# 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).

## 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

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

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 | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | 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 |
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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 |