1981 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
College football game / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about 1981 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
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".[2] 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.
Quick Facts Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, Total ...
1981 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||
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[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | Mizlou Television Network | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Ray Scott and Lee Corso | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Close