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1991 Rose Bowl
77th Rose Bowl Game
1 2 3 4 Total
Iowa 0 7 7 20 34
Washington 10 23 6 7 46
Date January 1, 1991
Season 1990
Stadium Rose Bowl
Location Pasadena, California
 United States
MVP Mark Brunell (QB Washington)
Attendance 101,273 [1]
United States TV coverage
Network ABC-TV
Announcers Keith Jackson
Bob Griese
Rose Bowl
 < 1990  1992

The 1991 Rose Bowl was the 77th Rose Bowl Game, played on January 1, 1991. The #8 Washington Huskies built a 33-7 halftime lead and defeated the #17 Iowa Hawkeyes 46-34. Washington sophomore quarterback Mark Brunell was named the Player of the Game.[2]

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Game summary

Washington scored 23 points in the second quarter and built a sizable 33-7 lead at halftime. The teams each scored a touchdown in the third quarter, taking the score to 39-14. With a 25-point lead, Washington substituted reserves early in the fourth quarter, and the Hawkeyes quickly scored two touchdowns. UW responded with a touchdown to put the score at 46-26; Iowa followed with the final score of the game, a touchdown and two-point conversion to bring the final score to 46-34, the closest Iowa had been since the middle of the second quarter. Washington (10-2) was elevated to #5 in both polls and Iowa (8-4) dropped one notch to finish eighteenth in both polls.

Scoring

First quarter

Wash. - Hanson, 23-yard field goal - Wash. 3-0
Wash. - Hall, 27-yard return of blocked punt (Hanson kick) - Wash. 10-0

Second quarter

Iowa - Bell, 15-yard run (Skillet kick) - Wash. 10-7
Wash. - Hanson, 34-yard field goal - Wash. 13-7
Wash. - Mincy, 37-yard interception return (pass failed) - Wash. 19-7
Wash. - Brunell, 5-yard run (Hanson kick) - Wash. 26-7
Wash. - Bailey, 22-yard pass from Brunell (Hanson kick) - Wash. 33-7

Third quarter

Iowa - Rodgers, 7-yard run (Skillet kick) - Wash. 33-14
Wash. - Brunell, 20-yard run (run failed) - Wash. 39-14

Fourth quarter

Iowa - Rodgers, 9-yard run (run failed) - Wash. 39-20
Iowa - Bell, 20-yard run (pass failed) - Wash. 39-26
Wash. - Bailey, 31-yard pass from Brunell (Hanson kick) - Wash. 46-26
Iowa - Saunders, 12-yard pass from Rodgers (Velicer, pass from Rodgers) - Wash. 46-34

References

  1. ^ 2003 UW football media guide, p.330
  2. ^ 2008 Rose Bowl Program, 1991 Rose Bowl, accessed January 26, 2008.

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