1974 Sun Bowl
The 1974 Sun Bowl was a college football bowl game between the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Background
Mississippi State tied for fourth in the Southeastern Conference while the Tar Heels tied for second in the Atlantic Coast Conference. This was the first Sun Bowl for the Bulldogs and the first bowl game since 1963. The Tar Heels had appeared in the Sun Bowl just two years earlier. A freak winter storm the night before the game left frost on the field. The morning warmth of the sun created a rising steam from the field during the first half, thus inspiring the game to be one of three football games to be nicknamed the "Fog Bowl".Game summary
On the first play, Terry Vitrano ran for 55 yards, which set the tone for the rest of the game.- Mississippi State – Packer 1 yard touchdown run
- North Carolina – Betterson 1 yard touchdown run
- Mississippi State – Nickels 24 yard field goal
- North Carolina – Betterson 6 yard touchdown run
- Mississippi State – Packer 16 yard touchdown run
- North Carolina – Jerome 29 yard touchdown pass from Kupec
- Mississippi State – Nickels 32 yard field goal
- North Carolina – Alexander 26 yard field goal
- Mississippi State – Vitrano 2 yard touchdown run