When all hope was lost for group of young men on a frosty Utah night, BYU quarterback Jim McMahon came through in the end when the Cougars and SMU Mustangs met in the 1980 Holiday Bowl, aka the ‘Miracle Bowl’
In 1980, BYU’s Jim McMahon and SMU’s Pony Express backfield basically had their way. Will the offenses rule the day again when the teams meet Saturday in the New Mexico Bowl?