1990 All-American Bowl

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).

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 AP Coaches 23 24
1 2 3 4 Total Southern Miss 6 8 7 6 27 NC State 14 3 7 7 31
Date	December 28, 1990
Season	1990
Stadium	Legion Field
Location	Birmingham, Alabama
MVP	QB Brett Favre, Southern Miss
Referee	Gordon Riese (Pac-10)
Attendance	44,000
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Ron Franklin, Gary Danielson, and Jerry Punch

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.

Southern Miss Golden Eagles

See also: 1990 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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

See also: 1990 NC State Wolfpack football team

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

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SMU NCSU 1 SMU Mark Montgomery 10-yard touchdown reception from Brett Favre, kick no good 6 0 1 NCSU Terry Jordan 10-yard touchdown run, Mark Fowble kick good 6 7 1 NCSU Gary Downs 2-yard touchdown run, Fowble kick good 6 14 2 SMU Montgomery 13-yard touchdown reception from Favre, 2-point pass good 14 14 2 NCSU 22-yard field goal by Fowble 14 17 3 USM Tony Smith 1-yard touchdown run, Taylor kick good 21 17 3 NCSU Bobby Jurgens 12-yard touchdown reception from Jordan, Fowble kick good 21 24 4 NCSU Greg Manior 41-yard touchdown run, Fowble kick good 21 31 4 USM Michael Welch 5-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed 27 31 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 27 31

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Statistics

Statistics	USM	NCSU
First downs	19	23
Plays–yards	63–385	74–357
Rushes–yards	24–44	49–193
Passing yards	341	166
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	28–39–1	15–25–1
Time of possession	27:24	32:36