The 1982 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 17, 1982, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the 17th ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, and the unranked BYU Cougars.

1982 Holiday Bowl
1234 Total
Ohio State 3141713 47
BYU 01007 17
DateDecember 17, 1982
Season1982
StadiumJack Murphy Stadium
LocationSan Diego, California
MVPOffensive: Tim Spencer (Ohio State)
Defensive: Garcia Lane (Ohio State)
Halftime showMarching bands
Attendance52,533[1]
PayoutUS$392,835 per team[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
Mizlou
AnnouncersFred White and Irv Brown (ESPN)
Ray Scott and John Unitas (Mizlou)
Holiday Bowl
 < 1981  1983

Scoring summary

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Ohio State scored first on a 47-yard field goal by Rich Spangler, giving the Buckeyes a 3–0 first quarter lead. In the second quarter, BYU quarterback Steve Young threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Neil Balholm giving BYU a 7–3 lead. Ohio State running back Tim Spencer scored on a 61-yard touchdown run, giving the Buckeyes a 10–7 lead. Buckeye quarterback Mike Tomczak later scored on a 3-yard run making it 17–7 in favor of the Buckeyes. BYU's Kurt Gunther kicked a 39-yard field goal before halftime to make it 17–10 Ohio State.

In the third quarter, Ohio State's Vaughn Broadnax scored on a 1-yard touchdown run giving OSU a 24–10 lead. Tim Spencer added an 18-yard touchdown run, and Rich Spangler a 37-yard field goal to give Ohio State a 34–10 lead at the end of the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Ohio State scored a 1-yard touchdown run going up 41–10. Steve Young fired a 13-yard touchdown pass to Gordon Hudson narrowing the lead to 41–17. However, Gayle scored on a 5-yard touchdown run to respond for the Buckeyes. The Buckeyes had 329 rushing yards, 132 passing yards, while also having 196 yards on return yards, possessing the ball for 34:33 with 24 first downs. BYU had 19 rushing yards, 352 passing yards, 124 return yards, with possession time being 25:27. Both teams lost a fumble, while BYU had a pass intercepted. BYU had 9 penalties for 75 yards; Ohio State had 12 penalties for 109 yards.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Holiday Bowl Game History". Archived from the original on May 20, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
  2. ^ "1982 Holiday Bowl – Bowl Games – Tradition - BYU Football Guide". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "CougarStats: BYU Football: BYU vs. Ohio State 1982 Holiday Bowl".