1977 Hall of Fame Classic

August 2023 March 2026 Hall of Fame Classic December 22 1977 1977 Maryland Terrapins 7–4 Jerry Claiborne 3 14 0 0 SE Chuck White Minnesota Golden Gophers 6–5 Cal Stoll 7 0 0 0 Mizlou Television Network Jim Karvellas, Don Perkins, and Howard David yes bg Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama Dan Foley (Big Eight;split crew: Big Eight, SEC) 47,000 All-American Bowl The 1977 Hall of Fame Classic was a college football postseason bowl game between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Maryland Terrapins. Background The Golden Gophers finished fifth in the Big Ten Conference while the Terrapins finished tied for third in the Atlantic Coast Conference. This was Maryland's second bowl game in the calendar year of 1977. This was Minnesota's first bowl game since 1962. Game summary George Scott rushed 24 times for 75 yards, with two touchdowns in the second quarter that proved to be the winning points.https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-maryland-wins-fir/139648642/ Birmingham Post-Herald Maryland wins first ever Hall of Fame December 23, 1977 January 26, 2024 Newspapers.comhttp://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=208126646#1977H Bowl Recaps umterps.com 2015-08-13 2015-12-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222091030/http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=208126646#1977H dead First quarter Minnesota – Barber 1-yard run (Rogind kick) 9:02 left Maryland – Sochko 32-yard field goal 5:21 left Second quarter Maryland – Scott 2-yard run (Sochko kick) 7:04 left Maryland – Scott 1-yard run (Sochko kick) 4:53 left Aftermath Minnesota did not reach a bowl game again until 1985. Maryland reached two more bowl games before Jerry Claiborne left for Kentucky after the 1981 season. Statistics Statistics Maryland MinnesotaFirst downs 15 17Rushing yards 120 113Passing yards 211 155Comp-Att-Int 12–23–1 13–26–0Return yards 3 6Punts–average 5–36.8 9–27.7Fumbles–lost 3–2 3–2Penalties–yards 12–80 6–54 References Hall of Fame Classic Category:All-American Bowl Category:Maryland Terrapins football bowl games Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football bowl games Category:December 1977 sports events in the United States Category:1977 in sports in Alabama