1977 Hall of Fame Classic
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Date | December 22, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Legion Field | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | SE Chuck White | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 47,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1977 Hall of Fame Classic was a college football postseason bowl game between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Maryland Terrapins.
Background[]
The Golden Gophers finished fifth in the Big Ten Conference while the Terrapins finished tied for third in the Atlantic Coast Conference. This was Maryland's second bowl game in the calendar year of 1977. This was Minnesota's first bowl game since 1962.
Game summary[]
George Scott rushed 24 times for 75 yards, with two touchdowns in the second quarter that proved to be the winning points. [1]
First Quarter[]
- Minnesota - Barber 1-yard run (Rogind kick) 9:02 left
- Maryland - Sochko 32-yard field goal 5:21 left
Second Quarter[]
- Maryland - Scott 2-yard run (Sochko kick) 7:04 left
- Maryland - Scott 1-yard run (Sochko kick) 4:53 left
Aftermath[]
Minnesota did not reach a bowl game again until 1985. Maryland reached two more bowl games before Jerry Claiborne left for Kentucky after the 1981 season.
Statistics[]
Statistics | Maryland | Minnesota |
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First Downs | 15 | 17 |
Rushing Yards | 120 | 113 |
Passing Yards | 211 | 155 |
Comp-Att-Int | 12-23-1 | 13-26-0 |
Return Yards | 3 | 6 |
Punts-Average | 5-36.8 | 9-27.7 |
Fumbles-Lost | 3-2 | 3-2 |
Penalties-Yards | 12-80 | 6-54 |
References[]
- ^ "Bowl Recaps". umterps.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
Categories:
- 1977–78 NCAA football bowl games
- All-American Bowl
- Maryland Terrapins football bowl games
- Minnesota Golden Gophers football bowl games
- December 1977 sports events in the United States
- 1977 in sports in Alabama
- College football bowl stubs