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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]
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
External
links
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