2003 Holiday Bowl

2003 Pacific Life 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
Date	December 30, 2003
Season	2003
Stadium	Qualcomm Stadium
Location	San Diego, California
MVP	Offense: Sammy Moore, WSU; Defense: Kyle Basler, WSU
Favorite	Texas by 9 points
Referee	Randy Smith (Big East)
Halftime show	Marching bands
Attendance	61,102
Payout	US$2,013,616 per team
United States TV coverage
Announcers	ESPN
Holiday Bowl
< 2002	2004 >

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

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

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[thell-1] "The Latest Line". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 29, 2003. p. E6.

[Bowl_History-2] "Holiday Bowl History". Archived from the original on April 30, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2008.

[spechol-3] Wilson, Bernie (December 31, 2003). "Cougars make it a special Holiday". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. B1.

[cglcs-4] Grummert, Dale (December 31, 2003). "Cougalicious". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.

[hphol-5] Fox, Tom (December 31, 2003). "Happy Holiday". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.

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