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1991 Copper Bowl

Field	Value
subheader	3rd Copper Bowl
year_game_played	1991
game_name	Copper Bowl
football_season	1991
visitor_name_short	Indiana
visitor_nickname	Hoosiers
visitor_school	University of Indiana
home_name_short	Baylor
home_nickname	Bears
home_school	Baylor University
visitor_record	6–4–1
visitor_conference	Big Ten
home_record	8–3
home_conference	SWC
visitor_coach	Bill Mallory
home_coach	Grant Teaff
visitor_1q	7
visitor_2q	10
visitor_3q	0
visitor_4q	7
home_1q	0
home_2q	0
home_3q	0
home_4q	0
date_game_played	December 31
stadium	Arizona Stadium
city	Tucson, Arizona
MVP	Vaughn Dunbar (TB, Indiana) & Mark Hagen (LB, Indiana)
referee	Dick Burleson (SEC)
attendance	35,751
us_network	TBS
us_announcers_link	List of announcers of major college bowl games
us_announcers	Ron Thulin and Pat Haden

The 1991 Copper Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 31, 1991, at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. The game featured the Indiana Hoosiers and the Baylor Bears.

In the first quarter, Indiana quarterback Trent Green scored on a 1-yard touchdown run making it 7–0 Indiana. In the second quarter, Indiana got a 27-yard field goal from Bonnell making the lead 10–0. Vaughn Dunbar scored on a 5-yard touchdown run giving Indiana a 17–0 halftime lead. In the fourth quarter, Trent Green scored on a 4-yard touchdown run, making the final margin 24–0.

Aftermath

The 1991 Copper Bowl was Indiana's most recent bowl win prior to the 2026 Rose Bowl. The 34-year drought was the second-longest in the FBS at the time it was broken.

Statistics

Statistics	Indiana	Baylor
First downs	20	17
Rushes-yards	49-147	46-138
Passing yards	226	172
Passes, Comp-Att-Int	12-22-0	10-27-1
Return yards	10	53
Punts-average	6-49.0	6-34.8
Fumbles-lost	2-0	4-1
Penalties-yards	6-59	4-29
Time of Possession	32:55	27:05

Source:

References

Gross, Damon. (January 1, 1992). "Fumble lost in end zone a key to Baylor's downfall". [[Arizona Daily Star]].

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