1991 Gator Bowl (January)

1991 Gator Bowl
Michigan Wolverines Ole Miss Rebels (8–3) (9–2) 35 3 Head coach:  Gary Moeller Head coach:  Billy Brewer AP Coaches 12 12 AP Coaches 15 14
1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 7 7 21 0 35 Ole Miss 0 3 0 0 3
Date	January 1, 1991
Season	1990
Stadium	Gator Bowl Stadium
Location	Jacksonville, Florida
MVP	Dean Dingman, Tom Dohring, Greg Skrepenak, Matt Elliott and Steve Everitt (Michigan OL); Tyrone Ashley (Mississippi DB)
Attendance	68,297
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Ron Franklin, Gary Danielson

The January 1991 Gator Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1991. The Michigan Wolverines, co-champions of the Big Ten Conference, defeated the Ole Miss Rebels of the Southeastern Conference, 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.

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

External links

• Summary at Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History