2002 Houston Bowl

The 2002 Houston Bowl was the third edition of the college football bowl game (known in its first two years as the "Galleryfurniture.com Bowl"), and was played at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The game pitted the Oklahoma State Cowboys from the Big 12 Conference and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles from Conference USA (C-USA). The game was the final competition of the 2002 football season for each team and resulted in a 3323 Oklahoma State victory.

2002 Houston Bowl
1234 Total
Southern Miss 310100 23
Oklahoma State 1010013 33
DateDecember 27, 2002
Season2002
StadiumReliant Stadium
LocationHouston, Texas
FavoriteOklahoma State by 10
Attendance44,687[1]
PayoutUS$750,000 per team[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN

Scoring summary

First quarter
  • Oklahoma State Josh Fields 3 yard touchdown pass to Mike Denard. 7–0 Oklahoma State
  • Oklahoma State Luke Phillips 46 yard field goal. 10–0 Oklahoma State
  • Southern Miss Curt Jones 38 yard field goal. 10–3 Oklahoma State
Second quarter
  • Southern Miss Dustin Almond 13 yard touchdown run. 10–10 Tie
  • Oklahoma State Luke Phillips 52 yard field goal. 13–10 Oklahoma State
  • Southern Miss Curt Jones 24 yard field goal. 13–13 Tie
  • Oklahoma State Josh Fields 51 yard touchdown pass to Rashaun Woods. 20–13 Oklahoma State
Third quarter
  • Southern Miss James Walley 2 yard touchdown run. 20–20 Tie
  • Southern Miss Curt Jones 30 yard field goal. 23–20 Southern Miss
Fourth quarter
  • Oklahoma State Luke Phillips 28 yard field goal. 23–23 Tie
  • Oklahoma State Tatum Bell 22 yard touchdown run. 30–23 Oklahoma State
  • Oklahoma State Luke Phillips 24 yard field goal. 33–23 Oklahoma State

References

  1. "2008 Houston Bowl: Oklahoma St 33, Southern Miss 23". Golden Eagles Museum. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
  2. "CNNSI.com". CNN.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.