1991 Copper Bowl
College football game
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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.
| 1991 Copper Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 3rd Copper Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Arizona Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tucson, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Vaughn Dunbar (TB, Indiana) & Mark Hagen (LB, Indiana) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Dick Burleson (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 35,751 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | TBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Ron Thulin and Pat Haden | ||||||||||||||||||
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 last bowl win prior to the 2026 Rose Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal against Alabama during their national championship season. The 34-year drought was the second-longest in the FBS at the time it was broken.
Statistics
| Statistics | Indiana | Baylor |
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| 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 |
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