1998 Sun Bowl
| 1998Norwest Sun Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 65th Sun Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sun Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | El Paso, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Dennis Hennigan (Big East) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 46,612 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
The1998 Norwest Sun Bowlwas played by theTCU Horned Frogsand theUSC Trojans.This was the 65th Sun Bowl held and the last sponsored byNorwest Corporationprior to its merger withWells Fargo.[1]
Background
[edit]Paul Hackettwas in his first year (of three) with USC, having led them to a bowl game for the first time since the1996 Rose Bowl.This would be Hackett's only bowl game with USC.
TCU hadn't been to a bowl game since the1994 Independence Bowlnor won one since the1957 Cotton Bowl Classic.Despite having only a 6–5 record, they were invited to a bowl game due to the Big Ten not having enough bowl-eligible teams. They were coached by first year head coachDennis Franchione.
Game summary
[edit]Basil Mitchellhad only 19 carries but ran for 185 yards and two touchdowns as TCU scored on their first three possessions and dominated the time of possession in the first half (having the ball for 20:15). TCU quarterbackPatrick Batteauxalso had two touchdowns for TCU, both rushing. ButCarson Palmer(who had 280 yards passing) threw two touchdowns (one toBilly Millerand the other toPetros Papadakis) that made it 28–16 going into the fourth quarter. After stopping TCU on a drive, the Trojans got the ball back and drove to the TCU 20 early in the fourth quarter. But TCU's defense stuffed their offense, as USC kicked a field goal to make 28–19. From that point on, TCU ate up most of the clock as USC did not score again, giving TCU their first bowl win since 1957 in what would be the first of six consecutive bowl appearances.[2]
Defensive LinemanLondon Dunlapwas named Jimmy Rogers, Jr. Most Valuable Lineman and Running backBasil Mitchellwas named C.M. Hendricks Most Valuable Player.[3]
| Statistics | TCU | USC |
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| First Downs | 18 | 12 |
| Yards Rushing | 314 | -23 |
| Yards Passing | 51 | 280 |
| Total Yards | 475 | 331 |
| Punts-Average | 5-37.8 | 6-45.8 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 6-55 | 7-49 |
References
[edit]- ^"Sun Bowl".
- ^"TCU Horned Frogs Official Athletic Site - Texas Christian University".Archived fromthe originalon December 23, 2014.RetrievedFebruary 23,2014.
- ^"TCU 28, USC 19 | Recaps - Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl | December 31, 2021 | el Paso, Texas".
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