1977 Sun Bowl (December)

1977 Sun Bowl
1234 Total
LSU 7700 14
Stanford 01077 24
DateDecember 31, 1977
Season1977
StadiumSun Bowl
LocationEl Paso, Texas
MVPCharles Alexander (RB), LSU
Gordy Ceresino (LB), Stanford
FavoriteLSU by 3 points[1]
RefereeDonald Safrit (ACC)
Attendance31,318
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersPat Summerall (play-by-play),
Tom Brookshier, Burt Reynolds
Sun Bowl
 < 1977 (Jan) 1978

The 1977 Sun Bowl game was a post-season college football bowl game, part of the bowl schedule of the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Played on Saturday, December 31, it matched the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference and the Stanford Cardinals of the Pacific-8 Conference at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. It was the 44th edition of the Sun Bowl (43rd playing between collegiate teams).

LSU running back Charles Alexander ran for 197 yards and a first half touchdown, but Stanford's defense held the Tigers scoreless in the second half, and quarterback Guy Benjamin threw for 269 yards and three touchdowns on the day to lead the Cardinals to a 24–14 upset.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "Stanford passes sink LSU, 24-14". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 1, 1978. p. D8.
  2. ^ "Cards win classic match". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 1, 1978. p. 5B.