the game's defensive MVP. Scoring First quarter LSU - Mike Quintela 3-yard pass from Steve Ensminger (Mike Conway kick) Second quarter Stanford - James Lofton 49-yard pass from Guy Benjamin (Ken Naber kick) Stanford - Naber 36-yard field goal LSU - Charles Alexander 7-yard run (Conway kick) Third quarter Stanford - Lofton 2-yard pass from Benjamin (Naber kick) Fourth quarter Stanford - Darrin Nelson 20-yard pass from Benjamin (Naber run) Aftermath Walsh led Stanford to another bowl win the next season in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, and then was hired as head coach of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, eventually leading them to three Super Bowl titles in ten seasons. Stanford's football program slid after Walsh's departure, and they did not return to a bowl for eight years, at the 1986 Gator Bowl. Three years after retiring from the 49ers, Walsh returned to Stanford in 1992 and coached the Cardinal for three seasons and one bowl victory. Receiver Lofton played fifteen years in the NFL (mostly with the Green Bay Packers) and, like Walsh, is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. McClendon coached two more seasons for LSU, leading them to postseason appearances in the 1978 Liberty Bowl and 1979 Tangerine Bowl, and then retired from coaching. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1986. Alexander played for the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XVI against Walsh's 49ers and is best known for being stopped inches short of the goal by San Francisco linebacker Dan Bunz on a third down pass in the third quarter with the 49ers leading, 20-7. The Bengals were held scoreless on that drive when Pete Johnson was stuffed on fourth down, helping the 49ers go on to a 26-21 victory. References External links 1977 Sun Bowl Home Movie via YouTube Sun Bowl Sun Bowl LSU Tigers football bowl games Stanford Cardinal football bowl games December 1977 sports events in the United States 1977 in sports in Texas