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The 2003 Alamo Bowl was an American football bowl game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Nebraska Cornhuskers played December 29, 2003 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
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| Date | December 29, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Alamodome | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | San Antonio, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Rich Kollen (Mtn. West) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mike Tirico, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Jerry Punch | ||||||||||||||||||
In a defensive game, Nebraska scored first, leading 3–0 on a 29-yard field goal kicked by David Dyches. Michigan State's Dave Rayner tied the score at 3 at the end of the 1st quarter, kicking a 46-yard field goal. In the second quarter, running back Cory Ross scored on touchdown runs of 2 and 6 yards, to give Nebraska a 17–3 lead.
There was no further scoring, and the game ended with Nebraska defeating Michigan State, 17–3.[1]
Statistics
edit| Statistics | Michigan State | Nebraska |
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| First Downs | 13 | 20 |
| Rushes-Yards | 18 | 229 |
| Passing Yards | 156 | 160 |
| Passes | 39-21-3 | 17-8-0 |
| Total Yards | 174 | 389 |
| Return Yards | 3 | 30 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 5-53 | 8-69 |
| Punts-Average | 8-46.4 | 7-42.9 |
| Time of Possession | 29:31 | 30:29 |
References
edit- ^ "Bowl History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016.