1979 Holiday Bowl

1979 Holiday Bowl
Indiana Hoosiers BYU Cougars
(7–4) (11–0)
38 37
Head coach: 
Lee Corso		 Head coach: 
LaVell Edwards
APCoaches
99
1234 Total
Indiana 147107 38
BYU 143173 37
Date December 21, 1979
Season 1979
Stadium San Diego Stadium
Location San Diego, California
MVP Marc Wilson (BYU)
Tim Wilbur (Indiana)
Attendance 52,500[1]
Payout US$271,214 per team[1]

The 1979 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 21, 1979 in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the Indiana Hoosiers against the BYU Cougars. Indiana won 38–37.

Game summary

The game, which featured an 11-0 BYU team going against a 7-4 Indiana team coached by future ESPN college football analyst Lee Corso, went back and forth from start to finish. The Cougars held a 37-31 lead late in the fourth quarter when Tim Wilbur took a 62-yard punt back for the go-ahead score to squeak out the upset victory.

References

  1. 1 2 Holiday Bowl Game History


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