1981 Garden State Bowl
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| Date | December 13, 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Giants Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QB Steve Alatorre (Tennessee) WR Anthony Hancock (Tennessee) QB Randy Wright (Wisconsin) |
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| Attendance | 38,782 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | Mizlou Television Network | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Ray Scott and Al DeRogatis | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1981 Garden State Bowl, part of the 1981 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.
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.
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.
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