1989 Copper Bowl

The 1989 Copper Bowl featured the Arizona Wildcats and the NC State Wolfpack.

1989 Copper Bowl
Arizona Wildcats NC State Wolfpack (7–4) (7–4) Pac-10 ACC 17 10 Head coach:  Dick Tomey Head coach:  Dick Sheridan
1 2 3 4 Total Arizona 7 10 0 0 17 NC State 0 7 3 0 10
Date	December 31, 1989
Season	1989
Stadium	Arizona Stadium
Location	Tucson, Arizona
MVP	Shane Montgomery (QB, NC State) & Scott Geyer (DB, Arizona)
Attendance	37,237[1]
United States TV coverage
Network	TBS
Announcers	Bob Neal and Tim Foley

Arizona scored first on a 37-yard touchdown pass from Ronald Veal to Olatide Ogundiditimi giving Arizona a 7–0 lead throughout the 1st quarter. In the second quarter, with NC State driving, Shane Montgomery's pass was intercepted by Scott Geyer and returned 85 yards for a touchdown, making it 14–0 Arizona. Montgomery later found Todd Varn in the end zone for a 4-yard touchdown pass cutting the lead to 14–7. Arizona took a 17–7 halftime lead on a 34-yard Gary Coston field goal. In the third quarter, a 43-yard Hartman field goal made the final score 17–10.[1][2]

Statistics

Statistics	NC State	Arizona
First Downs	23	8
Rushing Yards	88	50
Passing Yards	222	80
Return Yards	10	107
Total Offense	310	130
Punts-Average	7-37.7	10-41.7
Fumbles-Lost	2-2	3-2
Penalties-Yards	6-49	5-47
Possession Time	38:06	21:54

Source:[1]

References

1. "Copper Bowl Summary". Albuquerque Journal. January 1, 1990. Retrieved January 17, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)