1999 Motor City Bowl

1999 Motor City Bowl
Bowl Game
BYU Cougars Marshall Thundering Herd (8–3) (12–0) 3 21 Head coach:  LaVell Edwards Head coach:  Bob Pruett AP Coaches BCS NR 25 NR AP Coaches BCS 11 11 12
1 2 3 4 Total BYU 3 0 0 0 3 Marshall 0 7 7 7 21
Date	December 27, 1999
Season	1999
Stadium	Pontiac Silverdome
Location	Pontiac, Michigan
MVP	Doug Chapman RB Marshall
Attendance	52,449
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN

The 1999 Motor City Bowl was a National Collegiate Athletic Association bowl game in which the #11 Marshall Thundering Herd of the MAC defeated the #25 BYU Cougars of the Mountain West Conference 21–3. It was played on December 27, 1999 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. The Cougars were MWC co-champions and Marshall was the three-time MAC champion who were undefeated and beat Western Michigan in the 1999 MAC Championship Game after trailing 20–0 at halftime.

Marshall's offense was led by future NFL quarterback Chad Pennington and running back Doug Chapman, who was the game's MVP.

The game was the third installment of the Motor City Bowl, matching the Mountain West against the Mid-American Conference for the first time in its history.

References

External links

• Game recap