1980 Sun Bowl

1980 Sun Bowl
1234 Total
Mississippi State 00314 17
Nebraska 71077 31
DateDecember 27, 1980
Season1980
StadiumSun Bowl
LocationEl Paso, Texas
MVPJeff Quinn (QB, Nebraska)
FavoriteNebraska by 13½ points [1]
RefereeGene Wurtz (WAC)
Attendance34,723
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersPat Summerall
Tom Brookshier
Frank Glieber
Sun Bowl
 < 1979  1981

The 1980 Sun Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 27 in El Paso, Texas, between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Mississippi State Bulldogs.[2]

  1. ^ "Latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 27, 1980. p. 12.
  2. ^ "Huskers play some tricks on Bulldogs". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 28, 1980. p. 3B.