1978 Sun Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 Sun Bowl 45th Sun Bowl December 23 1978 1978 Texas Longhorns 8–3 Fred Akers SWC 14 14 21 7 14 0 RB Lam Jones (Texas) Maryland Terrapins 9–2 Jerry Claiborne ACC 13 12 0 0 0 0 bg Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas Vance Carlson (Big 8) 33,122 CBS Pat SummerallTom Brookshier 1977 (Dec) The 1978 Sun Bowl was a college football bowl game that featured the Texas Longhorns and the Maryland Terrapins. Background The Longhorns went from being one game away from a title the previous year to finishing second in the Southwest Conference. The Terrapins finished second in the Atlantic Coast Conference and made their sixth straight bowl appearance. This was the first Sun Bowl for both teams. Game summary The Longhorns had almost as much rushing yards as Maryland had in total yards, demolishing the Terrapin defense and leading 28–0 at halftime. Lam Jones and A.J. Jones (no relation) traded rushing touchdowns, and Mark McBaeth threw a touchdown pass to Lam to make it 21–0 by the time the first quarter ended, in part due to the 33 yard average on the three punts Maryland did in the quarter. A fumbled kickoff return by Maryland gave the ball to Texas early in the second quarter, and McBaeth added a touchdown run of his own to make it 28–0. In the third quarter, a 16-yard punt by the Terrapins set up another Longhorn opportunity. A.J. Jones added in his second touchdown of the day to make it 35–0. A Johnnie Johnson interception gave the ball back to the Longhorns again. Ham Jones scored from 35 yards out to make it 42–0 two plays later. After that, the scoring stopped, as the Longhorns cruised to victory.http://www.sunbowl.org/the_sun_bowl_game/recap/45 Texas 42, Maryland 0 | Recaps – Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl | December 31, 2021 | el Paso, Texashttp://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=208126646#1978 Bowl Recaps - Maryland Terrapins Athletics - University of Maryland Terps Official Athletic Site 2015-12-18 2015-12-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222091030/http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=208126646#1978 dead The attendance for the game was 33,122.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-jones-boys-and-wind-c/139702639/ The Sacramento Bee Jones boys and wind carry Texas past Maryland 42–0 December 24, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com Aftermath The Terps returned to the Sun Bowl in 1984, while the Longhorns returned in 1979. Statistics Statistics Maryland Texas First downs 20 18Rushing yards 34 220Passing yards 214 45Total yards 248 285Comp-Att-Int 17–43–4 2–7–0Return yards 0 20Punts–average 8–37 7–41Fumbles–lost 2–1 3–1Penalties–yards 5–35 7–42 References Sun Bowl Category:Sun Bowl Category:Maryland Terrapins football bowl games Category:Texas Longhorns football bowl games Category:December 1978 sports events in the United States Category:1978 in sports in Texas