1990 All-American Bowl
Southern Miss Golden Eagles NC State Wolfpack
(8–3) (6–5)
27 31
Head coach: 
Jeff Bower		 Head coach: 
Dick Sheridan
APCoaches
2324
1234 Total
Southern Miss 6876 27
NC State 14377 31
DateDecember 28, 1990
Season1990
StadiumLegion Field
LocationBirmingham, Alabama
MVPQB Brett Favre, Southern Miss[1]
RefereeGordon Riese (Pac-10)
Attendance44,000[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersRon Franklin, Gary Danielson, and Jerry Punch

The 1990 All-American Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 28, 1990 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The game matched the Southern Miss Golden Eagles against the NC State Wolfpack. It was the final contest of the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams. The game ended in a 31–27 victory for the Wolfpack. The game represented the final game of Southern Miss quarterback Brett Favre's collegiate career. He was named the game's MVP despite his team's loss, compiling 341 passing yards in 39 attempts with one interception. The game was the fourteenth and final edition of the All-American Bowl (previously known as the Hall of Fame Classic).

Teams

The game matched the Southern Miss Golden Eagles against the NC State Wolfpack of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The game was the first bowl game featuring the Golden Eagles and the Wolfpack, and was their eighth overall meeting. Southern Miss led the series 4–3 heading into the game, and the teams' previous meeting was in 1966, when the Golden Eagles defeated the Wolfpack 7–6.[2]

Southern Miss Golden Eagles

The conference-independent Golden Eagles entered the game ranked 23 in the AP Poll. Their regular-season record was 8–3. The game represented the Golden Eagles' first appearance in the All-American Bowl.

NC State Wolfpack

The unranked NC State Wolfpack of the ACC compiled a 6–5 record before the game, including a 3–4 record against conference opponents. The game represented the Wolfpack's first appearance in the All-American Bowl.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Source: [1]

Statistics

Statistics[1]USMNCSU
First downs1923
Plays–yards63–38574–357
Rushes–yards24–4449–193
Passing yards341166
Passing: Comp–Att–Int28–39–115–25–1
Time of possession27:2432:36

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "1990 All-American Bowl Recap". NC State Wolfpack. December 28, 1990. Archived from the original on January 25, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ "North Carolina State vs Southern Mississippi, 1869-1990". Stassen.com. Retrieved January 24, 2014.


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