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{{Infobox college football game<br />
| name = <br />
| year_game_played = 1989<br />
| title_sponsor = SeaWorld<br />
| game_name = Holiday Bowl<br />
| football_season = 1989<br />
| visitor_name_short = Penn State <br />
| visitor_nickname = Nittany Lions<br />
| visitor_school = Pennsylvania State University<br />
| home_name_short = BYU <br />
| home_nickname = Cougars<br />
| home_school = Brigham Young University<br />
| visitor_record = 7–3–1<br />
| visitor_conference = Independent<br />
| home_record = 10–2<br />
| home_conference = [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]<br />
| visitor_coach = [[Joe Paterno]]<br />
| home_coach = [[LaVell Edwards]]<br />
| visitor_rank_AP = 18<br />
| visitor_rank_coaches = 18<br />
| home_rank_AP = 19<br />
| home_rank_coaches = 16<br />
| visitor_1q = 3<br />
| visitor_2q = 9<br />
| visitor_3q = 17<br />
| visitor_4q = 21<br />
| home_1q = 3<br />
| home_2q = 10<br />
| home_3q = 13<br />
| home_4q = 13<br />
| date_game_played = December 30<br />
| stadium = [[Jack Murphy Stadium]]<br />
| city = [[San Diego, California]]<br />
| MVP = Co-Offensive: [[Ty Detmer]] (BYU)<br />Co-Offensive: [[Blair Thomas]] (Penn State)<br />
| halftime = Marching bands<br />
| attendance = 61,113<ref name="Game History">{{Cite web |url=http://www.holidaybowl.com/game-history/1989.html |title=Holiday Bowl Game History |access-date=2008-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081116073458/http://www.holidaybowl.com/game-history/1989.html |archive-date=2008-11-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
| payout = 1,109,038 per team<ref name="Game History" /><br />
| us_network = [[ESPN]]<br />
| us_announcers_link = List of announcers of major college bowl games<br />
| us_announcers = [[Tim Brando]], [[Vince Dooley]]<br>and [[Jerry Punch]]<br />
}}<br />
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The '''1989 Holiday Bowl''' was a [[college football]] [[bowl game]] played December 30, 1989, at [[Qualcomm Stadium]] in [[San Diego]], California. It was part of the [[1989 NCAA Division I-A football season]]. It featured the [[1989 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State Nittany Lions]] and [[1989 BYU Cougars football team|BYU Cougars]].<br />
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==Game summary==<br />
*Penn State - Tarasi 30 yard field goal<br />
*BYU - Chaffetz 20 yard field goal<br />
*Penn State - Smith 24 touchdown yard pass from Sacca (kick failed)<br />
*BYU - Detmer 1 touchdown yard run (Chaffetz kick)<br />
*Penn State - Tarasi 36 yard field goal<br />
*BYU - Chaffetz 22 yard field goal<br />
*Penn State - Tarasi 51 yard field goal<br />
*Penn State - Thompson 16 yard touchdown run (Tarasi kick)<br />
*BYU - Detmer 1 yard touchdown run (kick failed)<br />
*Penn State - Thompson 14 yard touchdown run (Tarasi kick)<br />
*BYU - Boyce 12 yard touchdown pass from Detmer (Chaffetz kick)<br />
*Penn State - Thomas 7 yard touchdown run (run failed)<br />
*Penn State - Daniels 52 yard touchdown pass from Sacca (pass failed)<br />
*BYU - Whittingham 10 yard touchdown run (Chaffetz kick)<br />
*BYU - Nyberg 3 yard touchdown yard pass from Detmer (pass failed)<br />
*Penn State - Collins 2-point conversion interception return<br />
*Penn State - Brown 53 yard touchdown fumble return (kick)<br />
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BYU quarterback [[Ty Detmer]] was marching the Cougars toward a game-winning touchdown in the closing seconds when he had the ball stripped by Penn State's [[Gary Brown (running back)|Gary Brown]], who returned it 53 yards for a touchdown to seal the Nittany Lions victory.<br />
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Stealing the ball before Detmer could throw it was the only way he could be stopped by the Penn State defense. Detmer completed 42 of 59 passes for 576 yards, all Holiday Bowl records, and shared Offensive MVP honors with Penn State running back [[Blair Thomas]], who rushed for a Holiday Bowl record 35 times for 186 yards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sltrib.cougarstats.com/games.php?show=details&game_id=281|title = CougarStats: BYU Football: BYU vs. Penn State 1989 Holiday Bowl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://byucougars.com/files/media_guides/m-football/2010/tradition/bowl-1989.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-01-06 |archive-date=2020-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503193320/https://byucougars.com/files/media_guides/m-football/2010/tradition/bowl-1989.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/230013198/1989-Holiday-Bowl-Penn-State-50-BYU-39.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519052604/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/230013198/1989-Holiday-Bowl-Penn-State-50-BYU-39.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 19, 2018|title = 1989 Holiday Bowl: Penn State 50, BYU 39|website = [[Deseret News]]|date = 4 December 2000}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/30/sports/penn-st-holds-off-byu.html New York Times summary of game]<br />
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