1998 Humanitarian Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 1998 Humanitarian Bowl 1998 Southern Miss Golden Eagles University of Southern Mississippi Idaho Vandals University of Idaho 7–4 C-USA 8–3 Big West Jeff Bower Chris Tormey 13 8 0 14 7 21 7 7 December 30 Bronco Stadium Boise, Idaho John Welsh, QB – Idaho https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EGRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5fEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6663%2C6372632 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Meehan Jim Welsh has a day like no other December 31, 1998 C5 Southern Miss by 16 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JVdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5217%2C8156241 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon The latest line: college football bowl games December 30, 1998 6B Nick Define (MAC) 19,667 750,000 per team https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t8wqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6dAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6035%2C2642435 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington Vandals take the field December 30, 1998 1Ahttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/1998/bowls/news/1998/07/09/bowl_schedule/index.html CNN/SI - '98-'99 College Bowls - 1998-99 College Football Bowl Schedule - Tuesday January 05, 1999 01:01 AM 2008-12-24 2005-03-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20050312173645/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/1998/bowls/news/1998/07/09/bowl_schedule/index.html dead ESPN2 List of announcers of major college bowl games Wayne Larrivee, Randy Wright The 1998 Humanitarian Bowl was the second edition of the bowl game, held on December 30 at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Played on the blue turf, it featured the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles and the Idaho Vandals, the champions of the Big West Conference. Idaho was in its first-ever bowl game and upset Southern Miss 42–35,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EGRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5fEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4924%2C6356215 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Meehan Jim Destiny smiles on Idaho: UI stuns Southern Miss December 31, 1998 C1 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b2pfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pC4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5040%2C4029426 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Johnson David Vandals seize the moment December 31, 1998 1A https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b2pfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pC4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3949%2C4081512 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Sahlberg Bert True Humanitarians December 31, 1998 1B https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rMwqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6dAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5174%2C2858242 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington Pond Alex Vandals victorious December 31, 1998 1Chttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JldWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3125%2C8394174 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Idaho stuns S. Mississippi in Boise bowl December 31, 1998 2D after entering as a 16-point underdog.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D2RWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5fEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4368%2C5294873 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Meehan Jim Idaho looks for huge upset December 30, 1998 C1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bmpfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pC4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2123%2C3819507 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Sahlberg Bert Opportunity knocks at last December 30, 1998 1B It was Idaho's third season back in Division I-A; the Vandals had been in Division I-AA from 1978 through 1995 and were frequently in its postseason. Six weeks earlier, Idaho had defeated rival Boise State on this field by one point, scoring a two-point conversion in overtime to gain their only Big West title.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UqteAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oC4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5059%2C1390673 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Sahlberg Bert Guts and glory November 22, 1998 1Ahttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jL4jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y9AFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5663%2C559369 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington Pond Alex The call to glory November 23, 1998 1C Southern Miss was 5–1 in Conference USA, runner-up to undefeated Tulane; it was their tenth bowl game. Game summary Clear skies and a high temperature of 50 F greeted the teams on this Wednesday afternoon; kickoff was at one o'clock MST and the game was carried by ESPN2. Former Green Bay Packers guard Jerry Kramer, a Vandal from the 1950s, participated in the coin toss. Idaho fumbled twice early and Southern Miss opened the scoring on a 2-yard touchdown pass from Lee Roberts to Sharrod Gideon. Idaho's Jerome Thomas took the ensuing kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown tying the game at seven. USM's Derrick Nix scored touchdown runs of 8 and 1 yards as Southern Miss took a 21–7 lead with ten minutes remaining in the half. Idaho answered with three touchdown passes from redshirt freshman quarterback John Welsh and the Vandals surged to a 28–21 halftime lead. With three minutes remaining in the third quarter, running back Joel Thomas's 1-yard touchdown run gave Idaho a 14-point lead at 35–21. In the fourth quarter, Southern Miss got an 8-yard touchdown pass from Gideon to Roberts, then Derrick Nix's 15-yard touchdown run tied the game at 35 with under three seven minutes remaining. The Vandals scored the final points on Welsh's fourth touchdown pass, a 28-yarder to Ryan Prestimonico to win 42–35. A sack and fumble recovery sealed the victory. With under two minutes left and a first down on Southern Miss's 19-yard line, Idaho head coach Chris Tormey directed his offense to run out the clock, rather than try to run up the score in a show of sportsmanship. Idaho returned to this bowl in 2009, another close Vandal win, and it became the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in 2011. References 2 External links Game Recap at USAToday.com Humanitarian Bowl Category:Idaho Vandals football bowl games Category:Southern Miss Golden Eagles football bowl games Category:Famous Idaho Potato Bowl