1990 All-American Bowl
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{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
| game_name = All-American Bowl
| subheader =
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| date_game_played = December 28
| year_game_played = 1990
| football_season = 1990
| stadium = Legion Field
| city = Birmingham, Alabama
| visitor_school = Southern Mississippi
| visitor_name_short = Southern Miss
| visitor_nickname = Golden Eagles
| visitor_record = 8–3
| visitor_rank_AP = 23
| visitor_rank_coaches = 24
| visitor_coach = Jeff Bower
| visitor_1q = 6
| visitor_2q = 8
| visitor_3q = 7
| visitor_4q = 6
| home_school = North Carolina State University
| home_name_short = NC State
| home_nickname = Wolfpack
| home_record = 6–5
| home_rank_AP =
| home_rank_coaches =
| home_coach = Dick Sheridan
| home_1q = 14
| home_2q = 3
| home_3q = 7
| home_4q = 7
| MVP = QB Brett Favre, Southern Miss
| odds =
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| referee = Gordon Riese (Pac-10)
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| us_network = ESPN
| us_announcers = Ron Franklin, Gary Danielson, and Jerry Punch
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| last_game_ever_played = Yes
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The 1990 All-American Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 28, 1990 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The game matched the Southern Miss Golden Eagles against the NC State Wolfpack. It was the final contest of the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams. The game ended in a 31–27 victory for the Wolfpack. The game represented the final game of Southern Miss quarterback Brett Favre's collegiate career. He was named the game's MVP despite his team's loss, compiling 341 passing yards in 39 attempts with one interception. The game was the fourteenth and final edition of the All-American Bowl (previously known as the Hall of Fame Classic).
Teams
The game matched the Southern Miss Golden Eagles against the NC State Wolfpack of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The game was the first bowl game featuring the Golden Eagles and the Wolfpack, and was their eighth overall meeting. Southern Miss led the series {{Win–loss record|w=4|l=3}} heading into the game, and the teams' previous meeting was in 1966, when the Golden Eagles defeated the Wolfpack 7–6.{{cite web|title=North Carolina State vs Southern Mississippi, 1869-1990|url=http://football.stassen.com/cgi-bin/records/opp-opp.pl?start=1869&end=1990&team1=NorthCarolinaState&team2=SouthernMississippi|website=Stassen.com|accessdate=24 January 2014}}
=Southern Miss Golden Eagles=
{{see also|1990 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team}}
The conference-independent Golden Eagles entered the game ranked 23 in the AP Poll. Their regular-season record was {{win-loss record|w=8|l=3}}. The game represented the Golden Eagles' first appearance in the All-American Bowl.
=NC State Wolfpack=
{{see also|1990 NC State Wolfpack football team}}
The unranked NC State Wolfpack of the ACC compiled a {{win-loss record|w=6|l=5}} record before the game, including a {{win-loss record|w=3|l=4}} record against conference opponents. The game represented the Wolfpack's first appearance in the All-American Bowl.
Game summary
=Scoring summary=
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| Kicker=Taylor
| Visitor=21
| Home=17
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| yards=12
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| Kicker=Fowble
| Visitor=21
| Home=24
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=Statistics=
References
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{{1990 bowl game navbox}}
{{All-American Bowl navbox}}
{{NC State Wolfpack bowl game navbox}}
{{Southern Miss Golden Eagles bowl game navbox}}
Category:NC State Wolfpack football bowl games
Category:Southern Miss Golden Eagles football bowl games
Category:December 1990 sports events in the United States
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