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1981 Garden State Bowl

American college football game

Field	Value
year_game_played	1981
game_name	Garden State Bowl
football_season	1981
visitor_name_short	Tennessee
visitor_nickname	Volunteers
visitor_school	University of Tennessee
home_name_short	Wisconsin
home_nickname	Badgers
home_school	University of Wisconsin–Madison
visitor_record	7–4
home_record	7–4
visitor_coach	Johnny Majors
home_coach	Dave McClain
visitor_1q	13
visitor_2q	8
visitor_3q	0
visitor_4q	7
home_1q	7
home_2q	0
home_3q	0
home_4q	14
date_game_played	December 13
stadium	Giants Stadium
city	East Rutherford, New Jersey
MVP	QB Steve Alatorre (Tennessee)
WR Anthony Hancock (Tennessee)
QB Randy Wright (Wisconsin)
referee	Ted Humphrey
attendance	38,782
us_network	Mizlou Television Network
us_announcers_link	List of announcers of major college bowl games
us_announcers	Ray Scott and Al DeRogatis
last_game_ever_played	Yes

WR Anthony Hancock (Tennessee) QB Randy Wright (Wisconsin)

The 1981 Garden State Bowl, part of the 1981–82 bowl game season, took place on December 13, 1981, at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The competing teams were the Tennessee Volunteers, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Wisconsin Badgers, representing the Big Ten Conference (Big 10). In what was the final edition of the game, Tennessee won 28–21.

Teams

Tennessee

The 1981 Tennessee squad was undefeated at Neyland Stadium but finished 2–4 on the road. The Volunteers lost to Georgia, USC, Alabama and Kentucky. They accepted an invitation to play in the Garden State Bowl against Wisconsin following their loss to Kentucky on November 21. The appearance was the first for Tennessee in the Garden State Bowl and their 23rd overall bowl appearance.

Wisconsin

The 1981 Wisconsin squad was 5–2 at Camp Randall Stadium, and 2–2 on the road to finish the regular season 7–4. The Badgers lost to UCLA, Michigan State, Illinois and Iowa. The appearance marked the fourth overall bowl appearance for Wisconsin and their first non-Rose Bowl Game.

Game summary

Tennessee drove 74-yards on their opening drive and Fuad Reveiz connected on a 22-yard field goal to give the Volunteers a 3–0 lead. On the following possession Wisconsin took a 7–3 lead after Jess Cole scored on a three-yard touchdown run. The lead was short-lived as Willie Gault returned the ensuing kickoff 87-yards to give Tennessee a 10–7 lead. The Volunteers extended their lead to 13–7 at the end of the first quarter after Reveiz connected on a 44-yard field goal. Tennessee extended their lead further to 21–7 at halftime after a 43-yard Steve Alatorre touchdown pass to Anthony Hancock and a successful two-point conversion in the second quarter. After a scoreless third quarter, the teams traded fourth-quarter touchdowns. The Badgers scored on Randy Wright touchdown passes to Jeff Nault and Thaddus McFadden and the Volunteers on a six-yard Alatorre run.

References

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records: Most Valuable Players in Former Major Bowls". NCAA.org.
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records". NCAA.org.
(November 22, 1981). "Losers become winners as bowls select teams". The Milwaukee Journal.
(1982). "1982 Wisconsin Football". University of Wisconsin Sports Relations Office.
Wolf, Bob. (December 13, 1981). "Now UW has this bowl game to play". The Milwaukee Journal.
Van Sickle, Gary. (December 14, 1981). "Volunteers' speed leaves UW behind". The Milwaukee Journal.
University of Wisconsin–Madison. (September 30, 2011). "Badgers fall to Tennessee 28–21 in Garden State Bowl". CBS Interactive.
University of Tennessee. (September 30, 2011). "Garden State Bowl". CBS Interactive.

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