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College football game
The
1983 Sun Bowl
, part of the
1983 bowl game
season, took place on December 24, 1983, at the
Sun Bowl Stadium
in
El Paso
,
Texas
,
United States
. The competing teams were the
Alabama Crimson Tide
, representing the
Southeastern Conference
(SEC), and the
SMU Mustangs
of the
Southwest Conference
(SWC). Alabama was victorious in by a final score of 28?7. This was the 50th edition of the
Sun Bowl
(49th playing between college teams).
Teams
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Alabama
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The 1983 Alabama squad finished the regular season with a 7?4 record and losses against
Penn State
,
Tennessee
,
Boston College
and
Auburn
. Following their loss against Boston College, university officials announced they accepted an invitation to play in the Sun Bowl. The appearance marked the first for Alabama in the Sun Bowl, and their 27th overall bowl game appearance.
The 1983 SMU squad finished the regular season with a record of 10?1 and as SWC runner-up with their only loss coming against
Texas
. The appearance in the Sun Bowl marked the second for SMU in the game, and their 10th overall bowl game appearance.
Game summary
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Coming into the 50th annual Sun Bowl, the Mustangs were heavily favored over the Crimson Tide.
[1]
At #6, SMU was the highest ranked team in Sun Bowl history.
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Alabama dominated play in the first half and took a 28?0 lead into halftime. The Crimson Tide scored touchdowns in the first quarter on a pair of Ricky Moore runs from one and eleven yards respectively.
[1]
In the second quarter, Bama scored touchdowns on a one-yard Walter Lewis run and on a 19-yard Lewis pass to
Joey Jones
.
[1]
In the second half, both defenses were dominant with the only points coming on a 15-yard
Lance McIlhenny
touchdown pass to
Marquis Pleasant
in the third to bring the final score to its 28?7 margin.
[1]
Entering the game, the Mustangs had only allowed four rushing touchdowns all season only to see the Tide score three on the ground in the first half and outgain the Mustangs in total offense 303 to 105 yards.
[1]
For his performance, Alabama
quarterback
Walter Lewis was named the Sun Bowl MVP.
[3]
Scoring summary
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Scoring summary
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Quarter
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Time
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Drive
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Team
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Scoring information
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Score
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Plays
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Yards
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TOP
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Alabama
|
SMU
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1
|
7:33
|
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7 plays, 59 yards
|
2:17
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Alabama
|
Ricky Moore 1-yard touchdown run,
Van Tiffin
kick good
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7
|
0
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1
|
2:18
|
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3 plays, 51 yards
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1:04
|
Alabama
|
Ricky Moore 11-yard touchdown run,
Van Tiffin
kick good
|
14
|
0
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2
|
13:38
|
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15 plays, 91 yards
|
6:22
|
Alabama
|
Walter Lewis 1-yard touchdown run,
Van Tiffin
kick good
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21
|
0
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2
|
1:09
|
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3 plays, 62 yards
|
:28
|
Alabama
|
Joey Jones
19-yard touchdown reception from Walter Lewis,
Van Tiffin
kick good
|
28
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0
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3
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11:29
|
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3 plays, 78 yards
|
:20
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SMU
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Marquis Pleasant 15-yard touchdown reception from Lance McIlhenny, Jeff Harrell kick good
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28
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7
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"TOP" =
time of possession
. For other American football terms, see
Glossary of American football
.
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28
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7
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