2001 Humanitarian Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 2001 Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl 2001 Clemson Tigers Clemson University Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech University 6–5 ACC 7–4 WAC Tommy Bowden Jack Bicknell 7 7 28 7 3 7 0 14 December 31 Bronco Stadium Boise, Idaho Gordon Riese (Pac-10) 25,364 750,000 per teamhttp://quicktime.cnnsi.com/football/college/bowl_sked/ 2001–02 Bowls Schedule December 24, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20100419121329/http://quicktime.cnnsi.com/football/college/bowl_sked/ April 19, 2010 dead ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games Jim Kelly, J. C. Pearson, Heather Cox The 2001 Humanitarian Bowl was the fifth edition of the bowl game. It featured the Clemson Tigers versus the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.History Background This was the Bulldogs first bowl game since the 1990 tie in the Independence Bowl. They were looking to win a bowl game for the first time since 1977. They had won the Western Athletic Conference championship (in their first season there), which was their first conference championship since they won the Southland Conference in 1984. This was Clemson third consecutive bowl game and seventh in 10 seasons. They were looking to win a bowl game for the first time since the 1993 Peach Bowl. They had finished fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Game summary Louisiana Tech scored first on a 29-yard field goal from placekicker Josh Scobee, giving the Bulldogs a 3–0 lead. Later in the first quarter, Woodrow Dantzler threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Matt Bailey, as the Tigers took a 7–3 lead into the second quarter. In the second quarter, Luke McCown scored on an 11-yard touchdown run giving Louisiana Tech a 10–7 lead. Woodrow Dantzler threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to Roscoe Crosby giving Clemson a 14–10 lead. They would keep that lead through halftime. In the third quarter, Dantzler threw a 5–yard touchdown pass to Ben Hall, increasing the Tigers lead to 21–10. Dantzler's fourth touchdown pass, a 62-yarder to Bernard Rambert gave the Tigers a 28–10 lead. Bernard Rambert scored on a 21-yard touchdown run to make it 35–10. Airese Currie added a 19-yard touchdown run, as the Tigers clawed to a 42–10 led at the end of three quarters. In the fourth quarter, backup quarterback Willie Simmons threw a 57-yard touchdown pass to Derrick Hamilton, making the lead 49–10. Louisiana Tech would score on a 34-yard touchdown pass from McCown to Delwyn Daigre to cut the lead to 49–18. They scored once more on a 2-yard Joe Smith run, making the final margin 49–24, winning their first bowl game since 1993. Scoring summary Clemson La. Tech 1 12:22 La. Tech 10 61 2:38 FG 29 Josh Scobee 0 3 1 5:48 Clemson 8 51 3:25 RecTD Matt Bailey Woodrow Dantzler 10 good Aaron Hunt 7 3 2 7:51 La. Tech 12 79 4:05 RushTD Luke McCown 11 good Josh Scobee 7 10 2 6:54 Clemson 2 57 0:57 RecTD Roscoe Crosby Woodrow Dantzler 53 good Aaron Hunt 14 10 3 11:43 Clemson 9 65 3:17 RecTD Ben Hall Woodrow Dantzler 5 good Aaron Hunt 21 10 3 9:42 Clemson 3 62 0:30 RecTD Bernard Rambert Woodrow Dantzler 62 good Aaron Hunt 28 10 3 6:36 Clemson 7 58 1:25 RushTD Bernard Rambert 21 good Aaron Hunt 35 10 3 4:34 Clemson 6 51 1:46 RushTD Airese Currie 19 good Aaron Hunt 42 10 4 9:24 Clemson 2 60 0:52 RecTD Derrick Hamilton Willie Simmons 57 good Aaron Hunt 49 10 4 7:46 La. Tech 7 76 1:38 RecTD Delwyn Daigre Luke McCown 34 pass good 49 18 4 3:14 La. Tech 8 75 1:00 RushTD Joe Smith 2 pass failed 49 24 49 24 Statistics Tigers 7 7 28 7 Bulldogs 3 7 0 14 Statistics Clemson La. Tech First downs 28 25 Total offense, yards 548 450Rushes-yards (net) 55–273 26–49 Passing yards (net) 275 401Passes, Comp-Att-Int 16–29–1 29–59–3 Time of Possession 31:03 28:57 Team Category Player Statistics Clemson Passing Woodrow Dantzler 15/23, 218 yds, 4 TD Rushing Bernard Rambert 16 car, 101 yds, 1 TD Receiving Derrick Hamilton 4 rec, 94 yds, 1 TD La. Tech Passing Luke McCown 25/52, 328 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT Rushing Joe Smith 14 car, 57 yds, 1 TD Receiving Delwyn Daigre 10 rec, 178 yds References Humanitarian Bowl Category:Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Category:Clemson Tigers football bowl games Category:Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football bowl games Humanitarian Bowl Category:December 2001 sports events in the United States