1980 Garden State Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 1980 Garden State Bowl 1980 Navy Midshipmen United States Naval Academy Houston Cougars University of Houston 8–3 6–5 George Welsh Bill Yeoman 0 0 0 0 14 14 7 0 December 14 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey RB Terald Clark (Houston) 41,417http://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 1, 2011 PDF 400,000Navy, Houston battle today in Garden State Bowl game https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ARQsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=98gEAAAAIBAJ&dq=garden-state%20houston%201980&pg=4611%2C3185865 Richard Rosenblatt United Press International The TimesDaily 29 December 14, 1980 October 1, 2011 Mizlou Television Network Bob Murphy, Al DeRogatis, and Howard David The 1980 Garden State Bowl, part of the 1980 bowl game season, took place on December 14, 1980, at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The competing teams were the Navy Midshipmen, which competed as a football independent, and the Houston Cougars, representing the Southwest Conference (SWC). Houston dominated both sides of the ball in their 35–0 shutout of the Midshipmen. This would prove to be Houston's last bowl game win for almost three decades, until the 2008 Armed Forces Bowl, when the Cougars finally snapped an eight-game bowl losing streak.Houston gets first bowl win since 1980 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283662005 https://web.archive.org/web/20090224080243/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283662005 dead February 24, 2009 Associated Press ESPN.com December 31, 2008 October 2, 2011 Teams Houston 1980 Houston Cougars football team The 1980 Houston squad finished their regular season 6–5 and tied for second place in the Southwest Conference. The Cougars lost to Arizona State, Miami (FL), Baylor, Texas and Rice. They accepted an invitation to play in the Garden State Bowl against Navy on November 15.Yeoman and Cougars ready for Navy https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3ixVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pz0NAAAAIBAJ&dq=garden-state%20houston&pg=4177%2C2785229 Associated Press The Robesonian 11 November 18, 1980 October 1, 2011 The appearance was the first for Houston in the Garden State Bowl and their 10th overall bowl appearance. Navy 1980 Navy Midshipmen football team The 1980 Navy squad finished their regular season 8–3. The Midshipmen lost to Virginia, Air Force and Notre Dame. They accepted an invitation to play in the Garden State Bowl against Houston on November 15 following their victory over Georgia Tech. The appearance was the first for Navy in the Garden State Bowl and their 8th overall bowl appearance. Game summary After recovering a Navy fumble on their first drive, Houston scored their first of five rushing touchdowns when Terald Clark ran it in from one-yard out.2010 Houston Cougars Football Media Almanac 2010 History: Bowl Recaps 90 University of Houston Department of Athletics Houston, Texas http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/hou/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2010-media-guide-history.pdf October 1, 2011 PDF July 14, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714204926/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/hou/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2010-media-guide-history.pdf dead After Leo Truss blocked a punt, the Cougars drove 43-yards for their second first-quarter touchdown on a one-yard Terry Elston run. Early in the second quarter, Navy had their best scoring opportunity of the afternoon after a Houston turnover. However, Steve Fehr missed a 27-yard field goal and Houston retained their shutout.Navy runs aground vs Houston https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hi8dAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0J4EAAAAIBAJ&dq=garden%20state%20houston&pg=3204%2C3878871 Associated Press The Tuscaloosa News 13 December 15, 1980 October 1, 2011 The Cougars then extended their lead to 28–0 at halftime after touchdown runs of 16 and 26 yards by David Barrett and then Clark. Clark then scored the final points of the game in the third quarter after Clark's third touchdown of the day on a two-yard run. For his 163 yards and three touchdowns, Terald Clark was named the MVP of the game. Navy Houston expand 1 10:41 Houston 8 31 RushTD Terald Clark 1 good Jeff Shaffer 0 7 1 3:43 Houston 10 43 RushTD Terry Elston 1 good Jeff Shaffer 0 14 2 7:51 Houston 7 69 RushTD David Barrett 14 no good Jeff Shaffer 0 20 2 7:38 Houston 1 26 RushTD Terald Clark 26 run good 0 28 3 9:48 Houston 13 71 RushTD Terald Clark 2 good Jeff Shaffer 0 35 0 35 References Garden State Bowl Category:Garden State Bowl Category:Houston Cougars football bowl games Category:Navy Midshipmen football bowl games Category:1980 in sports in New Jersey Category:December 1980 sports events in the United States