1995 Holiday Bowl
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{{Infobox college football game
| name =
| year_game_played = 1995
| title_sponsor = Plymouth
| game_name = Holiday Bowl
| football_season = 1995
| visitor_name_short = Kansas State
| visitor_nickname = Wildcats
| visitor_school = Kansas State University
| home_name_short = Colorado State
| home_nickname = Rams
| home_school = Colorado State University
| visitor_record = 9-2
| visitor_conference = Big Eight
| home_record = 8-3
| home_conference = WAC
| visitor_coach = Bill Snyder
| home_coach = Sonny Lubick
| visitor_rank_AP = 10
| visitor_rank_coaches = 10
| visitor_rank_bowlalliance = 10
| visitor_1q = 7
| visitor_2q = 19
| visitor_3q = 21
| visitor_4q = 7
| home_1q = 7
| home_2q = 0
| home_3q = 14
| home_4q = 0
| date_game_played = December 29
| stadium = Jack Murphy Stadium
| city = San Diego, California
| MVP = Offensive: Brian Kavanagh and Mario Smith
| referee = John Soffey (Big East)
| halftime = Marching bands & NCA cheer team
| us_network = ESPN
|us_announcers= Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, and Adrian Karsten
}}
The 1995 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 29, 1995, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the Kansas State Wildcats, and the Colorado State Rams.
Game summary
Kansas State scored first following a 3-yard touchdown run by running back Eric Hickson, putting the Wildcats up 7–0. Colorado State answered with a 2-yard touchdown run by Jamie Blake tying the game at 7.
In the second quarter, running back Mike Lawrence scored on a 5-yard touchdown run, giving Kansas State a 13–7 lead. Dederick Kelly scored on an 18-yard touchdown run, but the ensuing two-point try missed, leaving the score 19–7. Quarterback Brian Kavanagh threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brian Lojka to increase the lead to 26–7 at halftime.
Kavanagh added an 18-yard touchdown pass to Tyson Schwieger giving the Wildcats a 33–7 lead. Colorado State scored following a 3-yard touchdown run from E. J. Watson, pulling Kansas State to 33–14. Mike Lawrence answered with his second touchdown run of the game, a 6-yarder, to increase K State's lead to 40–14. Gordon Washington of Colorado State scored on a 12-yard touchdown run making it 40–21.
Kavanagh threw his third passing touchdown on the day in the third quarter, a 4-yard strike to Kevin Lockett, increasing Kansas State's lead to 47–21. Kavanagh added his fourth touchdown pass of the game, when he threw a 33-yard pass to Mitch Running for a 54–21 win.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-12-30-sp-19359-story.html|title=Archives|website=Los Angeles Times}}
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