1990 Copper Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 31, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Arizona Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Tucson, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||
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Network | TBS | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Bob Neal and Tim Foley | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1990 edition to the Copper Bowl featured the California Golden Bears, and the Wyoming Cowboys.
After a scoreless first quarer, 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 to make the score 17-9. They later scored on a 70-yard punt return, but the 2-point conversion attempt failed, leaving the final score 17-15.