| 1979 Gator Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 28, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Gator Bowl Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Matt Kupec (North Carolina QB), Amos Lawrence (North Carolina RB), John Wangler (Michigan QB), Anthony Carter (Michigan WR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 70,407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers: | Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gator Bowl
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The 1979 Gator Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 1979. The North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference defeated the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference, 17–15.
Teams
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Michigan WolverinesEdit
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North Carolina Tar HeelsEdit
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Scoring summaryEdit
First quarterEdit
- No score
Second quarterEdit
- Michigan - Virgil, 20-yard field goal
- Michigan - Anthony Carter, 53-yard pass from John Wangler (kick failed)
- North Carolina - Doug Paschal, 1-yard run (Hayes kick)
Third quarterEdit
- North Carolina - Phil Farris 12-yard pass from Matt Kupec (Hayes kick)
Fourth quarterEdit
- North Carolina - Hayes 32-yard field goal
- Michigan - Anthony Carter 30-yard pss from B. J. Dickey (B.J. Dickey pass failed)
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