1984 Holiday Bowl
| 1984 Holiday Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 21, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Jack Murphy Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | San Diego, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Robbie Bosco (offensive) Leon White (defensive) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | BYU by 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Wendell Shelton (SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 61,243 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$502,635 per team | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Mizlou / ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Howard David, Paul Maguire | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1984 Holiday Bowl was a bowl game contested in college football for the 1984 season. Played on December 21 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California, it pitted the unranked Michigan Wolverines against the top-ranked BYU Cougars. Despite six turnovers and being down by seven in the fourth quarter, BYU rallied and won the game, 24–17. The attendance of 61,248 was a record for Jack Murphy Stadium at that time.
BYU's victory helped propel them to being a consensus selection for the national championship for the 1984 season. This game marks a rare example of a team named as national champion by NCAA-recognized selector(s) playing their bowl game during the month of December.