1982 Holiday Bowl

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Name=1982 Holiday Bowl


Date=December 17, 1982
Year=1982
Visitor School=Ohio State University
Visitor Name Short=Ohio State
Visitor Nickname=Buckeyes
Visitor Record=8-3
Visitor

Visitor Coaches=17
Visitor Coach=Earle Bruce
Visitor1=3
Visitor2=14
Visitor3=17
Visitor4=13
Home School=Brigham Young University
Home Name Short=BYU
Home Nickname=Cougars
Home Record=8-3
Home

Home Coaches=NR
Home Coach=LaVell Edwards
Home1=0
Home2=10
Home3=0
Home4=7
Type=bg
Stadium=Qualcomm Stadium
City=San Diego, CA
Odds=
MVP=Offensive: Tim Spencer (Ohio State)
MVP=Defensive: Garcia Lane (Ohio State)
Anthem=
Attendance=52,533 [http://www.holidaybowl.com/game-history/1982.html Holiday Bowl Game History] ]
Referee=
Halftime=Marching bands
US Network=ESPNThe 1982 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 17, 1982 in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the seventeenth ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, and the unranked BYU Cougars.

Ohio State scored first on a 47 yard field goal by Rich Spangler, giving the Buckeyes a 3-0 first quarter lead. In the second quarter, BYU quarterback Steve Young threw a 7 yard touchdown pass to Neil Balholm giving BYU a 7-3 lead. Ohio State running back Tim Spencer scored on a 61 yard touchdown run, giving the Buckeyes a 10-7 lead. Buckeye quarterback Andy Tomczak later scored on a 3 yard run making it 17-7 in favor of the Buckeyes. BYU's Kurt Gunther kicked a 39 yard field goal before halftime to make it 17-10 Ohio State.

In the third quarter, Ohio State's Vaughn Broadnax scored on a 1 yard touchdown run giving OSU a 24-10 lead. Tim Spencer added an 18 yard touchdown run, and Rich Spangler a 37 yard field goal to give Ohio State a 34-10 lead at the end of the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Ohio State scored a 1 yard touchdown run going up 41-10. Steve Young fired a 13 yard touchdown pass to Gordon Hudson narrowing the lead to 41-17. However, Gayle scored on a 5 yard touchdown run to make the final score Ohio State 48, BYU 17.

External links

*http://www.holidaybowl.com/game-history/1982.html

References

*ESPN College Football Encyclopedia