Year Game Played: | 1990 |
Game Name: | Copper Bowl |
Football Season: | 1990 |
Visitor Name Short: | Wyoming |
Visitor Nickname: | Cowboys |
Visitor School: | University of Wyoming |
Home Name Short: | California |
Home Nickname: | Golden Bears |
Home School: | University of California |
Visitor Record: | 9-3 |
Visitor Conference: | WAC |
Home Record: | 6-4–1 |
Home Conference: | Pac-10 |
Visitor Coach: | Paul Roach |
Home Coach: | Bruce Snyder |
Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
Visitor 2Q: | 3 |
Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
Visitor 4Q: | 12 |
Home 1Q: | 0 |
Home 2Q: | 7 |
Home 3Q: | 3 |
Home 4Q: | 7 |
Date Game Played: | December 31 |
Stadium: | Arizona Stadium |
City: | Tucson, Arizona |
Mvp: | Mike Pawlawski (QB, Cal) & Robert Midgett (LB, Wyoming) |
Referee: | C.C. Dailey (ACC) |
Attendance: | 36,340 |
Us Network: | TBS |
Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
Us Announcers: | Bob Neal and Tim Foley |
The 1990 Copper Bowl featured the Wyoming Cowboys and the California Golden Bears.
After a scoreless first quarter, Cal quarterback Mike Pawlawski threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Brian Treggs giving Cal a 7–0 lead. A 26-yard Wyoming field goal cut the margin to 7–3 at halftime. In the third quarter, Cal added a 46-yard field goal to take a 10–3 lead. In the fourth quarter, Eric Zomalt scored on a 4-yard touchdown run increasing Cal's lead to 17–3. Wyoming scored on an 11-yard Daffer run, and attempted a 2-point conversion that failed, to make the score 17–9. They later scored on a 70-yard punt return, but the 2-point conversion attempt again failed, leaving the final score 17–15.
Statistics | Wyoming | California | |
---|---|---|---|
First Downs | 18 | 14 | |
Rushes-yards | 32-129 | 46-89 | |
Passing yards | 226 | 172 | |
Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 20-39-2 | 15-26-1 | |
Return yards | 68 | 32 | |
Punts-average | 8-36 | 9-42 | |
Fumbles-lost | 2-0 | 3-0 | |
Penalties-yards | 1-5 | 8-57 | |
Time of Possession | 29:48 | 30:12 | |
Attendance |