1990 Copper Bowl

1990 Copper Bowl
California Golden Bears Wyoming Cowboys
(6–4–1) (9–3)
Pac-10 WAC
17 15
Head coach: 
Bruce Snyder		 Head coach: 
Paul Roach
1234 Total
California 0737 17
Wyoming 03012 15
Date December 31, 1990
Season 1990
Stadium Arizona Stadium
Location Tucson, Arizona
MVP Mike Pawlawski (QB, Cal) & Robert Midgett (LB, Wyoming)
Attendance 36,340
United States TV coverage
Network TBS
Announcers Bob Neal and Tim Foley

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

After a scoreless first quarer, 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

StatisticsWyomingCalifornia
First Downs1814
Rushes-yards32-12946-89
Passing yards226172
Passes, Comp-Att-Int20-39-215-26-1
Return yards6832
Punts-average8-369-42
Fumbles-lost2-03-0
Penalties-yards1-58-57
Time of Possession29:4830:12
Attendance
36,340

Source: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Copper Bowl". Arizona Republic. January 1, 1991. Retrieved January 17, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  • ESPN College Football Encyclopedia
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