The 1991 Rose Bowl was the 77th Rose Bowl Game, played on January 1, 1991. The #8 Washington Huskies

1990 Washington Huskies football team

The 1990 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 1990 college football season. Led by head coach Don James, his top assistants were coordinators Gary Pinkel and Jim Lambright...

 built a 33-7 halftime lead and defeated the #17 Iowa Hawkeyes

1990 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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 46-34. Washington sophomore quarterback

Quarterback

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 Mark Brunell

Mark Brunell

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 was named the Player of the Game.

Game summary

Washington scored 23 points in the second quarter and built a sizable 33-7 lead at halftime. The teams each scored a touchdown in the third quarter, taking the score to 39-14. With a 25-point lead, Washington substituted reserves early in the fourth quarter, and the Hawkeyes quickly scored two touchdowns. UW responded with a touchdown to put the score at 46-26; Iowa followed with the final score of the game, a touchdown and two-point conversion to bring the final score to 46-34, the closest Iowa had been since the middle of the second quarter. Washington (10-2) was elevated to #5 in both polls and Iowa (8-4) dropped one notch to finish eighteenth in both polls.

First quarter

Wash. - Hanson, 23-yard field goal - Wash. 3-0

Wash. - Hall

Dana Hall

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, 27-yard return of blocked punt (Hanson kick) - Wash. 10-0

Second quarter

Iowa - Bell, 15-yard run (Skillette kick) - Wash. 10-7

Wash. - Hanson, 34-yard field goal - Wash. 13-7

Wash. - Mincy

Charles Mincy

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, 37-yard interception return (pass failed) - Wash. 19-7

Wash. - Brunell

Mark Brunell

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, 5-yard run (Hanson kick) - Wash. 26-7

Wash. - Bailey

Mario Bailey

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, 22-yard pass from Brunell (Hanson kick) - Wash. 33-7

Third quarter

Iowa - Rodgers, 7-yard run (Skillette kick) - Wash. 33-14

Wash. - Brunell, 20-yard run (run failed) - Wash. 39-14

Fourth quarter

Iowa - Rodgers, 9-yard run (run failed) - Wash. 39-20

Iowa - Bell, 20-yard run (pass failed) - Wash. 39-26

Wash. - Bailey, 31-yard pass from Brunell (Hanson kick) - Wash. 46-26

Iowa - Saunders, 12-yard pass from Rodgers (Velicer, pass from Rodgers) - Wash. 46-34

External links

• Rose Bowl history.org - 1991 Rose Bowl