1977 Hall of Fame Classic explained

Game Name:Hall of Fame Classic
Date Game Played:December 22
Year Game Played:1977
Football Season:1977
Home Name Short:Maryland
Home Nickname:Terrapins
Home Record:7–4
Home 1Q:3
Home 2Q:14
Home 3Q:0
Home 4Q:0
Mvp:SE Chuck White
Visitor Name Short:Minnesota
Visitor Nickname:Golden Gophers
Visitor Record:6–5
Visitor 1Q:7
Visitor 2Q:0
Visitor 3Q:0
Visitor 4Q:0
First Game Ever Played:yes
Type:bg
Referee:Dan Foley (Big Eight;
split crew: Big Eight, SEC)
Attendance:47,000
Game Link:All-American Bowl

The 1977 Hall of Fame Classic was a college football postseason bowl game between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Maryland Terrapins.

Background

The Golden Gophers finished fifth in the Big Ten Conference while the Terrapins finished tied for third in the Atlantic Coast Conference. This was Maryland's second bowl game in the calendar year of 1977. This was Minnesota's first bowl game since 1962.

Game summary

George Scott rushed 24 times for 75 yards, with two touchdowns in the second quarter that proved to be the winning points.[1] [2]

First quarter

Second quarter

Aftermath

Minnesota did not reach a bowl game again until 1985. Maryland reached two more bowl games before Jerry Claiborne left for Kentucky after the 1981 season.

Statistics

Statistics Maryland Minnesota
First downs 15 17
Rushing yards 120 113
Passing yards 211 155
Comp-Att-Int 12–23–1 13–26–0
Return yards3 6
Punts–average 5–36.8 9–27.7
Fumbles–lost 3–2 3–2
Penalties–yards 12–80 6–54

Notes and References

  1. News: Maryland wins first ever Hall of Fame. Birmingham Post-Herald. December 23, 1977. January 26, 2024. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Bowl Recaps. umterps.com. 2015-08-13. 2015-12-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222091030/http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=208126646#1977H. dead.