2003 Tangerine Bowl
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The 2003 Tangerine Bowl was the 14th edition of the college football
bowl game
and was played on December 22, 2003, featuring the , and the .
NC State started the scoring with a 45 yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers
to Richard Washington, to give NC State a 7-0 lead. Bill Whittemore threw a 23 yard touchdown pass to Charles Gordon to tie the game at 7. Later in the first quarter, Philip Rivers threw a 14 yard touchdown pass to Washington, and NC State reclaimed the lead at 14-7. T.A. McLendon scored on a 1 yard touchdown run to increase NC State's lead to 21-7.
In the second quarter, John Brooks hit a 28 yard field goal to increase to get Kansas to within 21-10. Philip Rivers threw a 3 yard touchdown pass to T.A. McLendon, to give NC State a 28-10 halftime lead. In the third quarter, Whittemore hit Gordon on an 11 yard touchdown pass making it 28-17. NC State answered with a 40 yard touchdown pass from Rivers to Brian Clark, making the lead 35-17.
Reggie Davis scored on a 10 yard touchdown run increasing State's lead to 42-17. John Beck kicked a 39 yard field goal for Kansas making the score 35-20. Brian Whittemore then scored on a 9 yard touchdown run, making the score 42-26. NC State scored the final two touchdowns of the game making the final margin 56-26.
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
bowl game
Bowl game
In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating...
and was played on December 22, 2003, featuring the , and the .
NC State started the scoring with a 45 yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers
Philip Rivers
Philip Rivers is an American football quarterback for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League . He was one half of the Manning-Rivers draft trade which sent him to San Diego and the 1st overall pick, Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning, to the New York Giants. Rivers played college...
to Richard Washington, to give NC State a 7-0 lead. Bill Whittemore threw a 23 yard touchdown pass to Charles Gordon to tie the game at 7. Later in the first quarter, Philip Rivers threw a 14 yard touchdown pass to Washington, and NC State reclaimed the lead at 14-7. T.A. McLendon scored on a 1 yard touchdown run to increase NC State's lead to 21-7.
In the second quarter, John Brooks hit a 28 yard field goal to increase to get Kansas to within 21-10. Philip Rivers threw a 3 yard touchdown pass to T.A. McLendon, to give NC State a 28-10 halftime lead. In the third quarter, Whittemore hit Gordon on an 11 yard touchdown pass making it 28-17. NC State answered with a 40 yard touchdown pass from Rivers to Brian Clark, making the lead 35-17.
Reggie Davis scored on a 10 yard touchdown run increasing State's lead to 42-17. John Beck kicked a 39 yard field goal for Kansas making the score 35-20. Brian Whittemore then scored on a 9 yard touchdown run, making the score 42-26. NC State scored the final two touchdowns of the game making the final margin 56-26.
External links
- http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores103/103356/20031222NCAAFKANSAS----0nr.htm