1983 Holiday Bowl

August 2022 March 2026 1983 Holiday Bowl 1983 Missouri Tigers University of Missouri BYU Cougars Brigham Young University 7–4 Big Eight 10–1 WAC Warren Powers LaVell Edwards 9 9 7 3 0 7 0 7 7 7 December 23 Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California Offensive: Steve Young (BYU)Defensive: Bobby Bell (Missouri) Mack Gentry (SEC) Marching bands 51,480http://www.holidaybowl.com/game-history/1983.html Holiday Bowl Game History 2008-05-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20080517044547/http://www.holidaybowl.com/game-history/1983.html 2008-05-17 dead mdy-all 412,093 per team ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games Jim Simpson and Bud Wilkinson 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 unranked Missouri Tigers, and the ninth ranked BYU Cougars. Scoring summary 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 7–7. 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, Young gave a handoff to Eddie Stinnett. Stinnett then turned around and passed it back to Young, who caught it and ran in for a touchdown, giving BYU a 21–17 win. Young achieved a rare feat in college football: one touchdown pass, one touchdown run, and one touchdown reception all in a single game. For his efforts, he was named offensive MVP. Missouri's Bobby Bell was awarded the defensive MVP. BYU had 42 rushing yards, 328 passing yards, 71 return yards, and 22:53 possession time with five turnovers. Missouri had 252 rushing yards, 86 passing yards, 22 return yards, and 37:07 possession time with four turnovers.http://byucougars.com/files/media_guides/m-football/2010/tradition/bowl-1983.html 1983 Holiday Bowl – Bowl Games – Tradition - BYU Football Guide 2017-01-06 2015-11-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20151120120841/http://byucougars.com/files/media_guides/m-football/2010/tradition/bowl-1983.html dead mdy-allhttp://sltrib.cougarstats.com/games.php?show=details&game_id=360 CougarStats: BYU Football: BYU vs. Missouri 1983 Holiday Bowl Legacy It was the last game of Steve Young's hall of fame college career.Young Steve QB: MY LIFE BEHIND THE SPIRAL Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016 9780544845763 Boston, New York 2016 81Steve Young (2001) - Hall of Fame https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2069 2024-05-19 National Football Foundation en The game was placed in NCAA Football video games as a "College Classic", challenging players to recreate the ending. The challenge begins the Cougars' final scoring drive of the game, with the player attempting to score the go-ahead touchdown. References Holiday Bowl Category:Holiday Bowl Category:1980s in San Diego Category:Missouri Tigers football bowl games Category:BYU Cougars football bowl games Category:December 1983 sports events in the United States Category:1983 in sports in California