1991 Gator Bowl (January)

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]

1991 Mazda Gator Bowl
Michigan Wolverines Ole Miss Rebels
(8–3) (9–2)
Big Ten SEC
35 3
Head coach: 
Gary Moeller		 Head coach: 
Billy Brewer
APCoaches
1212
APCoaches
1514
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]
Attendance68,297
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersRon Franklin, Gary Danielson

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 article: 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 article: 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

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
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2017-12-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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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