1991 Gator Bowl (January)

August 2023 1991 Mazda Gator Bowl 1990 Michigan Wolverines University of Michigan Ole Miss Rebels University of Mississippi 8–3 Big Ten 9–2 SEC Gary Moeller Billy Brewer 12 12 15 14 7 7 21 0 0 3 0 0 January 1 Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida Tom Dohring, Matt Elliott, Steve Everitt, Dean Dingman, Greg Skrepenak (Michigan OL); Tyrone Ashley (Mississippi DB)https://www.taxslayerbowl.com/1990-2/ 1990 2017-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20180101030055/https://www.taxslayerbowl.com/1990-2/ 2018-01-01 dead Buddy Ward (SICOA) 68,297 ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games Ron Franklin, Gary Danielson 1989 (Dec) 1991 (Dec) 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.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25709507/gator_bowl_feels_squeeze/ Gator Bowl feels squeeze AP The Cincinnati Enquirer 21 January 1, 1991 November 25, 2018 newspapers.com 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 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 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 Michigan - Desmond Howard, 63-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (John Carlson kick) 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 External links Summary at Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History Gator Bowl Category:Gator Bowl Category:Michigan Wolverines football bowl games Category:Ole Miss Rebels football bowl games Category:1990s in Jacksonville, Florida Gator Bowl January Category:January 1991 sports events in the United States