1990 Aloha Bowl
Syracuse 28, Arizona 0
Dec. 25, 1990
Honolulu, Hawaii
Syracuse ran its string of unbeaten bowl appearances to four, whitewashing Arizona 28-0 in the ninth Aloha Bowl. SU was led by quarterback Marvin Graves and a swarming defense that accounted for four sacks and held the Wildcats to 226 yards of offense. Graves, who was voted Most Outstanding Player for the Orange, completed 10-of-19 passes for 145 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed 11 times for 45 yards. Graves opened the flood gates with a 5-yard draw for a touchdown on Syracuse’s first possession.
In the second quarter, Graves found a wide open Terry Richardson for a 47-yard score as the Orange took a 14-0 halftime lead. SU put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter with a 90-yard touchdown drive, ending with Graves hitting tight end Chris Gedney from six yards out. Graves scored the final touchdown of the game on a 7-yard draw up the middle.
SU’s defense did not allow Arizona to breach its 28-yard line and pitched the first shutout against the Wildcats in 19 years. Rob Thomson had nine tackles and Dan Conley added eight for the Orange.
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RUSHING: Syracuse - Graves 11-45, Walker 10-44, Richardson 5-38, Kinnon 6-28, Greene 3-20, Carpenter 1-14, Womack 3-10, Picucci 1-6, Wooten 1-2. Arizona - Hampton 3-27, Veal 8-26, Malauulu 13-24, McGill 4-18, Hammerschmidt 1-16, Lovett 5-13, Greathouse 7-12, Bates 1-9, Striednig 1-4.
PASSING: Syracuse - Graves 10-19-1-145, Walker 0-1-1-0. Arizona - Malauulu 7-14-0-55, Veal 3-9-0-22.
RECEIVING: Syracuse - Carpenter 3-23, Gedney 2-30, Kinnon 2-17, Richardson 1-47, Dees 1-15, Hill 1-13. Arizona - Vaughn 3-38, McGill 3-11, Jan 2-20, Griffith 1-5, Striednig 1-3.
Dec. 25, 1990
Honolulu, Hawaii
Syracuse ran its string of unbeaten bowl appearances to four, whitewashing Arizona 28-0 in the ninth Aloha Bowl. SU was led by quarterback Marvin Graves and a swarming defense that accounted for four sacks and held the Wildcats to 226 yards of offense. Graves, who was voted Most Outstanding Player for the Orange, completed 10-of-19 passes for 145 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed 11 times for 45 yards. Graves opened the flood gates with a 5-yard draw for a touchdown on Syracuse’s first possession.
In the second quarter, Graves found a wide open Terry Richardson for a 47-yard score as the Orange took a 14-0 halftime lead. SU put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter with a 90-yard touchdown drive, ending with Graves hitting tight end Chris Gedney from six yards out. Graves scored the final touchdown of the game on a 7-yard draw up the middle.
SU’s defense did not allow Arizona to breach its 28-yard line and pitched the first shutout against the Wildcats in 19 years. Rob Thomson had nine tackles and Dan Conley added eight for the Orange.
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| Â Score By Quarter | Â 1 | Â 2 | Â 3 | Â 4 | Â F |
| Â Syracuse | Â 7 | Â 7 | Â 0 | Â 14 | Â 28 |
| Â Arizona | Â 0 | Â 0 | Â 0 | Â 0 | Â 0 |
| Â Scoring Summary | ||
| Â Team | Â Play | Â Score |
| Â SU | Â Graves 5 run (Biskup kick)Â Â Â | Â 7-0 |
| Â SU | Â Richardson 47 pass from Graves (Biskup kick)Â | Â 14-0 |
| Â SU | Â Gedney 6 pass from Graves (Biskup kick) | Â 21-0 |
| Â SU | Â Graves 7 run (Biskup kick) | Â 28-0 |
| Â Team Stats | Â SU | Â UA |
| Â First Downs | Â 20 | Â 14Â |
| Â Rushing Yardage | Â 207 | Â 149Â |
| Â Passing Yardage | Â 145 | Â 77 |
| Â Total Offense (Plays-Yds) | Â 61-352 | Â 66-226Â |
| Â Passes | Â 10-20 | Â 10-23Â |
| Â Passes Had Intercepted | Â 2 | Â 0 |
| Â Punts/Avg. | Â 3/40.0 | Â 7/31.7 |
| Â Punt Returns | Â 0-0 | Â 2-1 |
| Â Kickoff Returns | Â 1-15 | Â 3-62 |
| Â Fumbles-Lost | Â 1-0 | Â 0-0 |
| Â Penalties-Yards | Â 3-20 | Â 5-40 |
RUSHING: Syracuse - Graves 11-45, Walker 10-44, Richardson 5-38, Kinnon 6-28, Greene 3-20, Carpenter 1-14, Womack 3-10, Picucci 1-6, Wooten 1-2. Arizona - Hampton 3-27, Veal 8-26, Malauulu 13-24, McGill 4-18, Hammerschmidt 1-16, Lovett 5-13, Greathouse 7-12, Bates 1-9, Striednig 1-4.
PASSING: Syracuse - Graves 10-19-1-145, Walker 0-1-1-0. Arizona - Malauulu 7-14-0-55, Veal 3-9-0-22.
RECEIVING: Syracuse - Carpenter 3-23, Gedney 2-30, Kinnon 2-17, Richardson 1-47, Dees 1-15, Hill 1-13. Arizona - Vaughn 3-38, McGill 3-11, Jan 2-20, Griffith 1-5, Striednig 1-3.
