1990 Copper Bowl

Summary

The 1990 Copper Bowl featured the Wyoming Cowboys and the California Golden Bears.

1990 Copper Bowl
1234 Total
Wyoming 03012 15
California 0737 17
DateDecember 31, 1990
Season1990
StadiumArizona Stadium
LocationTucson, Arizona
MVPMike Pawlawski (QB, Cal) & Robert Midgett (LB, Wyoming)
RefereeC.C. Dailey (ACC)
Attendance36,340
United States TV coverage
NetworkTBS
AnnouncersBob Neal and Tim Foley
Copper Bowl
 < 1989  1991

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
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

  1. ^ a b "Copper Bowl". Arizona Republic. January 1, 1991. Retrieved January 17, 2018 – via newspapers.com.