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1993 Blockbuster Bowl
The 1993 Blockbuster Bowl game was a post-season college football bowl game between the Stanford Cardinal and the Penn State Nittany Lions played on January 1, 1993, at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It was the third edition of the bowl game, and a Bowl Coalition game.
The legendary status of both head coaches was the pregame focus—Penn State's Joe Paterno was attempting to get his 15th bowl game win, and Stanford's Bill Walsh had won three Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers—but the game itself was dominated by Stanford, which scored on its first possession and led the entire game, winning 24–3.
Stanford was led by head coach Bill Walsh, who was in the first year of his second stint as Stanford's coach. He had coached Stanford from 1977 to 1978, leading the team to bowl games in each season; then departed to coach the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, where he turned the team into a dynasty, winning three Super Bowls in the 1980s. After a career as a television football analyst, Walsh chose to come back as Stanford's head coach, stating, "This is my bliss."
On the field, Stanford was led by quarterback Steve Stenstrom, who had thrown for 2,399 yards and 14 touchdowns on the year, and tailback Glyn Milburn, who led the team with 851 yards rushing and eight touchdowns and had returned three punts for touchdowns.
Head coach Joe Paterno was making his 23rd bowl game appearance in his 27th year at Penn State. Offensively, the team relied upon wide receiver O. J. McDuffie, who had 63 pass receptions for 977 yards and nine touchdowns during the season; and running back Richie Anderson, who ran for 900 yards and 18 touchdowns.
On its first possession, Stanford drove 71 yards on eight plays and scored on a two-yard pass from Steve Stenstrom to Ryan Wetnight. Penn State answered with a drive that ended with a 33-yard field goal from V. J. Muscillo. Stanford added another touchdown before the half on a five-yard run from J. J. Lasley to extend the Cardinal lead to 14–3.
In the second half, after an Eric Abrams field goal, Stenstrom added another touchdown completion with a short pass to Milburn, who ran 40 yards for the score, to end the day with 210 passing yards and two touchdowns. On defense, the Cardinal held the Nittany Lions scoreless after the first quarter, and limited them to just 82 offensive yards in the second half. Cornerback Darrien Gordon was named the game's MVP after breaking up six passes, making seven tackles, and holding receiver McDuffie in check.
No scoring.
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1993 Blockbuster Bowl
The 1993 Blockbuster Bowl game was a post-season college football bowl game between the Stanford Cardinal and the Penn State Nittany Lions played on January 1, 1993, at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It was the third edition of the bowl game, and a Bowl Coalition game.
The legendary status of both head coaches was the pregame focus—Penn State's Joe Paterno was attempting to get his 15th bowl game win, and Stanford's Bill Walsh had won three Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers—but the game itself was dominated by Stanford, which scored on its first possession and led the entire game, winning 24–3.
Stanford was led by head coach Bill Walsh, who was in the first year of his second stint as Stanford's coach. He had coached Stanford from 1977 to 1978, leading the team to bowl games in each season; then departed to coach the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, where he turned the team into a dynasty, winning three Super Bowls in the 1980s. After a career as a television football analyst, Walsh chose to come back as Stanford's head coach, stating, "This is my bliss."
On the field, Stanford was led by quarterback Steve Stenstrom, who had thrown for 2,399 yards and 14 touchdowns on the year, and tailback Glyn Milburn, who led the team with 851 yards rushing and eight touchdowns and had returned three punts for touchdowns.
Head coach Joe Paterno was making his 23rd bowl game appearance in his 27th year at Penn State. Offensively, the team relied upon wide receiver O. J. McDuffie, who had 63 pass receptions for 977 yards and nine touchdowns during the season; and running back Richie Anderson, who ran for 900 yards and 18 touchdowns.
On its first possession, Stanford drove 71 yards on eight plays and scored on a two-yard pass from Steve Stenstrom to Ryan Wetnight. Penn State answered with a drive that ended with a 33-yard field goal from V. J. Muscillo. Stanford added another touchdown before the half on a five-yard run from J. J. Lasley to extend the Cardinal lead to 14–3.
In the second half, after an Eric Abrams field goal, Stenstrom added another touchdown completion with a short pass to Milburn, who ran 40 yards for the score, to end the day with 210 passing yards and two touchdowns. On defense, the Cardinal held the Nittany Lions scoreless after the first quarter, and limited them to just 82 offensive yards in the second half. Cornerback Darrien Gordon was named the game's MVP after breaking up six passes, making seven tackles, and holding receiver McDuffie in check.
No scoring.