College football game
The 1991 Gator Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1991. The Big Ten Conference co-champion Michigan Wolverines defeated the Ole Miss Rebels of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), 35–3. For sponsorship reasons, the game was officially known as the Mazda Gator Bowl.[2]
This game was the last SEC–Big Ten matchup in the Gator Bowl for twenty years; the bowl entered into an exclusive contract featuring those two conferences beginning with the 2011 Gator Bowl.
Teams
Michigan Wolverines
Michigan entered the game with an overall record of 8–3, 6–2 in the Big Ten.
Ole Miss Rebels
Ole Miss entered the game with an overall record of 9–2, 6–2 in the SEC.
Scoring summary
First quarter
Second quarter
- Ole Miss - Brian Lee, 51-yard field goal
- Michigan - Jarrod Bunch, 7-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (John Carlson kick)
Third quarter
- Michigan - Desmond Howard, 50-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (John Carlson kick)
- Michigan - Jarrod Bunch, 5-yard run (John Carlson kick)
- Michigan - Derrick Alexander, 33-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (John Carlson kick)
Fourth quarter
References
- ^ "1990". Archived from the original on January 1, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ "Gator Bowl feels squeeze". The Cincinnati Enquirer. AP. January 1, 1991. p. 21. Retrieved November 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
External links
- Summary at Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History
