2001 Alamo Bowl
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| Date | December 29, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Alamodome | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | San Antonio, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Aaron Greving, Iowa RB (offense)[1] Derrick Pickens, Iowa DL (defense)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Frank White (WAC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 65,232 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, and Adrian Karsten | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2001 Alamo Bowl featured the Iowa Hawkeyes, and the Texas Tech Red Raiders. It was a rematch of the 1996 Alamo Bowl.
Game summary
Nate Kaeding scored the first points of the game for Iowa, as he connected on a 36-yard field goal, to give Iowa an early 3–0 lead. In the second quarter, running back Aaron Greving scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to increase Iowa's lead to 10–0. At the end of the half kicker Clinton Greathouse kicked a 50-yard field goal to pull Tech to within 10–3.
In the third quarter, quarterback Kliff Kingsbury connected with wide receiver Wes Welker for a 20-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 10. Later in the quarter, Kaeding connected on a 31-yard field goal to give Iowa the lead again, at 13–10. In the fourth quarter, he kicked another field goal, this one from 46 yards out to give Iowa a 16–10 lead.
Iowa's defense continued to force Texas Tech to attempt field goals rather than score touchdowns. Robert Treece kicked a 23-yard field goal to cut Iowa's lead to 16–13. Tech's defense held, and Tech got the ball back. This time, Robert Treece kicked a 37-yard field goal to tie the game at 16. Kaeding provided the winning score, kicking a 47-yard field goal, to make the final score 19–16.
As time expired, a Kliff Kingsbury pass to future NFL Hall of Famer Wes Welker was knocked away by future NFL Defensive Player of the Year Bob Sanders.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Hawkeyes | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas
- Date: Saturday, December 28, 2001
- Game time: 6:40 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Indoor • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C)
- Game attendance: 65,232
- Referee: Frank White (WAC)
- TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin (play-by-play), Mike Gottfried (analyst), and Adrian Karsten (sideline)
- Box score
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Statistics
| Statistics | IOWA | TTU |
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| First downs | 20 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 70–339 | 69–389 |
| Rushes–yards | 44–178 | 20–80 |
| Passing yards | 161 | 309 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 19–26–0 | 29–49–3 |
| Time of possession | 24:57 | 35:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| IOWA | Passing | Kyle McCann | 19/26, 161 yards |
| Rushing | Aaron Greving | 25 carries, 115 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Kahlil Hill | 6 receptions, 49 yards | |
| Texas Tech | Passing | Kliff Kingsbury | 29/49, 309 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Kliff Kingsbury | 9 carries, 42 yards | |
| Receiving | Carlos Francis | 5 receptions, 90 yards |
References
- ^ a b National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records: MVPs in Major Bowls" (PDF). 2015 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 126. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
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