2003 Holiday Bowl
| 2003 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Qualcomm Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | San Diego, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offensive: Sammy Moore, Washington State Defensive: Kyle Basler, Washington State | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Randy Smith (Big East) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Marching bands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 61,102[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$2,013,616 per team[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2003 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 30, 2003 in San Diego, California. It was part of the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the Washington State Cougars against the Texas Longhorns. Washington State pulled off a major upset by winning 28-20.
The game was scoreless after the first quarter. In the second quarter, Texas running back Cedric Benson got the Longhorns on the board following 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 took its first lead of the game on a 54-yard touchdown pass from Matt Kegel to Sammy Moore, 13-10. Jonathan Smith rushed 12 yards for a touchdown increasing Washington State's lead to 20-10. Washington State opened up a 26-10 lead after Jason David returned a fumble 18 yards for a touchdown. Texas was held to a field goal on its next possession, and Washington State owned a 26-13 lead. In the fourth quarter, Washington State got a safety increasing their lead to 28-13. Chance Mock threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Roy Williams to pull Texas within 28-20, but that would be the final score.