|
|
|
|
California Golden Bears © |
Arizona State Sun Devils |
|
Played October 13, 1990 at Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona |
|
Teams' Belt Records
|
Team |
Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
||||||||||||
|
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
||
| California © | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | ||||
| Arizona State | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | ||||
Previous Belt Meetings: None
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
|
|
California |
0 |
21 |
10 |
0 |
31 |
|
Arizona State |
0 |
3 |
7 |
14 |
24 |
Coach Larry Marmie & the 2-2 Arizona State Sun Devils hosted the 3-2 California Golden Bears of coach Bruce Snyder. California's All-Pac 10 RB Russell White scored 3 touchdowns but the Golden Bears had to survive a spirited rally from the Sun Devils on their way to a 31-24 victory to retain The Belt. Arizona State played without starting QB Paul Justin who was out due to a separated shoulder & the Sun Devils relied on a young quarterback tandem of sophomore QB Kurt Lasher & redshirt freshman QB Bret Powers. Neither team scored in the 1st quarter but California scored in the 2nd quarter when QB Mike Pawlawski hit WR Sean Dawkins for a 10-yard touchdown pass giving the Golden Bears a 7-0 lead with 7:17 left in the half. White pushed the lead to 14-0 when he finished a 7-play, 73-yard drive with a 10-yard touchdown run with 4:26 left in the half. Arizona State got on the board late in the 2nd quarter when PK Mike Richey hit a 29-yard field goal with 1:19 left in the half but the Golden Bears were not done. White’s second touchdown came when he turned a screen pass into a 17-yard touchdown pass giving the Golden Bears a 21-3 halftime lead. Early in the 3rd quarter, California's PK Robbie Keen hit a 43-yard field goal giving the Golden Bears a 24-3 advantage. California's DT Joel Dickson intercepted a pass from Powers & White scored hit third touchdown on a 4-yard run giving the Golden Bears a comfortable 31-3 lead with 7:33 left in the 3rd quarter. On the next Sun Devils' drive, RB Leonard Russell scored on an 11-yard touchdown run with 5:20 left in the 3rd quarter to start the rally. Early in the 4th quarter, Arizona State's RB Kelvin Fisher scored on a 4-yard touchdown run as the Sun Devils closed to 31-17 with 13:07 to play. Russell’s 21-yard touchdown run with 5:21 left in the game got the Sun Devils within a touchdown at 31-24. It looked like Arizona State was driving for the tying touchdown as Powers took the Sun Devils to the California 17-yard line but he fumbled while being sacked & Golden Bears’ LB Cornell Collier recovered allowing California to run out the clock. Pawlawski finished with 232 yards passing with 2 touchdowns but 3 second-half interceptions while RB Anthony Wallace rushed for 136 yards. Powers threw for 99 yards but an interception as well as a fumble, Lasher threw for just 22 yards completing only 3 of 10 passes, & Russell rushed for 186 yards with his 2 touchdowns in the loss. California finished the season 7-4-1 while the Sun Devils finished 4-7. Arizona State would play for The Belt again in 1993.
