1982 Holiday Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 1982 Holiday Bowl 1982 Ohio State Buckeyes BYU Cougars 8–3 Big 10 8–3 WAC Earle Bruce LaVell Edwards 17 16 3 14 17 13 0 10 0 7 December 17 Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California Offensive: Tim Spencer (Ohio State)Defensive: Garcia Lane (Ohio State) Marching bands 52,533http://www.holidaybowl.com/game-history/1982.html Holiday Bowl Game History May 23, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080520112214/http://www.holidaybowl.com/game-history/1982.html May 20, 2008 dead 392,835 per team ESPNMizlou List of announcers of major college bowl games Fred White and Irv Brown (ESPN) Ray Scott and Johnny Unitas (Mizlou) The 1982 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 17, 1982, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the 17th ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, and the unranked BYU Cougars. Teams The game featured the Ohio State Buckeyes from the Big Ten Conference and the BYU Cougars from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). This was the first meeting between the two teams.Winsipedia https://www.winsipedia.com/ohio-state/vs/byu Ohio State vs BUY - All-Time Series Record & History August 10, 2026 Ohio State 1982 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The Buckeyes, led by fourth-year head coach Earle Bruce, started the season 2–0 and rose to no. 13 in the AP poll, but lost their next three games and fell out of the rankings. Ohio State then won its final six games, ending the regular season with a 24–14 victory over no. 13 Michigan in the Game. The Buckeyes entered the Holiday Bowl with an overall record of 8–3 and ranked no. 17 in the AP poll. BYU 1982 BYU Cougars football team The Cougars, led by eleventh-year head coach LaVell Edwards, entered the game as the WAC champions with an overall record of 8–3. BYU's losses came against then-no. 6 Georgia, Air Force, and Utah State by a combined seven points. The Cougars ended the regular season with a 17–12 victory over Utah in the Holy War. Despite New Mexico also finishing with an identical WAC record of 7–1 (and 10–1 overall), BYU won the WAC title outright due to a 40–12 head-to-head victory over the Lobos during the season. Scoring summary Ohio State scored first on a 47-yard field goal by Rich Spangler, giving the Buckeyes a 3–0 first quarter lead. In the second quarter, BYU quarterback Steve Young threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Neil Balholm giving BYU a 7–3 lead. Ohio State running back Tim Spencer scored on a 61-yard touchdown run, giving the Buckeyes a 10–7 lead. Buckeye quarterback Mike Tomczak later scored on a 3-yard run making it 17–7 in favor of the Buckeyes. BYU's Kurt Gunther kicked a 39-yard field goal before halftime to make it 17–10 Ohio State. In the third quarter, Ohio State's Vaughn Broadnax scored on a 1-yard touchdown run giving OSU a 24–10 lead. Tim Spencer added an 18-yard touchdown run, and Rich Spangler a 37-yard field goal to give Ohio State a 34–10 lead at the end of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Ohio State scored a 1-yard touchdown run going up 41–10. Steve Young fired a 13-yard touchdown pass to Gordon Hudson narrowing the lead to 41–17. However, Gayle scored on a 5-yard touchdown run to respond for the Buckeyes. The Buckeyes had 329 rushing yards, 132 passing yards, while also having 196 yards on return yards, possessing the ball for 34:33 with 24 first downs. BYU had 19 rushing yards, 352 passing yards, 124 return yards, with possession time being 25:27. Both teams lost a fumble, while BYU had a pass intercepted. BYU had 9 penalties for 75 yards; Ohio State had 12 penalties for 109 yards.http://byucougars.com/files/media_guides/m-football/2010/tradition/bowl-1982.html 1982 Holiday Bowl – Bowl Games – Tradition - BYU Football Guide 2017-01-06 2015-11-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20151119172220/http://byucougars.com/files/media_guides/m-football/2010/tradition/bowl-1982.html dead http://sltrib.cougarstats.com/games.php?show=details&game_id=372 CougarStats: BYU Football: BYU vs. Ohio State 1982 Holiday Bowl Game summary background:#014282; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #D01623; text-align:center; autocollapse 1982 Holiday BowlNo. 17 Ohio State Buckeyes vs. BYU Cougars December 17, 1982 6:00 p.m. PST No. 17 Buckeyes 3 14 17 13 Cougars 0 10 0 7 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California 52,533 ESPN Fred White and Irv Brown / (Mizlou): Ray Scott and Johnny Unitas First quarter OSU – Rick Spangler 47-yard field goal, 6:54. Buckeyes 3–0. Second quarter BYU – Neil Balholm 7-yard pass from Steve Young (Kurt Gunther kick), 13:56. Cougars 7–3. OSU – Tim Spencer 61-yard run (Rick Spangler kick), 12:55. Buckeyes 10–7. OSU – Mike Tomczak 3-yard run (Rick Spangler kick), 11:14. Buckeyes 17–7. BYU – Kurt Gunther 39-yard field goal, 1:43. Buckeyes 17–10. Third quarter OSU – Vaughn Broadnax 1-yard run (Rick Spangler kick), 8:57. Buckeyes 24–10. OSU – Tim Spencer 18-yard run (Rick Spangler kick), 7:58. Buckeyes 31–10. OSU – Rick Spangler 37-yard field goal, 6:00. Buckeyes 34–10. Fourth quarter OSU – Jimmy Gayle 1-yard run (Rick Spangler kick), 12:58. Buckeyes 41–10. BYU – Gordon Hudson 13-yard pass from Steve Young (Kurt Gunther kick), 7:09. Buckeyes 41–17. OSU – Jimmy Gayle 5-yard run (kick failed), 2:05. Buckeyes 47–17. Statistics OSUBYU First downs 24 21 Plays–yards 85–461 64–371 Rushes–yards 66–329 18–19 Passing yards 132 352 Passing: comp Completions–att Attempts–int Interceptions 11–19–0 28–46–1 Turnovers 1 2 Team Category Player Statistics Ohio State Passing Mike Tomczak 11/19, 132 yards Rushing Tim Spencer 21 rushes, 167 yards, 2 TD Receiving Gary Williams 5 receptions, 63 yards BYU Passing Steve Young 27/45, 341 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Waymon Hamilton 3 rushes, 14 yards Receiving Gordon Hudson 7 receptions, 81 yards, TD References Holiday Bowl Category:Holiday Bowl Category:1980s in San Diego Category:BYU Cougars football bowl games Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football bowl games Category:1982 in sports in California Category:December 1982 sports events in the United States