2003 Holiday Bowl

2003 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
Washington State Cougars Texas Longhorns
(9–3) (10–2)
Pac-10 Big 12
28 20
Head coach: 
Bill Doba		 Head coach: 
Mack Brown
APCoachesBCS
151416
APCoachesBCS
556
1234 Total
Washington State 07192 28
Texas 010010 20
DateDecember 30, 2003
Season2003
StadiumQualcomm Stadium
LocationSan Diego, California
MVPOffense: Sammy Moore, WSU
Defense: Kyle Basler, WSU
FavoriteTexas by 9 points[1]
RefereeRandy Smith (Big East)
Halftime showMarching bands
Attendance61,102[2]
PayoutUS$2,013,616 per team[2]
United States TV coverage
AnnouncersESPN
Holiday Bowl
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The 2003 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30 in San Diego, California, part of the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the Washington State Cougars, and the fifth-ranked Texas Longhorns. Washington State pulled off a 28–20 upset,[3][4][5] and moved up to ninth in the final rankings.

Scoreless after the first quarter, Texas running back Cedric Benson scored in the second quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run. Washington State tied the game following a 12-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Matt Kegel to wide receiver Sammy Moore. Following a 39-yard field goal, Texas held a 10–7 lead at halftime.

In the third quarter, Washington State outscored Texas by nineteen points. They took their first lead at 13–10 on a 54-yard touchdown pass from Kegel to Moore. Jonathan Smith rushed 12 yards for a touchdown increasing the lead to 20–10, and the Cougars extended their lead to 26–10 lead after Jason David returned a fumble 18 yards for a touchdown.

Early in the fourth quarter, Texas was held to a field goal; WSU led by thirteen, and the Cougars added a safety as Texas was flagged for holding in their own end zone. Chance Mock threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Roy Williams to pull Texas to within 28–20 with over four minutes remaining, but that was the end of the scoring.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "The Latest Line". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 29, 2003. p. E6.
  2. ^ a b "Holiday Bowl History". Archived from the original on April 30, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
  3. ^ Wilson, Bernie (December 31, 2003). "Cougars make it a special Holiday". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. B1.
  4. ^ a b Grummert, Dale (December 31, 2003). "Cougalicious". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  5. ^ a b Fox, Tom (December 31, 2003). "Happy Holiday". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.


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