1984 Cherry Bowl

August 2023 Cherry Bowl December 22 1984 1984 Silverdome Pontiac, Michigan Army Cadets 8–3 Jim Young 0 7 0 3 Michigan State Spartans 6–5 George Perles 0 0 0 6 Offensive: Nathan Sassaman, QB, ArmyDefensive: Phil Parker (DB, Michigan State) Don Baur (MAC) 70,332 yes The 1984 Cherry Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan between the Army Cadets and the Michigan State Spartans on December 22, 1984. The game was the final contest of the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in a 10–6 victory for Army.Mark Bolding http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Cherry_1984.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080828091806/http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Cherry_1984.htm 2008-08-28 The Cherry Bowl 1984 mmbolding.com dead 2012-11-08 Background This was the first Cherry Bowl and first bowl game played in Michigan. This was Army's first ever bowl game and Michigan State's first bowl game since 1966.December 2018 Scoring summary Ralf Mojsiejenko’s 52-yard field-goal attempt went wide left, costing Michigan State three points early. Another chance at the Army 5 for a touchdown led to an interception. A Spartan fumble led to an Army score. Clarence Jones scored the first Army points in a bowl game with a 4-yard touchdown run with 6:31 left in the first half to culminate an 8 play, 46 yard drive. This proved to be the halftime lead for the Cadets. In the fourth quarter, another Spartan fumble led to a score as Craig Stopa increased the lead to 10 with his 38-yard field goal with 8:40 left in the game. Bob Wasczenski caught a 36-yard touchdown pass to narrow the lead with 4:19 remaining. On their conversion attempt, the pass failed, leaving it at 10-6. From that point, Army and Michigan State played stalemate as Army won their first ever bowl game. The Cadets controlled the clock for 34:05. Nathan Sassaman rushed for 136 yards on 28 carries. Yarema was sacked three times and intercepted three times en route to an 11-of-25 155-yard performance.2004 Bowl History http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/04-mg-bowlhistory-247-272.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201600/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/04-mg-bowlhistory-247-272.pdf 2016-03-04 Statistics Statistics Michigan State ArmyFirst downs 13 15Rushing yards 89 256Passing yards 155 10Total yards 244 266Passes (Att-Comp-Int) 25–11–3 2–1–1Punts–average 4–55.8 7–36.7Fumbles–lost 3–2 2–1Penalties–yards 4–26 1–7 References Cherry Bowl Category:Army Black Knights football bowl games Category:Michigan State Spartans football bowl games Category:1984 in sports in Michigan Category:Sports in Pontiac, Michigan Category:Organized events in Pontiac, Michigan