1991 Gator Bowl (January) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The January 1991 Gator Bowl was a college football

College football

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bowl game

Bowl game

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played on January 1, 1991. The Michigan Wolverines

1990 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 1990 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1990 college football season. The team's head coach was Gary Moeller. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium...

, co-champions of the Big Ten Conference

Big Ten Conference

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, defeated the Ole Miss Rebels

1990 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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of the Southeastern Conference

Southeastern Conference

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, 35–3.

This game would be the last SEC-Big Ten matchup in the Gator Bowl for twenty years; the bowl entered into an exclusive contract featuring the conferences beginning in 2011.

First quarter

Michigan - Desmond Howard
Desmond Howard
Desmond Kevin Howard is a former NFL wide receiver, punt returner, and kickoff returner.He played football for the University of Michigan from 1989–1991 and won the Heisman Trophy in 1991...

, 63-yard pass from Elvis Grbac
Elvis Grbac
Elvis M. Grbac is a retired American football quarterback who played in the NFL. During his career he was a starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, the Kansas City Chiefs, and Baltimore Ravens...

(John Carlson kick)

Second quarter

Ole Miss - Brian Lee, 51-yard field goal
Michigan - Jarrod Bunch
Jarrod Bunch
Jarrod Ray Bunch is a former American football running back in the National Football League who played for the New York Giants from 1991 to 1993 and the Los Angeles Raiders in 1994...

, 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)

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