<page_title> Japan Bowl </page_title> <section_title> MVPs </section_title> <table> <cell> 1978 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Jimmy Cefalo <col_header> MVP </col_header> </cell> <cell> Penn State <col_header> Team </col_header> </cell> </table>
The recipient was Jimmy Cefalo of Penn State in 1978.