1990 Aloha Bowl

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1990 Jeep Eagle Aloha Bowl
1234 Total
Syracuse 77014 28
Arizona 0000 0
DateDecember 25, 1990
Season1990
StadiumAloha Stadium
LocationHonolulu, Hawaii
MVPQB Marvin Graves (Syracuse)
Attendance14,185
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
Aloha Bowl
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The 1990 Aloha Bowl matched the Arizona Wildcats and the Syracuse Orangemen in their final games of the season.

Background[]

Syracuse was in their last season as an Independent and last under MacPherson. They went 0-2-2 against teams ranked, but were still in this game due to being 6-2 in other games. This was their fifth bowl game in six seasons and only Aloha Bowl. Arizona finished 5th in the Pac-10, and were playing their 2nd ever Aloha Bowl and 2nd consecutive bowl game.

Game summary[]

Led by a defense that accounted for four sacks and two interceptions, Syracuse also used their offense to carry their team to another bowl win. Marvin Graves scored on SU's first possession after a 6:25 drive on a running touchdown. Terry Richardson caught a touchdown pass from Graves in the second quarter to make it 14-0 at halftime. After a scoreless 3rd quarter, Syracuse sealed the game with a 90-yard drive culminating in a Chris Gedney touchdown catch from Graves. A Graves touchdown run later on was icing on the cake, from a quarterback who went 10 of 19 for 145 yards passing and 45 yards rushing on 11 rushes for 3 total touchdowns.[1]

Aftermath[]

Neither team has returned to Hawaii since this game. Syracuse would not lose another bowl game until 1997. Arizona would not win a bowl game until 1994.

Statistics[]

Statistics Syracuse Arizona
First Downs 20 14
Yards Rushing 207 149
Yards Passing 145 77
Total Yards 352 226
Punts-Average 3-40 7-31.7
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Interceptions 0 2
Penalties-Yards 3-20 5-40

References[]

  1. ^ "Syracuse University Athletics - 1990 Aloha Bowl". cuse.com. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
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