1982–83 NCAA football bowl games

Played in Birmingham, AL, this Hall of Fame Classic game (lasted from 1977 to 1985, then became the All-American Bowl for 5 more years) pitted the 8-4 Air Force Falcons against the 8-4 Vanderbilt Commodores on December 31, 1982. Down by 28-17, the Falcons struck for 19 points in final quarter to win 36-28. (source: Air Force Falcon Football Media Guide, 1996)

Bluebonnet Bowl

December 31, 1982 Houston, Texas
Astrodome

Arkansas (SWC) 28 Florida 24 (SEC)

Peach Bowl

December 31, 1982 Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Iowa (Big 10) 28 Tennessee 22 (SEC)

Fiesta Bowl

January 1, 1983 Tempe, AZ
Sun Devil Stadium

Arizona St. 32 (Pac 10) Oklahoma (Big-8) 21

Orange Bowl

January 1, 1983 Miami, FL
Miami Orange Bowl
Big 8 Champion: Nebraska Cornhuskers 21, At Large (SEC #2 ) LSU Tigers 20
Most Valuable Players: Turner Gill and Dave Rimington

Sugar Bowl

January 1, 1983 New Orleans, LA
Louisiana Superdome
At Large (Independent): Penn St. Nittany Lions 27, Georgia 23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn St.	7	13	0	7	27
Georgia	3	7	7	6	23

After Penn State controlled the first half, Georgia attempted to muster a comeback in the second half. It looked like they might be successful, until Penn State completed a 47 yard play-action pass from Todd Blackledge to a diving Gregg Garrity for a touchdown in the 4th quarter. Still, Georgia came back to score a touchdown of their own to get to within 4 points with 4 minutes remaining, but the Nittany Lions were able to run out the clock for the victory. The win earned Penn State its first national championship.

Scoring

PSU: Warner 2-yard run (Gancitano kick)
UGA: Butler 27-yard field goal
PSU: Gancitano 38-yard field goal
PSU: Warner 9-yard run (Gancitano kick)
PSU: Gancitano 45-yard field goal
UGA: Archie 10-yard pass from Lastinger (Butler kick)
UGA: Walker 1-yard run (Butler kick)
PSU: Garrity 47-yard pass from Blackledge (Gancitano kick)
UGA: Kay 9-yard pass from Lastinger (Run failed)

Most Valuable Player: Todd Blackledge

Rose Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	7	3	7	7	24
Michigan	0	0	7	7	14

January 1, 1983 Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
Pac-10 Champion: UCLA Bruins 24, Big Ten champion Michigan Wolverines 14
Most Outstanding Players: Tom Ramsey and Don Rogers

Cotton Bowl

January 1, 1983 Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
SWC Champion: SMU Mustangs 7, At Large (Independent): Pitt Panthers 3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pittsburgh	0	0	3	0	3
Southern Methodist	0	0	7	0	7

SMU had a pair of great runners in Eric Dickerson and Craig James, while Pitt had a great passer in Dan Marino. However, a mistake-ridden performance would kill all the expected offensive fireworks, with SMU giving away two fumbles and Dan Marino throwing an interception in the end zone in the final quarter. The victory earned undefeated SMU the number two spot in the polls.

Scoring
SMU: Touchdown - McIllhenny
SMU: PAT - Harrell
Pitt: Field Goal - Schubert

Most Outstanding Players: Lance McIllhenny and Wes Hopkins

References

1982–83 NCAA football bowl game season

Independence (Dec. 11) Holiday (Dec. 17) Tangerine (Dec. 18) California (Dec. 18) Sun (Dec. 25) Aloha (Dec. 25) Liberty (Dec. 29) Gator (Dec. 30) Peach (Dec. 31) Bluebonnet (Dec. 31) Hall of Fame Classic (Dec. 31) Fiesta (Jan. 1) Orange (Jan. 1) Sugar (Jan. 1) Cotton (Jan. 1) Rose (Jan. 1)

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