| 1997 Motor City Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 26, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Pontiac Silverdome | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pontiac, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Stewart Patridge QB Ole Miss | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | R.G. Detillier (Big East) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 43,430 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jerry Punch and Mike Gottfried | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1997 Motor City Bowl was the inaugural edition of the new college football bowl game, and was played at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan on December 26, 1997. The game featured the Marshall Thundering Herd of the MAC and the Ole Miss Rebels of the Southeastern Conference.