1987 All-American Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 22, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Legion Field | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | QB Scott Secules (Virginia)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 37,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Network | Raycom | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Ron Franklin and Dave Rowe | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1987 All-American Bowl featured the first meeting between the BYU Cougars and the Virginia Cavaliers. BYU, coached by Lavell Edwards, had a 9–3 record going into the bowl game and Virginia, coached by George Welsh, had a 7–4 record.