1987 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 Kiley and Charlene Hawkes | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1987 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 30, 1987, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the 18th-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes and the 10–2 Wyoming 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]
- ^ a b "Holiday Bowl Game History". Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
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