1991 Copper Bowl

1991 Copper Bowl
3rd Copper Bowl
Indiana Hoosiers Baylor Bears (6–4–1) (8–3) Big Ten SWC 24 0 Head coach:  Bill Mallory Head coach:  Grant Teaff
1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 7 10 0 7 24 Baylor 0 0 0 0 0
Date	December 31, 1991
Season	1991
Stadium	Arizona Stadium
Location	Tucson, Arizona
MVP	Vaughn Dunbar (TB, Indiana) & Mark Hagen (LB, Indiana)
Referee	Dick Burleson (SEC)
Attendance	35,751
United States TV coverage
Network	TBS
Announcers	Ron Thulin and Pat Haden
Copper Bowl  ← 1990   1992 →

The 1991 Copper Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 31, 1991, at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. The game featured the Indiana Hoosiers and the Baylor Bears.

In the first quarter, Indiana quarterback Trent Green scored on a 1-yard touchdown run making it 7–0 Indiana. In the second quarter, Indiana got a 27-yard field goal from Bonnell making the lead 10–0. Vaughn Dunbar scored on a 5-yard touchdown run giving Indiana a 17–0 halftime lead. In the fourth quarter, Trent Green scored on a 4-yard touchdown run, making the final margin 24–0.

Aftermath

The 1991 Copper Bowl was Indiana's most recent bowl win prior to the 2026 Rose Bowl. The 34-year drought was the second-longest in the FBS at the time it was broken.

Statistics

Statistics	Indiana	Baylor
First Downs	20	17
Rushes-yards	49-147	46-138
Passing yards	226	172
Passes, Comp-Att-Int	12-22-0	10-27-1
Return yards	10	53
Punts-average	6-49.0	6-34.8
Fumbles-lost	2-0	4-1
Penalties-yards	6-59	4-29
Time of Possession	32:55	27:05

Source: ^[1]

References

1. Gross, Damon (January 1, 1992). "Fumble lost in end zone a key to Baylor's downfall". Arizona Daily Star . Retrieved January 17, 2018– via newspapers.com.