1983 Holiday Bowl

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1983 Holiday Bowl
Bowl Game
BYU Cougars Missouri Tigers (10-1) (7-4) 21 17 Head coach:  LaVell Edwards Head coach:  Warren Powers AP Coaches 9 9 AP Coaches NR NR 1 2 3 4 Total BYU 0 7 7 7 21 Missouri 7 3 0 7 17
Date	December 23, 1983
Stadium	Qualcomm Stadium
Location	San Diego, CA
MVP	Defensive: Bobby Bell (Missouri)
Halftime show	Marching bands
Attendance	51,480[1]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN

The 1983 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 23, 1983 in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the ninth ranked BYU Cougars, and the unranked Missouri Tigers.

Missouri scored first with a 2 yard touchdown run from running back Eric Drain giving the Tigers an early 7-0 lead. In the second quarter, BYU quarterback Steve Young scored on a 10 yard touchdown run to tie the game at 7. Missouri's Brad Burditt kicked a 37 yard field goal, as Missouri took a 10-7 lead into halftime.

In the third quarter, BYU came up on top, thanks to a 33 yard touchdown pass from Steve Young to Eddie Stinnett giving BYU a 14-10 lead. In the fourth quarter, Eric Drain scored on his second rushing touchdown of the game, a 2 yarder, for the Tigers to take a 17-14 lead. With just 23 seconds left, Steve Young threw a 14 yard touchdown pass to Eddie Stinnett, giving BYU a 21-17 win.

[edit] External links

• http://www.holidaybowl.com/game-history/1983.html

[edit] References

• ESPN College Football Encyclopedia

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