1997 Motor City Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 Motor City Bowl December 26 1997 1997 Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, Michigan University of Mississippi Ole Miss Rebels 7–4 Tommy Tuberville SEC 7 0 14 13 Marshall University Marshall Thundering Herd 10–2 Bob Pruett MAC 10 7 0 14 Stewart Patridge QB Ole Miss R.G. Detillier (Big East) 43,430 ESPN Jerry Punch and Mike Gottfried Yes The 1997 Motor City Bowl was the inaugural edition of the new college football bowl game, and was played at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan on December 26, 1997. The game featured the Marshall Thundering Herd of the MAC and the Ole Miss Rebels of the Southeastern Conference. Background The Rebels finished third in the SEC Western Division in their first bowl game since 1992. Marshall was champions of the MAC after beating Toledo in the 1997 MAC Championship Game in their first ever season in Division I-A. This was their first bowl game since 1948. Game summary In a game with 1,018 yards of total offense, Stewart Patridge threw 29-of-47 passes for 332 yards and 3 touchdowns with 1 interception to lead Ole Miss to victory. Deuce McAllister at running back. Chad Pennington threw 23-of-45 for 337 yards and 3 touchdowns. Randy Moss caught 6 passes for 173 yards.https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/27/sports/ncaa-football-motor-city-bowl-mississippi-captures-wild-one.html N.C.A.A.: FOOTBALL -- MOTOR CITY BOWL; Mississippi Captures Wild One The New York Times 27 December 1997http://olehottytoddy.com/2014/08/14/rivalry-rewind-1997-music-city-bowl-ole-miss-vs-marshall/ Rivalry Rewind: 1997 Motor City Bowl – Ole Miss vs Marshall 14 August 2014https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u1fhM9ENw0 1997 Motor City Bowl YouTubehttp://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mars/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/fballmediaguide https://web.archive.org/web/20051212145727/http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mars/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/fballmediaguide dead December 12, 2005 CBS Sports - News, Live Scores, Schedules, Fantasy Games, Video and more Aftermath This was the only Motor City Bowl featuring a team from the SEC. Marshall went to the next three Motor City Bowls. Ole Miss went to two more bowl games in the decade. References External links https://web.archive.org/web/20110608133202/http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Motor_City_1997.htm Motor City Bowl Category:Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Category:Ole Miss Rebels football bowl games Category:Marshall Thundering Herd football bowl games Motor City Bowl Motor City Bowl Category:Organized events in Pontiac, Michigan Category:Sports in Pontiac, Michigan