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1991 Gator Bowl (January)

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1991 Mazda Gator Bowl
1234 Total
Michigan 77210 35
Ole Miss 0300 3
DateJanuary 1, 1991
Season1990
StadiumGator Bowl Stadium
LocationJacksonville, Florida
MVPTom Dohring, Matt Elliott, Steve Everitt, Dean Dingman, Greg Skrepenak (Michigan OL); Tyrone Ashley (Mississippi DB)[1]
RefereeBuddy Ward (SICOA)
Attendance68,297
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersRon Franklin, Gary Danielson
Gator Bowl
 < 1989 (Dec) 1991 (Dec)

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

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Michigan Wolverines

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Michigan entered the game with an overall record of 8–3, 6–2 in the Big Ten.

Ole Miss Rebels

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Ole Miss entered the game with an overall record of 9–2, 6–2 in the SEC.

Scoring summary

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First quarter

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Second quarter

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  • Ole Miss - Brian Lee, 51-yard field goal
  • Michigan - Jarrod Bunch, 7-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (John Carlson kick)

Third quarter

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  • 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

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  • No score

References

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  1. ^ "1990". Archived from the original on January 1, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  2. ^ "Gator Bowl feels squeeze". The Cincinnati Enquirer. AP. January 1, 1991. p. 21. Retrieved November 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
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