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, played on January 2, 2000, was the 29th edition of the Fiesta Bowl. The game was played at

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between the

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(ranked #5 in the BCS) and the

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(ranked #3 in the BCS). The matchup featured the two most current National Championship teams: Nebraska in 1997, and Tennessee in 1998. The teams first met two years earlier for the

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Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

Nebraska – Dan Alexander 7 yard run ( Josh Brown kick) 11:34 NEB 7 TN 0 Nebraska –

Bobby Newcombe Robert Wundu Sowa Newcombe (born August 8, 1979) is a former American football quarterback that started for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Collegiate career As a sophomore in 1998, Bobby Newcombe started at quarterback and led his team to a 9-4 recor ...

60 yard punt return (Josh Brown kick) 3:21 NEB 14 TN 0

2nd Quarter

Nebraska – Josh Brown 31-yard field goal 1:37 NEB 17 TN 0 Tennessee –

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9 yard pass from

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(Alex Walls kick) 0:18 NEB 17 TN 7

3rd Quarter

Tennessee –

Travis Henry Travis Deion Henry (born October 29, 1978) is a former American football running back who played seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Tennessee. He was drafted by the Bills in t ...

4 yard run (Alex Walls kick) 13:03 NEB 17 TN 14 Nebraska – Aaron Golliday 13 yard pass from

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(Josh Brown kick) 4:44 NEB 24 TN 14

4th Quarter

Nebraska –

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2 yard run (Josh Brown kick) 12:01 NEB 31 TN 14 Tennessee – Donte Stallworth 44 yard pass from Cedrick Wilson (Alex Walls kick) 7:25 NEB 31 TN 21

References

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