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1991 Gator Bowl (January)

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.

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

Michigan entered the game with an overall record of 8–3, 6–2 in the Big Ten.

Ole Miss Rebels

Ole Miss entered the game with an overall record of 9–2, 6–2 in the SEC.

Scoring summary

First quarter

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

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