1996 Copper Bowl

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Name=1996 Copper Bowl
Date=December 27, 1996
Year=1996
Visitor School=University of Wisconsin
Visitor Name Short=Wisconsin
Visitor Nickname=Badgers
Visitor Record=7-5
Visitor

Visitor Coaches=NR
Visitor Coach=Barry Alvarez
Visitor1=14
Visitor2=17
Visitor3=0
Visitor4=7
Visitor5=
Visitor6=
Visitor7=
Visitor Total=38
Home School=University of Utah
Home Name Short=Utah
Home Nickname=Utes
Home Record=8-4
Home

Home Coaches=NR
Home Coach=Ron McBride
Home1=3
Home2=0
Home3=7
Home4=0
Home5=
Home6=
Home7=
Home Total=10
Type=Bowl Game
Stadium=Sun Devil Stadium
City=Phoenix, Arizona

The 1996 edition to the Copper bowl was the 8th edition to the bowl game. It featured the Wisconsin Badgers, and the Utah Utes.

Wisconsin scored first on a 38 yard touchdown run from Mike Samuel to open a 7-0 lead. Utah's Daniel Pulsipher answered with a 24 yard field goal to make it 7-3 Wisconsin. Wisconsin's Ron Dayne scored on a 40 yard touchdown run to make it 14-3 Wisconsin.

In the second quarter, Wisconsin's Cyrill Weems intercepted a Utah pass, and returned it 82 yards for a touchdown, making it 21-3 Wisconsin. John Hall added a 38 yard field goal to make it 24-3. Ron Dayne added a 3 yard touchdown run to make it 31-3 Wisconsin at halftime. In the third quarter, Juan Johnson scored on a 1 yard run to make it 31-10. Ron Dayne's third touchdown run of the game, a 1 yarder, made the final score Wisconsin 38, Utah 10.

External links

*http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores96/96362/96362378.htm