1987 Holiday Bowl
1987SeaWorld Holiday Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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10th Holiday Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 30, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Jack Murphy Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | San Diego, California | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Offensive:Craig Burnett(Wyoming) Defensive: Anthony Wright (Iowa) | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Pat Flood (Pac-10) | ||||||||||||||||||
Halftime show | Marching bands | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 61,892[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Payout | US$771,624 per team[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Jim Kelly,Kevin KileyandSharlene Hawkes | ||||||||||||||||||
The1987 Holiday Bowlwas acollege footballbowl gameplayed December 30, 1987, inSan Diego, California.It was part of the1987 NCAA Division I-A football season.It featured the 18th-rankedIowa Hawkeyesand the 10–2Wyoming Cowboys.
Scoring summary
[edit]Wyoming placekicker Greg Worker kicked field goals of 43 and 38 yards as the Cowboys jumped out to an early 6–0 lead. Quarterback Craig Burnett found James Loving for a 15-yard touchdown, and Wyoming doubled its lead to 12–0 at the end of 1 quarter. In the second quarter, Iowa blocked a punt and ran it back 10 yards for a touchdown, making it 12–7 Wyoming. Wyoming's Gerald Abraham scored on a 3-yard rushing touchdown, to give Wyoming a 19–7 halftime lead.
In the fourth quarter, Iowa's Wright intercepted a Wyoming pass, and returned it 33 yards for a touchdown, cutting the margin to 19–14. David Hudson scored on a 1-yard touchdown run, capping an 86-yard drive. The two-point conversion attempt failed, but Iowa still had a 20–19 lead. They were able to hold on for the win.
References
[edit]- ^ab"Holiday Bowl Game History".Archived fromthe originalon May 17, 2008.RetrievedMay 23,2008.