The 2000 Holiday Bowl was a

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played December 29, 2000 in

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. It was part of the

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. It featured the Oregon Ducks and the Texas Longhorns. Oregon won the game by a final score of 35–30.

Game summary

*Oregon – Justin Peelle 1 yard touchdown from Joey Harrington (Josh Frankel kick), 6:25 *Oregon – Joey Harrington 18 yard touchdown from Keenan Howry (Josh Frankel kick), 12:41 *Texas – Hodges Mitchell 3 yard touchdown run (Kris Stockton kick), 4:21 *Texas – Chris Simms 4 yard touchdown run (Kris Stockton kick), 10:46 *Texas – Greg Brown 23 yard interception return (Kris Stockton kick), 11:14 *Oregon – Maurice Morris 55 yard touchdown from Joey Harrington (Josh Frankel kick), 2:28 *Oregon – Joey Harrington 9 yard touchdown run (Josh Frankel kick), 5:17 *Texas – Victor Ike 93 yard kickoff return (Kris Stockton kick), 5:35 *Oregon – Jason Willis 4 yard touchdown run (Josh Frankel kick), 9:14 *Texas – Safety, 14:39 Oregon scored first when

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Joey Harrington threw a one yard

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, which gave the Ducks an early 7–0 lead. Later in the first quarter, wide receiver Keenan Howry threw an 18 yard touchdown pass to Harrington on a trick play for a 14–0 Duck lead. Texas responded after

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Hodges Mitchell scored on a three yard

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, making it 14–7. Texas Quarterback

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later tied the game at 14–14 on a four-yard touchdown run. 30 seconds later, cornerback Greg Brown

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a pass and returned it 23 yards for a touchdown, putting Texas up 21–14. That score held up until halftime. In the third quarter, Joey Harrington threw a 55 yard touchdown pass to running back

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, and Oregon tied the game at 21. In the fourth quarter, Oregon reclaimed the lead after Harrington ran for a nine-yard touchdown score, which gave the Ducks a 28–21 lead. On the ensuing kickoff, a mere 17 seconds later, Victor Ike of Texas returned it 93 yards for a touchdown which evened the score at 28. Jason Willis of Oregon scored the go ahead touchdown run to give Oregon a 35–28 lead. A Texas

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, moved Texas within 35–30, which held up to be the final score, as Texas drove down the field after the safety but dropped potential touchdown passes to end the drive.

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References

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