After a scoreless first quarter, Oregon quarterback Kellen Clemens passed to wide receiver Dante Rosario for a 19-yard touchdown pass, giving Oregon an early 7–0 lead. Minnesota used its power running game to answer back, as they pounded the ball down the field, and capped off the drive with a 1-yard run by fullback Thomas Tapeh, knotting the game at 7–7. Samie Parker, who had a monster game with over 200 yards receiving, caught an 18-yarder from Clemens, putting Oregon up 14–7.
Minnesota continued to use its running game, and Tapeh rushed for his second 1-yarder of the game, again tying the game at 14. Jared Siegel's 30-yard field goal before halftime gave the Ducks a 17–14 half-time lead. In the third quarter Tapeh recorded his third rushing touchdown of the game, with a 6-yarder, giving Minnesota its first lead at 21–17.
Oregon responded by Samie Parker catching his second touchdown reception of the game, a 40-yarder from Clemens, his third touchdown pass of the game, and Oregon reclaimed the lead 24–21. Lawrence Maroney rushed for a 22-yard touchdown later in the quarter giving Minnesota a 28–24 lead.
In the fourth quarter, Jared Siegel connected on a 32-yard field goal to pull Oregon to within 28–27. His last field goal, a 47-yarder with less than 5 minutes left in the game, gave Oregon a 30–28 lead. Minnesota's kicker, Rhys Lloyd, kicked a 42-yard field goal with 23 seconds left, giving Minnesota a 31–30 win.
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^"College Football Poll.com". www.collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
2003, bowl, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2018, lea. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2003 Sun Bowl news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 2003 Wells Fargo Sun Bowl featured the Oregon Ducks and the Minnesota Golden Gophers a rematch of the 1999 Sun Bowl 2003 Wells Fargo Sun Bowl70th Sun BowlOregon Ducks Minnesota Golden Gophers 8 4 9 3 Pac 10 Big Ten30 31Head coach Mike Bellotti Head coach Glen MasonAPCoachesBCS2420251234 TotalOregon 01776 30Minnesota 014143 31DateDecember 31 2003Season2003StadiumSun BowlLocationEl Paso TexasRefereeSteve Shaw SEC PayoutUS 1 45 million per team 1 United States TV coverageNetworkCBSAnnouncersVerne Lundquist Todd Blackledge and Jill ArringtonSun Bowl lt 2002 2004 gt After a scoreless first quarter Oregon quarterback Kellen Clemens passed to wide receiver Dante Rosario for a 19 yard touchdown pass giving Oregon an early 7 0 lead Minnesota used its power running game to answer back as they pounded the ball down the field and capped off the drive with a 1 yard run by fullback Thomas Tapeh knotting the game at 7 7 Samie Parker who had a monster game with over 200 yards receiving caught an 18 yarder from Clemens putting Oregon up 14 7 Minnesota continued to use its running game and Tapeh rushed for his second 1 yarder of the game again tying the game at 14 Jared Siegel s 30 yard field goal before halftime gave the Ducks a 17 14 half time lead In the third quarter Tapeh recorded his third rushing touchdown of the game with a 6 yarder giving Minnesota its first lead at 21 17 Oregon responded by Samie Parker catching his second touchdown reception of the game a 40 yarder from Clemens his third touchdown pass of the game and Oregon reclaimed the lead 24 21 Lawrence Maroney rushed for a 22 yard touchdown later in the quarter giving Minnesota a 28 24 lead In the fourth quarter Jared Siegel connected on a 32 yard field goal to pull Oregon to within 28 27 His last field goal a 47 yarder with less than 5 minutes left in the game gave Oregon a 30 28 lead Minnesota s kicker Rhys Lloyd kicked a 42 yard field goal with 23 seconds left giving Minnesota a 31 30 win References edit College Football Poll com www collegefootballpoll com Retrieved November 28 2022 External links editUSAToday com recap of game nbsp 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 2003 Sun Bowl amp oldid 1171365007, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
