In the third quarter of the Orange Bowl game, Oklahoma quarterback Jamelle Holieway threw an eight-yard pass that was dropped by Derrick Shepard.
The game was certainly closer than the 36-16 score indicated; Texas A&M; scored twice in the last five minutes when the game was pretty much over, the final time after Burger of Auburn threw a wild interception, leaving the Aggies at the six-yard line.
The two most successful teams on bowl day, 1986, seem to be UCLA and Oklahoma, with Oklahoma likely
New York owner Wellington Mara was pinned in a corner of the Giants' crowded and steamy locker room Sunday evening, wiping the sweat from his brow and looking a little uncomfortable.
The way Giant running back Joe Morris was talking afterward, it was as if the Giants had been underdogs instead of favorites.
The winners' player share for Super Bowl XXI was $36,000 per man. The losers got $18,000 per player.
Overnight ratings for Sunday's Super Bowl telecast on CBS were inconclusive as to whether it would
Center Bart Oates had a great view of the successful fake punt play the Giants' executed in the third quarter.
The game was telecast to 40 countries, and to military bases around the world by the Armed Forces Television and Radio Network.
Broncos fans Jim and Kathy Bartilotta of Denver were wearing the only orange visible in a deep sea of blue in the stands.
This Cotton Bowl may be remembered for Bo Jackson's inability to crack the end zone in three tries
When big brother talks, Jamie Morris listens--especially when big brother is Joe Morris of the New York Giants.
, Ariz., for the nation's fifth largest collegiate bowl game will be taking back with them a greater
The Goodyear blimp is equipped with some pretty high-tech gear that runs messages on its sides, but some of the programmers must not be up-to-date on the state of pro football.
As Super Bowl XXI was played in suburban Pasadena, Los Angeles' own Coliseum was decked out for the day as well.
Folks who traveled to Pasadena from New York and Denver were rewarded for their loyalty with a respite from winter weather.
Football fans in Hawaii missed a large portion of the first half because KGMB-TV's telecast of the game was interrupted twice by power outages, probably caused by high winds on Oahu, the island where Honolulu is located.
Giant General Manager George Young, who saw the last two Super Bowls at the Rose Bowl, said before
Broncos quarterback John Elway was critical of his team's failure to score from the New York one-yard line in the second quarter.
Dean Lee, 25, of Pasadena wanted to make a buck or two off the game.