1980 Sun Bowl

1980 Sun Bowl
Mississippi State Bulldogs Nebraska Cornhuskers
(9–2) (9–2)
SEC Big Eight
17 31
Head coach: 
Emory Bellard		 Head coach: 
Tom Osborne
APCoaches
1717
APCoaches
89
1234Total
Mississippi State 0031417
Nebraska 7107731
DateDecember 27, 1980
Season1980
StadiumSun Bowl
LocationEl Paso, Texas
MVPJeff Quinn (QB, Nebraska)
FavoriteNebraska by 13½ points
RefereeGene Wurtz (WAC)
Attendance34,723
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersPat Summerall
Tom Brookshier
Frank Glieber

The 1980 Sun Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 27 in El Paso, Texas, between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

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