1988 Sun Bowl

1988 John Hancock Sun Bowl
55th Sun Bowl
1234 Total
Army 77140 28
Alabama 31079 29
DateDecember 24, 1988
Season1988
StadiumSun Bowl
LocationEl Paso, Texas
MVPDavid Smith, Alabama QB
Derrick Thomas, Alabama LB
RefereeJ.C. Louderback (Big Eight)
Attendance48,719
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS (blacked out locally)
AnnouncersVerne Lundquist and Pat Haden
Sun Bowl
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The 1988 John Hancock Sun Bowl, part of the 1988 bowl game season, took place on December 24, 1988, at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Army Cadets, competing as a football independent. The game put Alabama's air attack against Army's ground attack, and ended with Alabama just edging past Army in the fourth quarter to win the game 29–28.