| 1983 Sun Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 50th Sun Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 24, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sun Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | El Paso, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Walter Lewis, Alabama QB | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | John McClintock (Big Eight) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 41,412 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Gary Bender and Pat Haden | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1983 Sun Bowl, part of the 1983 bowl game season, took place on December 24, 1983, at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas, United States. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the SMU Mustangs of the Southwest Conference (SWC). Alabama was victorious in by a final score of 28–7. This was the 50th edition of the Sun Bowl (49th playing between college teams).