1979 Hall of Fame Classic
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| 1979 Hall of Fame Classic | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 29, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Legion Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QB Phil Bradley (Missouri) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | James Garvey (ECAC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 62,785 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Mizlou Television Network | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Ray Scott, Don Perkins and Howard David | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1979 Hall of Fame Classic was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Missouri Tigers.
Missouri had finished 4th in the Big Eight Conference, in their second straight bowl appearance, and first consecutive span of bowl appearance since 1972-73. South Carolina was in a bowl game for the 2nd bowl appearance in four years. The Gamecocks won 8 games in the regular season for the first time since 1903.[1]
Game summary
Phil Bradley went 7-of-11 for 72 yards, with a passing and rushing touchdowns, in an MVP effort. For South Carolina, George Rogers rushed for 133 yards on 15 carries.[2][3]
Scoring summary
- South Carolina – McKinney 20 yard touchdown pass from Harper (run failed)
- Missouri – 22 yard field goal by Ron Verrilli
- Missouri – Newman 28 pass from Bradley (Verrilli kick)
- Missouri – Bradley 1 run (Verrilli kick)
- South Carolina – Harper 11 run (McKinney pass from Harper)
- Missouri – Gerry Ellis 12 run (Verrilli kick)