1991 Gator Bowl (January)
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{{Infobox college football game
| name =
| year_game_played = 1991
| title_sponsor = Mazda
| game_name = Gator Bowl
| football_season = 1990
| visitor_name_short = Michigan
| visitor_nickname = Wolverines
| visitor_school = University of Michigan
| home_name_short = Ole Miss
| home_nickname = Rebels
| home_school = University of Mississippi
| visitor_record = 8–3
| visitor_conference = Big Ten
| home_record = 9–2
| home_conference = SEC
| visitor_coach = Gary Moeller
| home_coach = Billy Brewer
| visitor_rank_AP = 12
| visitor_rank_coaches = 12
| home_rank_AP = 15
| home_rank_coaches = 14
| visitor_1q = 7
| visitor_2q = 7
| visitor_3q = 21
| visitor_4q = 0
| home_1q = 0
| home_2q = 3
| home_3q = 0
| home_4q = 0
| date_game_played = January 1
| stadium = Gator Bowl Stadium
| city = Jacksonville, Florida
| MVP = Tom Dohring, Matt Elliott, Steve Everitt, Dean Dingman, Greg Skrepenak (Michigan OL); Tyrone Ashley (Mississippi DB){{Cite web |url=https://www.taxslayerbowl.com/1990-2/ |title=1990 |access-date=2017-12-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101030055/https://www.taxslayerbowl.com/1990-2/ |archive-date=2018-01-01 |url-status=dead }}
| referee = Buddy Ward (SICOA)
| attendance = 68,297
| us_network = ESPN
| us_announcers_link = List of announcers of major college bowl games
| us_announcers = Ron Franklin, Gary Danielson
| different_previous = 1989 (Dec)
| different_next = 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25709507/gator_bowl_feels_squeeze/ |title=Gator Bowl feels squeeze |agency=AP |newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer |page=21 |date=January 1, 1991 |access-date=November 25, 2018 |via=newspapers.com}}
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=
{{main|1990 Michigan Wolverines football team}}
Michigan entered the game with an overall record of 8–3, 6–2 in the Big Ten.
=Ole Miss Rebels=
{{main|1990 Ole Miss Rebels football team}}
Ole Miss entered the game with an overall record of 9–2, 6–2 in the SEC.
Scoring summary
=First quarter=
- Michigan - Desmond Howard, 63-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (John Carlson kick)
=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=
- No score
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/bowls/1991gatr.htm Summary at Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History]
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