| 1977 Hall of Fame Classic | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 22, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Legion Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | SE Chuck White | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Dan Foley (Big Eight; split crew: Big Eight, SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 47,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Mizlou Television Network | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Karvellas, Don Perkins, and Howard David | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1977 Hall of Fame Classic was a college football postseason bowl game between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Maryland Terrapins.
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.
George Scott rushed 24 times for 75 yards, with two touchdowns in the second quarter that proved to be the winning points.[1][2]
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 | Maryland | Minnesota |
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| First downs | 15 | 17 |
| Rushing yards | 120 | 113 |
| Passing yards | 211 | 155 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 12–23–1 | 13–26–0 |
| Return yards | 3 | 6 |
| Punts–average | 5–36.8 | 9–27.7 |
| Fumbles–lost | 3–2 | 3–2 |
| Penalties–yards | 12–80 | 6–54 |