1991 Copper Bowl


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 1991 [Indiana Hoosiers football team|Indiana Hoosiers] and the 1991 [Baylor Bears football team|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 NCAA [Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|FBS] at the time it was broken.

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