1978 Sun Bowl

1978 Sun Bowl
1978 Sun Bowl
45th Sun Bowl
Maryland Terrapins	Texas Longhorns
(9–2)	(8–3)
ACC	SWC
0	42
Head coach: ; Jerry Claiborne	Head coach: ; Fred Akers
AP	Coaches
13	12
AP	Coaches
14	14
Date	December 23, 1978
Season	1978
Stadium	Sun Bowl
Location	El Paso, Texas
MVP	RB Lam Jones (Texas)
Referee	Vance Carlson (Big 8)
Attendance	32,000
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS
Announcers	Pat Summerall; Tom Brookshier
Sun Bowl
< 1977 (Dec)	1979 >

The 1978 Sun Bowl was a college football bowl game that featured the Texas Longhorns and the Maryland Terrapins.

Background[]

The Longhorns went from being one game away from a title the previous year to finishing second in the Southwest Conference. The Terrapins finished second in the Atlantic Coast Conference and made their sixth straight bowl appearance. This was the first Sun Bowl for both teams.

Game summary[]

The Longhorns had almost as much rushing yards as Maryland had in total yards, demolishing the Terrapin defense and leading 28–0 at halftime. Lam Jones and A.J. Jones (no relation) traded rushing touchdowns, and Mark McBaeth threw a touchdown pass to Lam to make it 21–0 by the time the first quarter ended, in part due to the 33 yard average on the three punts Maryland did in the quarter. A fumbled kickoff return by Maryland gave the ball to Texas early in the second quarter, and McBaeth added a touchdown run of his own to make it 28–0. In the third quarter, a 16-yard punt by the Terrapins set up another Longhorn opportunity. A.J. Jones added in his second touchdown of the day to make it 35–0. A Johnnie Johnson interception gave the ball back to the Longhorns again. Ham Jones scored from 35 yards out to make it 42–0 two plays later. After that, the scoring stopped, as the Longhorns cruised to victory.^[1]^[2]

Aftermath[]

The Terps returned to the Sun Bowl in 1984, while the Longhorns returned in 1979.

Statistics[]

Statistics	Maryland	Texas
First Downs	20	18
Rushing Yards	34	220
Passing Yards	214	45
Total Yards	248	285
Comp-Att-Int	17-43-4	2-7-0
Return Yards	0	20
Punts-Average	8-37	7-41
Fumbles-Lost	2-1	3-1
Penalties-Yards	5-35	7-42

References[]

^ "Texas 42, Maryland 0 | Recaps - Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl | December 31, 2021 | el Paso, Texas".
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "Texas 42, Maryland 0 | Recaps - Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl | December 31, 2021 | el Paso, Texas".

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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Notes	Util the 1957 season, the Sun Bowl was played in January of the ensuing year (for example, the 1935 season game played in January 1936). Since 1958 (except in 1976), the Sun Bowl is played in December. The 1976 season Sun Bowl was played in January 1977 and the 1977 season Sun Bowl was played in December 1977. No game was held in the 2020 season because of pandemic-related issues.