The 1991 Copper Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 31, 1991, at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. The game featured the Indiana Hoosiers and the Baylor Bears.
| 1991 Copper Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 3rd Copper Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Arizona Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tucson, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Vaughn Dunbar (TB, Indiana) & Mark Hagen (LB, Indiana) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Dick Burleson (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 35,751 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | TBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Ron Thulin and Pat Haden | ||||||||||||||||||
In the first quarter, Indiana quarterback Trent Green scored on a 1-yard touchdown run making it 7–0 Indiana. In the second quarter, Indiana got a 27-yard field goal from Bonnell making the lead 10–0. Vaughn Dunbar scored on a 5-yard touchdown run giving Indiana a 17–0 halftime lead. In the fourth quarter, Trent Green scored on a 4-yard touchdown run, making the final margin 24–0.
Aftermath
editThrough the conclusion of the 2023 season, the 1991 Copper Bowl is Indiana's most recent bowl win, which is the second longest bowl win drought in the nation, behind UTEP.
Statistics
edit| Statistics | Indiana | Baylor |
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| First Downs | 20 | 17 |
| Rushes-yards | 49-147 | 46-138 |
| Passing yards | 226 | 172 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 12-22-0 | 10-27-1 |
| Return yards | 10 | 53 |
| Punts-average | 6-49.0 | 6-34.8 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-0 | 4-1 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-59 | 4-29 |
| Time of Possession | 32:55 | 27:05 |
Source:[1]
References
edit- ^ Gross, Damon (January 1, 1992). "Fumble lost in end zone a key to Baylor's downfall". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved January 17, 2018 – via newspapers.com.