inception to not feature BYU.