1991 Holiday Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 August 2016 1991 Thrifty Car Rental Holiday Bowl 14th Holiday Bowl Game 1991 Iowa Hawkeyes University of Iowa BYU Cougars Brigham Young University 10–1 Big Ten 8-3–1 WAC Hayden Fry LaVell Edwards 7 7 6 7 0 0 0 6 0 7 December 30 Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California Offensive: Ty Detmer (BYU)Defensive: Josh Arnold (BYU) Larry Fisher Jr. (Big 8) Marching bands 60,646Holiday Bowl Game History https://web.archive.org/web/20140821014123/http://www.holidaybowl.com/game-history/1991.html 2014-08-21 1,303,940 per team ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games Steve Physioc and Gary Danielson The 1991 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 30, 1991, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the seventh ranked Iowa Hawkeyes, and the unranked BYU Cougars. The teams played to a 13–13 tie. Game summary Iowa - Mike Saunders 13-yard run (kick failed) Iowa - Saunders 5-yard run (Skillett kick) BYU - Peter Tuipulotu 9-yard pass from Ty Detmer (kick failed) BYU - Scotty Anderson 26-yard pass from Detmer (Kauffman kick) Iowa scored on a 13-yard touchdown run from tailback Mike Saunders, opening up a 6–0 lead, for the first quarter's only points. In the second quarter, Saunders added a 5-yard run, putting the Hawkeyes up 13–0. Ty Detmer's 9 yard scoring strike to Peter Tuipulotu making it 13–6. In the fourth quarter, Detmer found Tyler Anderson for a 29-yard strike, as BYU evened the score at 13-13. With 4:19 remaining in the game, BYU got the ball on their 23-yard line. After six plays, the Cougars reached the Hawkeye 18-yard line. The ensuing play resulted in Detmer's only interception when his pass deflected off his intended receiver and was intercepted by co-Defensive MVP Carlos James, who also had 4 tackles. BYU had 80 rushing yards, 350 passing yards, 1 turnover, 64 return yards, and 32:23 time of possession. Iowa had 125 rushing yards, 221 passing yards, 1 turnover, 38 return yards, and 27:37 time of possession. Ty Detmer went 29-of-44 for 350 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Josh Arnold had eight tackles (with three being for losses, which totaled to 33 yards lost by Iowa) while being named defensive MVP.http://byucougars.com/files/media_guides/m-football/2010/tradition/bowl-1991.html 1991 Holiday Bowl – Bowl Games – Tradition - BYU Football Guide 2017-01-06 2015-11-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20151120120912/http://byucougars.com/files/media_guides/m-football/2010/tradition/bowl-1991.html dead http://sltrib.cougarstats.com/games.php?show=details&game_id=255 CougarStats: BYU Football: BYU vs. Iowa 1991 Holiday Bowlhttp://www.deseretnews.com/article/230013207/1991-Holiday-Bowl-BYU-13-Iowa-13.html?pg=all https://web.archive.org/web/20121225050108/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/230013207/1991-Holiday-Bowl-BYU-13-Iowa-13.html?pg=all dead December 25, 2012 1991 Holiday Bowl: BYU 13, Iowa 13 Deseret News 4 December 2000 It was the first and only tie ever in the Holiday Bowl, and it was also the lowest scoring Holiday Bowl. It was the final college game for Detmer, who won the Heisman Trophy the previous season. This is also the last tie football game in major college football bowl history. References Holiday Bowl Category:Holiday Bowl Category:1990s in San Diego Category:Iowa Hawkeyes football bowl games Category:BYU Cougars football bowl games Holiday Bowl Holiday Bowl