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1991 Gator Bowl (January)

Field	Value
year_game_played	1991
title_sponsor	Mazda
game_name	Gator Bowl
football_season	1990
visitor_name_short	Michigan
visitor_nickname	Wolverines
visitor_school	University of Michigan
home_name_short	Ole Miss
home_nickname	Rebels
home_school	University of Mississippi
visitor_record	8–3
visitor_conference	Big Ten
home_record	9–2
home_conference	SEC
visitor_coach	Gary Moeller
home_coach	Billy Brewer
visitor_rank_AP	12
visitor_rank_coaches	12
home_rank_AP	15
home_rank_coaches	14
visitor_1q	7
visitor_2q	7
visitor_3q	21
visitor_4q	0
home_1q	0
home_2q	3
home_3q	0
home_4q	0
date_game_played	January 1
stadium	Gator Bowl Stadium
city	Jacksonville, Florida
MVP	Tom Dohring, Matt Elliott, Steve Everitt, Dean Dingman, Greg Skrepenak (Michigan OL); Tyrone Ashley (Mississippi DB)
referee	Buddy Ward (SICOA)
attendance	68,297
us_network	ESPN
us_announcers_link	List of announcers of major college bowl games
us_announcers	Ron Franklin, Gary Danielson
different_previous	[1989 (Dec)](1989-gator-bowl-december)
different_next	[1991 (Dec)](1991-gator-bowl-december)

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

Main article: 1990 Michigan Wolverines football team

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

Ole Miss Rebels

Main article: 1990 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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

Scoring summary

First quarter

Michigan - Desmond Howard, 63-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (John Carlson kick)

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

"1990".
(January 1, 1991). "Gator Bowl feels squeeze". [[The Cincinnati Enquirer]].

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