2000 Holiday Bowl

The 2000 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 29, 2000 in San Diego, California. It was part of the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the Oregon Ducks and the Texas Longhorns. Oregon won the game by a final score of 35–30.

2000 Culligan Holiday Bowl
Texas Longhorns Oregon Ducks
(9–2) (9–2)
Big 12 Pac-10
30 35
Head coach: 
Mack Brown		 Head coach: 
Mike Bellotti
APCoachesBCS
121212
APCoachesBCS
81110
1234 Total
Texas 02109 30
Oregon 140714 35
DateDecember 29, 2000
Season2000
StadiumQualcomm Stadium
LocationSan Diego, California
MVPOffensive: Joey Harrington, Oregon
Defensive: Rashad Bauman, Oregon
Halftime showMarching bands (including Lincoln High School Marching Band from Lincoln, NE)
Attendance63,278[1]
PayoutUS$2,005,743 per team[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersMike Tirico (Play by Play)
Lee Corso (Analyst)
Kirk Herbstreit (Analyst)
Dr. Jerry Punch (Sideline)

Game summary
  • Oregon - Justin Peelle 1 yard touchdown from Joey Harrington (Josh Frankel kick), 6:25
  • Oregon - Joey Harrington 18 yard touchdown from Keenan Howry (Josh Frankel kick), 12:41
  • Texas - Hodges Mitchell 3 yard touchdown run (Kris Stockton kick), 4:21
  • Texas - Chris Simms 4 yard touchdown run (Kris Stockton kick), 10:46
  • Texas - Greg Brown 23 yard interception return (Kris Stockton kick), 11:14
  • Oregon - Maurice Morris 55 yard touchdown from Joey Harrington (Josh Frankel kick), 2:28
  • Oregon - Joey Harrington 9 yard touchdown run (Josh Frankel kick), 5:17
  • Texas - Victor Ike 93 yard kickoff return (Kris Stockton kick), 5:35
  • Oregon - Jason Willis 4 yard touchdown run (Josh Frankel kick), 9:14
  • Texas - Safety, 14:39

Oregon scored first when quarterback Joey Harrington threw a one yard touchdown pass to tight end Justin Peelle, which gave the Ducks an early 7–0 lead. Later in the first quarter, wide receiver Keenan Howry threw an 18 yard touchdown pass to Harrington on a trick play for a 14–0 Duck lead.

Texas responded after running back Hodges Mitchell scored on a three yard touchdown run, making it 14–7. Texas Quarterback Chris Simms later tied the game at 14–14 on a four-yard touchdown run. 30 seconds later, cornerback Greg Brown intercepted a pass and returned it 23 yards for a touchdown, putting Texas up 21–14. That score held up until halftime.

In the third quarter, Joey Harrington threw a 55 yard touchdown pass to running back Maurice Morris, and Oregon tied the game at 21. In the fourth quarter, Oregon reclaimed the lead after Harrington ran for a nine-yard touchdown score, which gave the Ducks a 28–21 lead. On the ensuing kickoff, a mere 17 seconds later, Victor Ike of Texas returned it 93 yards for a touchdown which evened the score at 28. Jason Willis of Oregon scored the go ahead touchdown run to give Oregon a 35–28 lead. A Texas safety, moved Texas within 35–30, which held up to be the final score, as Texas drove down the field after the safety but dropped potential touchdown passes to end the drive. [2]

Statistics
StatisticsTexasOregon
First Downs1921
Rushing Yards54129
Passing Yards245291
Total Offense342340
Return Yards451
Passing17-33-420-32-1
Fumbles-Lost3-11-1
Penalties-Yards6-556-50
Punts-Average3-42.35-32.4

References
  1. Holiday Bowl History Archived April 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100364/100364382.htm
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