2001 Sun Bowl
College football game
| 2001 Wells Fargo Sun Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sun Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | El Paso, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Randy Smith (C-USA) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1,000,000 per team[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 Wells Fargo Sun Bowl edition to the Sun Bowl featured the Washington State Cougars, and the Purdue Boilermakers.
Washington State's Jason David scored the game's first touchdown on a 45-yard interception return for a 7–0 WSU lead. Washington State quarterback Jason Gesser later threw a 46-yard touchdown pass to Mike Bush to increase the Cougar's lead to 14–0. In the second quarter, Purdue running back Montrell Lowe scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to cut the lead to 14–7.
Kicker Travis Dorsch kicked a 28-yard field goal to pull Purdue to within 14–10. Washington State's Drew Dunning answered with a 47-yard field goal of his own, to move the lead back to 17–10. Purdue quarterback Kyle Orton found wide receiver Taylor Stubblefield for a 3-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 17. Travis Dorsch's 50-yard field goal before halftime gave Purdue a 20–17 halftime lead.
In the third quarter, Drew Dunning kicked the tying 34-yard field goal. Jason Gesser's subsequent 1-yard touchdown run gave Washington State a 27–20 lead. Drew Dunning added field goals of 30 and 37 yards to give WSU a 33–20 lead. With 1:53 left, Kyle Orton connected with Taylor Stubblefield with a 51-yard touchdown pass to make the final margin 33–27.
References
- ^ "CNNSI.com - 2001 College Bowls - 2001-02 bowl games schedule - Thursday January 03, 2002 11:38 PM". Archived from the original on April 19, 2010. Retrieved December 25, 2008.
External links
- USAToday.com recap of game
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2001–02 NCAA football bowl game season
- New Orleans (Dec. 18)
- GMAC (Dec. 19)
- Tangerine (Dec. 20)
- Las Vegas (Dec. 25)
- Seattle (Dec. 27)
- Independence (Dec. 27)
- Galleryfurniture.com (Dec. 28)
- Music City (Dec. 28)
- Holiday (Dec. 28)
- Motor City (Dec. 29)
- Alamo (Dec. 29)
- Insight.com (Dec. 29)
- Sun (Dec. 31)
- Liberty (Dec. 31)
- Peach (Dec. 31)
- Humanitarian (Dec. 31)
- Silicon Valley (Dec. 31)
- Cotton (Jan. 1)
- Outback (Jan. 1)
- Gator (Jan. 1)
- Florida Citrus (Jan. 1)
- Bowl Championship Series games: Fiesta (Jan. 1)
- Sugar (Jan. 1)
- Orange (Jan. 2)
- Rose (Jan. 3)
- All-Star Games: East–West Shrine Game (Jan. 12)
- Senior Bowl (Jan. 26)
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