1981 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
The 1981 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl was a college football bowl game, played on December 31, 1981. It was the 23rd Bluebonnet Bowl game. The Michigan Wolverines defeated the UCLA Bruins by a score of 33–14. This was the first bowl game meeting of a Big Ten team and a Pac-10 team outside the Rose Bowl Game and was labeled the "mini Rose Bowl". Both teams were in the running to meet in the 1982 Rose Bowl, but had their seasons spoiled on November 21, 1981, by their arch-rivals.
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| Date | December 31, 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Houston Astrodome | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Butch Woolfolk | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Michigan Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Dixon Holman (SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | UCLA Band and Michigan Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 50,107 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | Mizlou Television Network | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Ray Scott and Lee Corso | ||||||||||||||||||
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