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1983 Holiday Bowl
Bowl Game
1 2 3 4 Total
Brigham Young University 0 7 7 7 21
University of Missouri 7 3 0 7 17
Date December 23, 1983
Season 1983
Stadium Jack Murphy Stadium
Location San Diego, California
MVP Offensive: Steve Young (BYU)
Defensive: Bobby Bell (Missouri)
Halftime show Marching bands
Attendance 51,480[1]
Payout US$412,093 per team[1]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Holiday Bowl
 < 1982  1984

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.

Legacy[]

The game was placed in NCAA Football video games as a "College Classic", challenging players to recreate the ending. The challenge begins the Cougars' final scoring drive of the game, with the player attempting to score the go-ahead touchdown.

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References[]

  • ESPN College Football Encyclopedia
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