1983 Holiday Bowl
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The 1983 Holiday Bowl was a college football
bowl game
played December 23, 1983 in San Diego, California
. It was part of the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season
. It featured the ninth ranked BYU Cougars, and the unranked Missouri Tigers
.
Missouri scored first with a 2 yard touchdown run from running back Eric Drain giving the Tigers an early 7-0 lead. In the second quarter, BYU quarterback Steve Young scored on a 10 yard touchdown run to tie the game at 7. Missouri's Brad Burditt kicked a 37 yard field goal, as Missouri took a 10-7 lead into halftime.
In the third quarter, BYU came up on top, thanks to a 33 yard touchdown pass from Steve Young to Eddie Stinnett giving BYU a 14-10 lead. In the fourth quarter, Eric Drain scored on his second rushing touchdown of the game, a 2 yarder, for the Tigers to take a 17-14 lead. With just 23 seconds left, Steve Young gave a handoff to Eddie Stinnett. Stinnett then turned around and passed it back to Steve Young, who caught it and ran in for a touchdown, giving BYU a 21-17 win.
Young achieved a rare feat in college football: one touchdown pass, one touchdown run, and one touchdown reception all in a single game. For his efforts, he was named offensive MVP. Missouri's Bobby Bell was awarded the defensive MVP.
College football
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bowl game
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played December 23, 1983 in San Diego, California
San Diego, California
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. It was part of the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season
1983 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the University of Miami winning their first national championship over perennial power Nebraska in the Orange Bowl....
. It featured the ninth ranked BYU Cougars, and the unranked Missouri Tigers
Missouri Tigers
The Missouri Tigers athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of the University of Missouri, located in Columbia, Missouri, United States...
.
Missouri scored first with a 2 yard touchdown run from running back Eric Drain giving the Tigers an early 7-0 lead. In the second quarter, BYU quarterback Steve Young scored on a 10 yard touchdown run to tie the game at 7. Missouri's Brad Burditt kicked a 37 yard field goal, as Missouri took a 10-7 lead into halftime.
In the third quarter, BYU came up on top, thanks to a 33 yard touchdown pass from Steve Young to Eddie Stinnett giving BYU a 14-10 lead. In the fourth quarter, Eric Drain scored on his second rushing touchdown of the game, a 2 yarder, for the Tigers to take a 17-14 lead. With just 23 seconds left, Steve Young gave a handoff to Eddie Stinnett. Stinnett then turned around and passed it back to Steve Young, who caught it and ran in for a touchdown, giving BYU a 21-17 win.
Young achieved a rare feat in college football: one touchdown pass, one touchdown run, and one touchdown reception all in a single game. For his efforts, he was named offensive MVP. Missouri's Bobby Bell was awarded the defensive MVP.