1996 Sun Bowl

1996 Norwest Sun Bowl
1234 Total
Stanford 714107 38
Michigan State 0000 0
Date December 31, 1996
Season 1996
Stadium Sun Bowl Stadium
Location El Paso, Texas
MVP QB Chad Hutchinson (Stanford)
Attendance 42,271
Payout US$1,000,000 per team[1]
United States TV coverage
Network CBS
Announcers Gus Johnson, Artie Gigantino, Scott Moore
Nielsen ratings 3.7

The 1996 Norwest Sun Bowl, played on December 31, 1996, featured the Stanford Cardinal and the Michigan State Spartans.

Stanford scored first following a lateral from running back Josh Madsen to Leroy Pruitt. The 78 yard play went for a touchdown, and set the day for a Stanford rout. In the second quarter, quarterback Chad Hutchinson threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to fullback Jon Ritchie for a 14–0 lead. Adam Salina scored on a 1-yard touchdown run before halftime to increase Stanford's lead to 21–0.

Kevin Miller added a 24-yard field goal in the third to give Stanford a 24–0 lead. Damon Dunn later scored on a 1-yard run moving the lead to 31–0. Stanford's final points came on a 6-yard return of a blocked punt for a touchdown, making the final score 38–0.

The two teams faced off again seventeen years later on January 1, 2014, in the 2014 Rose Bowl, but this time, Michigan State won 24-20.

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