| Year Game Played: | 1997 |
| Title Sponsor: | Plymouth |
| Game Name: | Holiday Bowl |
| Football Season: | 1997 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Colorado State |
| Visitor Nickname: | Rams |
| Visitor School: | Colorado State University |
| Home Name Short: | Missouri |
| Home Nickname: | Tigers |
| Home School: | University of Missouri |
| Visitor Record: | 10 - 2 |
| Visitor Conference: | WAC |
| Home Record: | 7 - 4 |
| Home Conference: | Big 12 |
| Visitor Coach: | Sonny Lubick |
| Home Coach: | Larry Smith |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 18 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 17 |
| Visitor Rank Bowlalliance: | 18 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 19 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 20 |
| Home Rank Bowlalliance: | 20 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home 1Q: | 3 |
| Home 2Q: | 14 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Date Game Played: | December 29 |
| Stadium: | Qualcomm Stadium |
| City: | San Diego, California |
| Mvp: | Offensive: Moses Moreno (Colorado State) |
| Halftime: | Marching bands |
| Attendance: | 50,761[1] |
| Payout: | 1,409,533 per team |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| Us Announcers: | Rich Waltz and Rod Gilmore |
The 1997 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 29, 1997, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the Colorado State Rams from the Western Athletic Conference, and the Missouri Tigers from the Big 12 Conference.
Colorado State opened the scoring following a 14-yard touchdown run from running back Darran Hall, giving CSU an early 7–0 lead. Scott Knickman got Missouri on the board after he drilled a 32-yard field goal, getting Missouri within 7–3. In the second quarter, Missouri scored on a 4-yard touchdown run from quarterback Corby Jones, giving the Tigers a 10–7 lead.
Colorado State quarterback Moses Moreno found wide receiver Corey McCoy for a 22-yard touchdown pass, and Colorado State reclaimed the lead at 14–10. Missouri's Ernest Blackwell scored on a 7-yard touchdown run, again shifting the lead to the Tigers, 17–14.
In the third quarter, Colorado State reclaimed the lead following an 85-yard punt return from Darren Hall, putting the Rams up 21–17. Moses Moreno later found wide receiver Dallas Davis on a 47-yard pass to increase Colorado State's lead to 28–17. Missouri's Brock Olivo scored on a 3-yard touchdown run, pulling Missouri to within 28–24. Ryan Eslinger's 23-yard touchdown run gave Colorado State a 35–24 lead, and the final score held up.