The 2003 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30 in San Diego, California, part of the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the Washington State Cougars, and the fifth-ranked Texas Longhorns. Washington State pulled off a 28–20 upset,[3][4][5] and moved up to ninth in the final rankings.
Scoreless after the first quarter, Texas running back Cedric Benson scored in the second quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run. Washington State tied the game following a 12-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Matt Kegel to wide receiver Sammy Moore. Following a 39-yard field goal, Texas held a 10–7 lead at halftime.
In the third quarter, Washington State outscored Texas by nineteen points. They took their first lead at 13–10 on a 54-yard touchdown pass from Kegel to Moore. Jonathan Smith rushed 12 yards for a touchdown increasing the lead to 20–10, and the Cougars extended their lead to 26–10 lead after Jason David returned a fumble 18 yards for a touchdown.
Early in the fourth quarter, Texas was held to a field goal; WSU led by thirteen, and the Cougars added a safety as Texas was flagged for holding in their own end zone. Chance Mock threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Roy Williams to pull Texas to within 28–20 with over four minutes remaining, but that was the end of the scoring.[4][5]
^"The Latest Line". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 29, 2003. p. E6.
^ ab"Holiday Bowl History". Archived from the original on April 30, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
^Wilson, Bernie (December 31, 2003). "Cougars make it a special Holiday". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. B1.
The 2003HolidayBowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30 in San Diego, California, part of the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season...
The HolidayBowl is an annual college football bowl game held in San Diego, California. Founded in 1978, the bowl is held at Snapdragon Stadium. The current...
The 1980 HolidayBowl was a college football bowl game played December 19, 1980, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football...
The 2016 HolidayBowl was a postseason college football bowl game, played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, on December 27, 2016. This was...
The 2009 HolidayBowl was the thirty-second edition of the college football bowl game and was played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. The...
The 2019 HolidayBowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2019. Kickoff was at 8:07 p.m. EST (5:07 p.m. local PST). The game was aired...
The 2017 HolidayBowl was a postseason college football bowl game, played at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego, California, on December 28, 2017. This was the...
The 2007 Pacific Life HolidayBowl was a college football bowl game played December 27, 2007 in San Diego. It was part of the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS...
The 1994 HolidayBowl was a college football bowl game played December 30, 1994, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football...
The 2002 HolidayBowl was a college football bowl game played December 27, 2002 in San Diego, California. It was part of the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football...
The 1997 HolidayBowl was a college football bowl game played December 29, 1997, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football...
The 1982 HolidayBowl was a college football bowl game played December 17, 1982, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football...
The 1993 HolidayBowl was a college football bowl game played December 30, 1993, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football...
The 2004 HolidayBowl was the third bowl game (also the second of three in California) played of the 2004–05 bowl season on December 30, 2004. The game...
In the United States, public holidays are set by federal, state, and local governments and are often observed by closing government offices or giving government...
MLK Day holiday in November 1992. The NFL responded by formally assigning XXX to Tempe at their March 1993 meeting. The Bills entered Super Bowl XXVII trying...
The 1995 HolidayBowl was a college football bowl game played December 29, 1995, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football...
The 2003 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl was a college football bowl game that was the designated Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game for the...
participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision football. The conference formed in 1994 and begin conference...
Super Bowl Be a Holiday?". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 13, 2016. Jargon, Julie (February 3, 2011). "Sports Bars Play Super Bowl Defense"...
from 2 bowl game appearances, the 2004 Pacific Life HolidayBowl and 2009 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic, remain unbroken. The 2009 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic's...
The 2003 Insight Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the California Golden Bears at Bank One...
HolidayBowl Independence Bowl LA Bowl Las Vegas Bowl LendingTree Bowl Liberty Bowl Military Bowl Music City Bowl Myrtle Beach Bowl New Mexico Bowl New...
The 2003 San Francisco Bowl was the second edition of the post-season college football bowl game between the Colorado State Rams and the Boston College...
the Pac-10 behind champion USC. Washington State was invited to the HolidayBowl in San Diego, where the Cougars defeated fifth-ranked Texas and moved...
14, 1990). "Phoenix Gets '93 Super Bowl if King Holiday Goes Statewide; '93 Super Bowl to Phoenix If King Holiday Wins Vote Football". The New York Times...
to adopt the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. As a compromise, however, the NFL owners reserved Super Bowl XXX for Tempe on a "preliminary" and "conditional"...
Aluminum Bowl (1956) HolidayBowl (1957–1960) Camellia Bowl (1961–1963) Champion Bowl (1964–1976 and 1980–1996, Division I games only) Apple Bowl (1977,...
Global Information