1989 Copper Bowl

1989 Copper Bowl
1st Copper Bowl
NC State Wolfpack Arizona Wildcats (7–4) (7–4) ACC Pac-10 10 17 Head coach:  Dick Sheridan Head coach:  Dick Tomey
1 2 3 4 Total NC State 0 7 3 0 10 Arizona 7 10 0 0 17
Date	December 31, 1989
Season	1989
Stadium	Arizona Stadium
Location	Tucson, Arizona
MVP	Shane Montgomery (QB, NC State) & Scott Geyer (DB, Arizona)
Referee	Thomas Thamert (CIFOA)
Attendance	37,237 [1]
United States TV coverage
Network	TBS
Announcers	Bob Neal and Tim Foley
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The 1989 Copper Bowl featured the NC State Wolfpack and the Arizona Wildcats.

Arizona scored first on a 37-yard touchdown pass from Ronald Veal to Olatide Ogundiditimi giving Arizona a 7–0 lead throughout the 1st quarter. In the second quarter, with NC State driving, Shane Montgomery's pass was intercepted by Scott Geyer and returned 85 yards for a touchdown, making it 14–0 Arizona. Montgomery later found Todd Varn in the end zone for a 4-yard touchdown pass cutting the lead to 14–7. Arizona took a 17–7 halftime lead on a 34-yard Gary Coston field goal. In the third quarter, a 43-yard Hartman field goal made the final score 17–10. ^{[1] [2]}

Statistics

Statistics	NC State	Arizona
First downs	23	8
Rushing yards	88	50
Passing yards	222	80
Return yards	10	107
Total offense	310	130
Punts–average	7–37.7	10–41.7
Fumbles–lost	2–2	3–2
Penalties–yards	6–49	5–47
Possession Time	38:06	21:54

Source: ^[1]

References

1. "Copper Bowl Summary". Albuquerque Journal . January 1, 1990. Retrieved January 17, 2018– via newspapers.com.
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2015.