OUTBACK BOWL THROUGH THE YEARS
Outback Bowl Through the Years
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January 1, 1996
Penn State 43, Auburn 14
The Hall of Fame Bowl changed it's name to the Outback Bowl with the signing of Outback Steakhouse as the title sponsor. Thus a new name was born with the 1996 game.
This game was a matchup of coaches as much as teams as the winningest bowl coach, Joe Paterno, faced Auburn's Terry Bowden in his first post-season appearance.
Fighting a constant downpour, both teams began slowly. Auburn's Stephen Davis rushed for 92 yards in the first period before an injury shifted the Tiger attack to the air. The Nittany Lions led 9-7 two minutes before the half when a Kim Herring interception gave them the ball at midfield. Two passes later, a 43 yarder to Joe Jurevicius and an 8 yarder to TB Mike Archie, Penn State took a 16-7 score into the locker room.
The second half was all Penn State as Auburns spread passing game could never get on track in the unrelenting conditions. The Nittany Lions, however, scored on all four possessions in the third period, including two TDs by Bobby Engram, to amass an insurmountable 43-7 lead.
In spite of the rains, the Lions managed 487 yards in total offensive, 4 passing TDs and 43 points - all bowl records. State's Engram was the game MVP with a bowl record 113 yards receiving and two TDs. More than six inches of rain fell that day in what is now known as the "Mud Bowl."
OUTBACK BOWL NEWS
Cue the sun: polluters back a solar system (Manning River Times) A PROPOSAL to build the world's biggest solar power station in the outback within three years has been backed by some of the nation's biggest polluters, including BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Woodside Petroleum. College Fan Face-Off, Week 11: Where will your team finish up? (AccessNorthGA) Wow, what can I say? It's been a fun summer, but, as the college football season starts up next week, it's time for the Face-Off to sign off. And what better way to do it than by showing our complete lack of objectivity by predicting our own team's records this season? 0821 UV dining listings (Provo Daily Herald) Asian & Pacific Rim Back in the game (Centre Daily Times) UNIVERSITY PARK — When asked about last season, Tony Davis’ voice suddenly grows grim. Spread dread spurs Badgers (Daily Herald) When Bret Bielema senses a problem, he doesn't waste time wondering whether to act on it. 30-Days, 30-Vols, Day-12 (WVLT-TV Knoxville) Day-12: Montario Hardesty Wild names Matous new head coach (The Newton Kansan) Ken Matous was named the new head coach for the Wichita Wild indoor football team. Matous succeeds interim head coach Mike McCoy, who also serves as the team general manager. Matous becomes the third head coach in team history. Top 25 countdown: Wisconsin (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) Wisconsin 15 Conference: Big Ten Coach: Bret Bielema Last season: 9-4 (5-3, fourth in the Big Ten) Bowl: Lost to Tennessee 21-17 in the Outback Bowl Starters returning: 8 on offense, 9 on defense Key players: TE Travis Beckum, QB Allan Evridge, RB P.J. Hill, LB Jonathan Casillas, WR David Gilreath Why Wisconsin is No. 15: The Badgers need to find a starting quarterback and ... Vineland man's quest: Prove crater theory (Daily Journal) VINELAND -- It all began last November with a casual look down on the planet from 5,000 miles up on Google Earth. Caller-Times’ college football Top 15 (Corpus Christi Caller-Times) Number 12: Wisconsin Badgers
