| 1985 Freedom Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Freedom Bowl II | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Anaheim Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Anaheim, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Chris Chandler (QB, UW) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Washington by 4 points [1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 30,961 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Lorimar Sports Network | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Barry Tompkins and Lou Holtz | ||||||||||||||||||
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]
- ^ "A fight for Freedom". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 30, 1985. p. B1.
- ^ Penner, Mike (December 31, 1985). "UW holds on; Buffs don't". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 1B.
- ^ "Strong defense preserves Huskies' Freedom". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 31, 1985. p. C1.
- ^ "Reserve quarterback rescues Huskies". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. December 31, 1985. p. D1.