1982 Hall of Fame Classic

August 2023 March 2026 Hall of Fame Classic December 31 1982 1982 Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama United States Air Force Academy Air Force Falcons 7–5 Ken Hatfield 7 7 3 19 Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt Commodores 8–3 George MacIntyre 7 14 7 0 Whit Taylor (QB, Vanderbilt)http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Bowls.pdf Bowl/All-Star Game Records: Most Valuable Players in Former Major Bowls National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records 100 NCAA.org October 1, 2011 PDFCarl Dieudonne (DE, Air Force) Vanderbilt by 9½ pointshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wYJIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2168%2C7407065 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The latest line December 31, 1982 17 75,114https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rG8RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5406%2C54750 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon staff and wire services Louthan flies, so do Falcons January 1, 1983 1Bhttp://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Bowls.pdf Bowl/All-Star Game Records National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records 37 NCAA.org October 2, 2011 PDF 400,000Stanford, Vanderbilt in Hall of Fame bowl United Press International Daily Record 10 November 16, 1982 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tJZUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=T48DAAAAIBAJ&dq=hall-of-fame%20vanderbilt&pg=3160%2C4411786 October 2, 2011 Mizlou All-American Bowl The 1982 Hall of Fame Classic, part of the 1982–83 bowl game season, was the sixth annual contest and took place on December 31 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The competing teams were the Vanderbilt Commodores, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Air Force Falcons, representing the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Down 28–17 entering the fourth quarter, 19 unanswered points gave Air Force the 36–28 come-from-behind victory.SEC strikes out: Vandy can't stop Air Force wishbone, fall 36–28 Cecil Hurt The Tuscaloosa News Alabama 10 January 1, 1983 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eDMdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=g6UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5447%2C46946 October 2, 2011https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xfkRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y-4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6938%2C86762 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Unsung lads hit high note January 1, 1983 17 Background Air Force finished the regular season at 7–5,2011 Air Force Football Media Guide 2011 United States Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, Colorado 142 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/afa/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/HistSect2011.pdf Past Seasons Results PDF October 1, 2011 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094144/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/afa/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/HistSect2011.pdf dead with losses to Tulsa, Texas Tech, New Mexico, Colorado State, and Hawaii. They accepted an invitation to play in the Hall of Fame Classic against Vanderbilt following their upset of Notre Dame on November 20,Air Force gets bowl invitation Associated Press Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah 2D November 22, 1982 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zOkOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1IMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7064%2C1818202 October 2, 2011 then lost at Hawaii the following week. It was the fourth bowl appearance for Air Force, the first in twelve years, and their first in the Hall of Fame Classic. Stanford was the original selection, but became ineligible for bowl participation following their last-play loss to rival Cal, which dropped their record to 5–6. The 1982 Vanderbilt squad finished the regular season 8–3.2009 Commodore Football Media Guide 2009 Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee 162 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/vand/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/ResultsLetterwinners09.pdf Yearly Results PDF October 1, 2011 March 2, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302202805/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/vand/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/ResultsLetterwinners09.pdf dead The Commodores lost to North Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia. They accepted an invitation to play in the Hall of Fame Classic following their 27–16 victory over 1982 Chattanooga Mocs Tennessee–Chattanooga on November 20. It was the third bowl appearance for Vanderbilt, the first in eight years, and their first in the Hall of Fame Classic. Game summary Vanderbilt got on the scoreboard first after Whit Taylor threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Norman Jordan to give the Commodores a 7–0 lead. Air Force responded with a one-yard Marty Louthan touchdown later in the first and then on a 19-yard Mike Brown run early in the second to take a 14–7 lead. The Commodores then scored a pair of second-quarter touchdown passes by Taylor to take a 21–14 halftime lead. In the third, the Falcons scored on a 21-yard Sean Pavlich field goal and the Commodores on Jordan's third touchdown reception of the evening to give Vanderbilt a 28–17 lead entering the fourth quarter. In the fourth, Air Force scored 19 unanswered points on a trio of touchdown runs to secure the 36–28 victory. For their performances, Vanderbilt quarterback Whit Taylor and Air Force defensive end Carl Dieudonne were named co-MVPs of the game. Air Force Vanderbilt expand 1 11:06 Vanderbilt 7 75 RecTD Norman Jordan Whit Taylor 28 good Richard Anderson 0 7 1 1:16 Air Force 8 37 RushTD Marty Louthan 1 good Sean Pavlich 7 7 2 9:04 Air Force 13 80 RushTD Mike Brown 19 good Sean Pavlich 14 7 2 7:21 Vanderbilt 5 63 RecTD Phil Roach Whit Taylor 15 good Richard Anderson 14 14 2 0:46 Vanderbilt 4 50 RecTD Norman Jordan Whit Taylor 4 good Richard Anderson 14 21 3 Air Force FG 21 Sean Pavlich 17 21 3 Vanderbilt RecTD Norman Jordan Whit Taylor 4 good Richard Anderson 17 28 4 Air Force 10 92 RushTD Ted Sundquist 3 pass failed 23 28 4 Air Force RushTD John Kershner 3 pass failed 29 28 4 Air Force RushTD Marty Louthan 46 good Sean Pavlich 36 28 36 28 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xfkRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y-4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3626%2C90353 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Hall of Fame Bowl January 1, 1983 18 References Hall of Fame Classic Bowl Category:All-American Bowl Category:Air Force Falcons football bowl games Category:Vanderbilt Commodores football bowl games Category:1982 in sports in Alabama Category:December 1982 sports events in the United States