2001 Sun Bowl

American college football game August 2023 January 2026 2001 Wells Fargo Sun Bowl 2001 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue University Washington State Cougars Washington State University 6–5 Big Ten 9–2 Pac-10 Joe Tiller Mike Price 13 13 12 0 20 0 7 14 3 13 3 December 31 Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas Randy Smith (C-USA) 1,000,000 per teamhttp://quicktime.cnnsi.com/football/college/bowl_sked/ CNNSI.com - 2001 College Bowls - 2001-02 bowl games schedule - Thursday January 03, 2002 11:38 PM December 25, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20100419121329/http://quicktime.cnnsi.com/football/college/bowl_sked/ April 19, 2010 dead CBS Verne Lundquist, Todd Blackledge, Jill Arrington The 2001 Wells Fargo Sun Bowl edition to the Sun Bowl featured the Washington State Cougars, and the Purdue Boilermakers. Washington State's Jason David scored the game's first touchdown on a 45-yard interception return for a 7–0 WSU lead. Washington State quarterback Jason Gesser later threw a 46-yard touchdown pass to Mike Bush to increase the Cougar's lead to 14–0. In the second quarter, Purdue running back Montrell Lowe scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to cut the lead to 14–7. Kicker Travis Dorsch kicked a 28-yard field goal to pull Purdue to within 14–10. Washington State's Drew Dunning answered with a 47-yard field goal of his own, to move the lead back to 17–10. Purdue quarterback Kyle Orton found wide receiver Taylor Stubblefield for a 3-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 17. Travis Dorsch's 50-yard field goal before halftime gave Purdue a 20–17 halftime lead. In the third quarter, Drew Dunning kicked the tying 34-yard field goal. Jason Gesser's subsequent 1-yard touchdown run gave Washington State a 27–20 lead. Drew Dunning added field goals of 30 and 37 yards to give WSU a 33–20 lead. With 1:53 left, Kyle Orton connected with Taylor Stubblefield with a 51-yard touchdown pass to make the final margin 33–27. References External links USAToday.com recap of game Sun Bowl Category:Sun Bowl Category:Purdue Boilermakers football bowl games Category:Washington State Cougars football bowl games Category:December 2001 sports events in the United States Category:2001 in sports in Texas