1990 Aloha Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 Aloha Bowl Jeep Eagle December 25 1990 1990 Arizona Wildcats 7–4 Dick Tomey 0 0 0 0 Syracuse Orangemen 6–4–2 Dick MacPherson 7 7 0 14 QB Marvin Graves (Syracuse) ABC Keith Jackson, Bob Griese bg Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii 14,185 The 1990 Aloha Bowl matched the Arizona Wildcats and the Syracuse Orangemen in their final games of the season. Background Syracuse was in their last season as an Independent and last under MacPherson. They went 0-2-2 against teams ranked, but were still in this game due to being 6–2 in other games. This was their fifth bowl game in six seasons and only Aloha Bowl. Arizona finished 5th in the Pac-10, and were playing their 2nd ever Aloha Bowl and 2nd consecutive bowl game. Game summary Led by a defense that accounted for four sacks and two interceptions, Syracuse also used their offense to carry their team to another bowl win. Marvin Graves scored on SU's first possession after a 6:25 drive on a running touchdown. Terry Richardson caught a touchdown pass from Graves in the second quarter to make it 14–0 at halftime. After a scoreless 3rd quarter, Syracuse sealed the game with a 90-yard drive culminating in a Chris Gedney touchdown catch from Graves. A Graves touchdown run later on was icing on the cake, from a quarterback who went 10 of 19 for 145 yards passing and 45 yards rushing on 11 rushes for 3 total touchdowns.http://cuse.com/sports/2006/1/31/alohabowl1990.aspx Syracuse University Athletics - 1990 Aloha Bowl cuse.com January 10, 2015 Aftermath Neither team has returned to Hawaii since this game. Syracuse would not lose another bowl game until 1997. Arizona would not win a bowl game until 1994. Statistics Statistics Syracuse Arizona First downs 20 14 Yards rushing 207 149 Yards passing 145 77 Total yards 352 226Punts-Average 3-40 7-31.7Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0Interceptions 0 2Penalties-Yards 3-20 5-40 References Aloha Bowl Category:Aloha Bowl Category:Arizona Wildcats football bowl games Category:Syracuse Orange football bowl games Category:December 1990 sports events in the United States Category:1990 in sports in Hawaii