2000 MicronPC.com Bowl


The 2000 MicronPC.com Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the North Carolina State Wolfpack. This was the 11th edition of the bowl originally known as the Blockbuster Bowl, and the third edition sponsored by MicronPC.

Game summary

  • Minnesota - Redmon 12-yard touchdown run, 13:03
  • Minnesota - Redmon 3-yard touchdown run, 4:46
  • Minnesota - Cole 2-yard touchdown run, 0:45
  • Minnesota - Nystrom 27-yard field goal, 7:31
  • North Carolina State - Vanderveer 2-yard touchdown pass from Rivers, 2:00
  • North Carolina State - K. Robinson 19-yard touchdown pass from Rivers, 12:08
  • North Carolina State - Passingham 37-yard field goal, 8:00
  • North Carolina State - R. Robinson 3-yard touchdown run, 0:42
  • Minnesota - Nystrom 23-yard field goal, 11:57
  • North Carolina State - K. Robinson 23-yard touchdown pass from Rivers, 11:01
  • Minnesota - Nystrom 29-yard field goal, 6:46
  • North Carolina State - R. Robinson 8-yard touchdown run, 3:1
Minnesota got off to a very quick start in the first quarter scoring 21 points by way of three touchdowns, two of them from running back Tellis Redmon. The Gophers would then add a field goal to that total before NC State got on the board with a 2-yard pass and two-point conversion from freshman quarterback Philip Rivers to make the score 24–8 going into halftime.
The Wolfpack stormed out of the break with 17 unanswered points, aided by a blocked punt, to take the lead 25–24 at the end of the 3rd quarter. Minnesota came back with a field goal, but NC State took the lead for good on a 23-yard touchdown pass to Koren Robinson to make it 31–27. After adding another field goal, the Gophers had one last chance with a late possession to win the game, but quarterback Travis Cole fumbled deep in his own territory to set up an easy NC State touchdown for a final score of 38–30.