In their final season in the Big West Conference, the Broncos went 5–0 in conference play, being the final champion of the Big West Conference. It was their 2nd conference title since joining Division I-A in 1996. As for the Miners, they had finished as co-champion of the Western Athletic Conference (which occurred after a loss to #15 TCU), their first conference title since 1956. This was UTEP's first bowl since 1988 and Boise State's 2nd straight Humanitarian Bowl.
Game summary
Boise State scored first on a 28-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Bart Hendricks to Jay Swillie giving the Broncos a 7–0 lead. In the second quarter, Nick Calaycay kicked a 41-yard field goal to give the Broncos a 10–0 lead. UTEP got on the board following a 9-yard connection from Rocky Perez to Joey Knapp making it 10–7. A 28-yard field goal from Ricky Bishop tied the contest at 10. With only 23 seconds left in the half, Bart Hendricks rushed 12 yards for a touchdown, giving Boise State a 17–10 lead at intermission.
In the third quarter, Bart Hendricks scored on a 77-yard touchdown run, increasing Boise State's lead to 24–10. Ricky Bishop of UTEP made a 43-yard field goal to make it 24–13.
In the fourth quarter, Brock Forsey scored on a 43-yard touchdown run, making the lead 31–13. UTEP would attempt to come back on a 47-yard field goal from Ricky Bishop, and a 3-yard Chris Porter touchdown run to make it 31–23. Hendricks scored on an 11-yard pass from Banks to make the final score 38–23. The victory was the second consecutive Humanitarian Bowl victory for Boise State.[2]
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2000, humanitarian, bowl, edition, bowl, game, featured, boise, state, broncos, utep, miners, utep, miners, boise, state, broncos, west23, 38head, coach, gary, nord, head, coach, dirk, koetter1234, totalutep, 010310, 23boise, state, 710714, 38datedecember, 200. The 2000 Humanitarian Bowl was the 4th edition of the bowl game It featured the Boise State Broncos and the UTEP Miners 2000 Humanitarian BowlUTEP Miners Boise State Broncos 8 3 9 2 WAC Big West23 38Head coach Gary Nord Head coach Dirk Koetter1234 TotalUTEP 010310 23Boise State 710714 38DateDecember 28 2000Season2000StadiumBronco StadiumLocationBoise IdahoMVPQB Bart Hendricks Boise State RB Chris Porter UTEP RefereeRogers Redding SEC Attendance26 203PayoutUS 750 000 per team 1 United States TV coverageNetworkESPN2AnnouncersWayne LarriveeRandy WrightHumanitarian Bowl lt 1999 2001 gt Contents 1 Background 2 Game summary 3 Scoring Summary 3 1 Statistics 4 References 5 External linksBackground EditIn their final season in the Big West Conference the Broncos went 5 0 in conference play being the final champion of the Big West Conference It was their 2nd conference title since joining Division I A in 1996 As for the Miners they had finished as co champion of the Western Athletic Conference which occurred after a loss to 15 TCU their first conference title since 1956 This was UTEP s first bowl since 1988 and Boise State s 2nd straight Humanitarian Bowl Game summary EditBoise State scored first on a 28 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Bart Hendricks to Jay Swillie giving the Broncos a 7 0 lead In the second quarter Nick Calaycay kicked a 41 yard field goal to give the Broncos a 10 0 lead UTEP got on the board following a 9 yard connection from Rocky Perez to Joey Knapp making it 10 7 A 28 yard field goal from Ricky Bishop tied the contest at 10 With only 23 seconds left in the half Bart Hendricks rushed 12 yards for a touchdown giving Boise State a 17 10 lead at intermission In the third quarter Bart Hendricks scored on a 77 yard touchdown run increasing Boise State s lead to 24 10 Ricky Bishop of UTEP made a 43 yard field goal to make it 24 13 In the fourth quarter Brock Forsey scored on a 43 yard touchdown run making the lead 31 13 UTEP would attempt to come back on a 47 yard field goal from Ricky Bishop and a 3 yard Chris Porter touchdown run to make it 31 23 Hendricks scored on an 11 yard pass from Banks to make the final score 38 23 The victory was the second consecutive Humanitarian Bowl victory for Boise State 2 Scoring Summary EditScoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP UTEP BSU1 BSU Jay Swillie 28 yard touchdown reception from Bart Hendricks Nick Calaycay kick good 0 72 BSU 41 yard field goal by Nick Calaycay 0 102 UTEP Joey Knapp 9 yard touchdown reception from Rocky Perez Ricky Bishop kick good 7 102 UTEP 28 yard field goal by Ricky Bishop 10 102 BSU Bart Hendricks 12 yard touchdown run Nick Calaycay kick good 10 173 BSU Bart Hendricks 77 yard touchdown run Nick Calaycay kick good 10 243 UTEP 43 yard field goal by Ricky Bishop 13 244 BSU Brock Forsey 41 yard touchdown run Nick Calaycay kick good 13 314 UTEP 47 yard field goal by Ricky Bishop 16 314 UTEP Chris Porter 3 yard touchdown run Ricky Bishop kick good 23 314 BSU Bart Hendricks 11 yard touchdown reception from Andre Banks Nick Calaycay kick good 23 38 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 23 38Statistics Edit 1 2 3 4 TotalMiners 0 10 3 10 23Broncos 7 10 7 14 38Statistics UTEP BSUFirst downs 22 18Plays yards 82 319 59 433Rushes yards 44 118 29 175Passing yards 201 258Passing Comp Att Int 17 38 1 18 30 1Time of possession 32 55 27 05References Edit CNNSI com 2000 NCAA Football Bowls 2000 01 college bowls schedule Thursday January 04 2001 01 07 AM Archived from the original on 2009 04 29 Retrieved 2008 12 24 History Bowl Summaries 2007 UTEP Miners Football Media Guide El Paso Texas University of Texas El Paso Department of Athletics 2007 p 155 Archived from the original PDF on January 5 2016 Retrieved December 27 2015 External links Edithttp www usatoday com sports scores100 100363 100363385 htm This college football bowl article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2000 Humanitarian Bowl amp oldid 1129897597, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
