| 1978 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Houston Astrodome | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Steve Dils (QB), Stanford Gordy Ceresino (LB), Stanford | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jack Baker (WAC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 34,084 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Mizlou Television Network | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Merle Harmon, Don Perkins and Howard David | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1978 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl (December) game was a post-season college football bowl game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Stanford Cardinals, and was played on December 31, 1978, at the Houston Astrodome in Houston, Texas. It was the twentieth edition of the Bluebonnet Bowl. Stanford overcame a 22–0 third quarter deficit and won the game, 25–22.