1990 Copper Bowl
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Date | December 31, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Arizona Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Tucson, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Mike Pawlawski (QB, Cal) & Robert Midgett (LB, Wyoming) | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | C.C. Dailey (ACC) | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 36,340 | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | TBS | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Bob Neal and Tim Foley | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1990 Copper Bowl featured the Wyoming Cowboys and the California Golden Bears.
After a scoreless first quarter, Cal quarterback Mike Pawlawski threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Brian Treggs giving Cal a 7–0 lead. A 26-yard Wyoming field goal cut the margin to 7–3 at halftime. In the third quarter, Cal added a 46-yard field goal to take a 10–3 lead. In the fourth quarter, Eric Zomalt scored on a 4-yard touchdown run increasing Cal's lead to 17–3. Wyoming scored on an 11-yard Daffer run, and attempted a 2-point conversion that failed, to make the score 17–9. They later scored on a 70-yard punt return, but the 2-point conversion attempt again failed, leaving the final score 17–15.[1]
Statistics
[edit]Statistics | Wyoming | California |
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First Downs | 18 | 14 |
Rushes-yards | 32-129 | 46-89 |
Passing yards | 226 | 172 |
Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 20-39-2 | 15-26-1 |
Return yards | 68 | 32 |
Punts-average | 8-36 | 9-42 |
Fumbles-lost | 2-0 | 3-0 |
Penalties-yards | 1-5 | 8-57 |
Time of Possession | 29:48 | 30:12 |
Attendance | 36,340 |
Source:[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Copper Bowl". Arizona Republic. January 1, 1991. Retrieved January 17, 2018 – via newspapers.com.