The 2003 Las Vegas Bowl was the 12th edition of the annual
college football bowl game
In North America, a bowl game is one of a number of post-season college football games that are primarily played by teams belonging to the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). For most of its history, the Division I Bowl Subdivi ...
. It featured the
Oregon State Beavers
The Oregon State Beavers are the athletic teams that represent Oregon State University, located in Corvallis, Oregon. The Beavers compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I ( Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for ...
and the
New Mexico Lobos
The New Mexico Lobos are the athletic teams that represent the University of New Mexico, located in Albuquerque. The university participates in the NCAA Division I in the Mountain West Conference (MW) since 1999, after leaving the Western Athlet ...
. Oregon State's 55 points scored remains a Las Vegas Bowl record. Their 41-point victory margin is also a record.
Game summary
Oregon State scored first after
Derek Anderson threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to running back
Steven Jackson to take a 7–0 lead. Both of those players went on the become notable in the NFL. Kirk Yliniemi's 21-yard field goal increased OSU's advantage to 10–0. New Mexico's quarterback Casey Kelly threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to
Hank Baskett to cut the margin to 10–7. Derek Anderson threw his second touchdown pass of the quarter to wide receiver
Mike Hass, a 42-yarder to take a 17–7 lead at the end of one quarter of play.
Steven Jackson provided the offense in the second quarter, scoring on touchdown runs of 3 and 11 yards, to increase Oregon State's lead to 31–7 at the half. Steven Jackson's third touchdown run of the game came in the third quarter, making it 38–7 OSU. Kirk Ylinmiemi added a 31-yard field goal in the third quarter, and Oregon State led 41–7 with one quarter remaining.
In the fourth quarter, Steven Jackson scored his fifth touchdown of the game, a 1-yard run to stretch OSU's lead to 48–7. Backup quarterback
Kole McKamey
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threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to
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to pull New Mexico to within 48–14. By then the game was already over, and backup quarterback Adam Rothenfluh threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Josh Hawkins to make the final margin 55–14. Oregon State finished with 540 yards of total offense.
References
External links
Review of game by USA Today
Las Vegas Bowl
The Las Vegas Bowl is an NCAA Division I FBS annual post-season college football bowl game held in the Las Vegas area. First played in 1992, the bowl was originally held at the 40,000-seat Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada before moving to the ...
Las Vegas Bowl
New Mexico Lobos football bowl games
Oregon State Beavers football bowl games
Las
December 2003 sports events in the United States
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