Subheader: | 3rd Copper Bowl |
Year Game Played: | 1991 |
Game Name: | Copper Bowl |
Football Season: | 1991 |
Visitor Name Short: | Indiana |
Visitor Nickname: | Hoosiers |
Visitor School: | University of Indiana |
Home Name Short: | Baylor |
Home Nickname: | Bears |
Home School: | Baylor University |
Visitor Record: | 6–4–1 |
Visitor Conference: | Big Ten |
Home Record: | 8–3 |
Home Conference: | SWC |
Visitor Coach: | Bill Mallory |
Home Coach: | Grant Teaff |
Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
Visitor 2Q: | 10 |
Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
Home 1Q: | 0 |
Home 2Q: | 0 |
Home 3Q: | 0 |
Home 4Q: | 0 |
Date Game Played: | December 31 |
Stadium: | Arizona Stadium |
City: | Tucson, Arizona |
Mvp: | Vaughn Dunbar (TB, Indiana) & Mark Hagen (LB, Indiana) |
Referee: | Dick Burleson (SEC) |
Attendance: | 35,751 |
Us Network: | TBS |
Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
Us Announcers: | Ron Thulin and Pat Haden |
The 1991 Copper Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 31, 1991, at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. The game featured the Indiana Hoosiers and the Baylor Bears.
In the first quarter, Indiana quarterback Trent Green scored on a 1-yard touchdown run making it 7–0 Indiana. In the second quarter, Indiana got a 27-yard field goal from Bonnell making the lead 10–0. Vaughn Dunbar scored on a 5-yard touchdown run giving Indiana a 17–0 halftime lead. In the fourth quarter, Trent Green scored on a 4-yard touchdown run, making the final margin 24–0.
Through the conclusion of the 2023 season, the 1991 Copper Bowl is Indiana's most recent bowl win, which is the second longest bowl win drought in the nation, behind UTEP.
Statistics | Indiana | Baylor | |
---|---|---|---|
First Downs | 20 | 17 | |
Rushes-yards | 49-147 | 46-138 | |
Passing yards | 226 | 172 | |
Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 12-22-0 | 10-27-1 | |
Return yards | 10 | 53 | |
Punts-average | 6-49.0 | 6-34.8 | |
Fumbles-lost | 2-0 | 4-1 | |
Penalties-yards | 6-59 | 4-29 | |
Time of Possession | 32:55 | 27:05 |