1991 Gator Bowl (December)

The 1991 Gator Bowl was an American college football bowl game between Oklahoma Sooners and the Virginia Cavaliers played on December 29, 1991, at the Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. For sponsorship reasons, the game was officially known as the Mazda Gator Bowl.

1991 Mazda Gator Bowl
1234 Total
Oklahoma 727140 48
Virginia 0707 14
DateDecember 29, 1991
Season1991
StadiumGator Bowl Stadium
LocationJacksonville, Florida
MVPCale Gundy (QB, Oklahoma) & Tyrone Davis (DB, Virginia)
FavoriteVirginia by 1.5
RefereeJoe Rider (Big East)
Attendance62,003
PayoutUS$$2,000,000
United States TV coverage
NetworkTBS
AnnouncersBob Neal and Tim Foley

Oklahoma represented the Big Eight Conference and Virginia represented the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the competition. The game was the final competition of the 1991 football season for each team and resulted in a 48–14 Oklahoma victory, even though spread bettors favored Virginia to win by 1.5 points.

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