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 2000 Pac-10 co- champions Oregon Ducks and the 2000 [Texas Longhorns football team|Texas Longhorns]. Oregon won the game by a final score of 35-30.
Game summary
- Oregon – Justin Peelle 1 yard touchdown from Joey Harrington, 6:25
- Oregon – Joey Harrington 18 yard touchdown from Keenan Howry, 12:41
- Texas – Hodges Mitchell 3 yard touchdown run, 4:21
- Texas – Chris Simms 4 yard touchdown run, 10:46
- Texas – Greg Brown 23 yard interception return, 11:14
- Oregon – Maurice Morris 55 yard touchdown from Joey Harrington, 2:28
- Oregon – Joey Harrington 9 yard touchdown run, 5:17
- Texas – Victor Ike 93 yard kickoff return, 5:35
- Oregon – Jason Willis 4 yard touchdown run, 9:14
- Texas – Safety, 14:39
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.