UNIVERSITY OF OREGON DUCKS
2003 SUN BOWL
2002 SEATTLE BOWL
Minnesota 31, Oregon 30
Wake Forest 38, Oregon 17
Minnesota Oregon UO UM UO UM UO UO UO UM UO UO UM
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0 0
14 14 17 7
3 6
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31 30
(Coach Glen Mason) (Coach Mike Bellotti)
Dante Rosario 9 run (Jared Siegel kick), 14:06, 2nd Thomas Tapeh 1 run (Rhys Lloyd kick), 9:50, 2nd Samie Parker 17 pass from Kellen Clemens, 8:45, 2nd Tapeh 1 run (Lloyd kick), 1:11, 2nd Siegel 30 FG, 0:00, 2nd Tapeh 6 run (Lloyd kick), 8:38, 3rd Parker 40 pass from Clemens (Siegel kick), 3:09, 3rd Laurence Maroney 22 run (Lloyd kick), 0:14, 3rd Siegel 32 FG, 9:36, 4th Siegel 47 FG, 4:16, 4th Lloyd 42 FG, 0:23, 4th
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: (UM) Maroney 15-131, Tapeh 13-40, Barber 16-37. (UO) Whitehead 6-35, Washington 6-28. PASSING: (UM) Abdul-Khaliq 12-21-0-172. (UO) Clemens 32-42-1-363, Fife 1-1-0-13. RECEIVING: (UM) Hosack 6-107. (UO) Parker 16-200, Whitehead 5-42, Williams 4-49, Rosario 3-36, Day 3-31. TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes-Yards Passes Passing Yards Total Offense Punting Fumbles-Lost Penalties Time of Possession
UM 23 55-241 21-12-0 172 413 3-38.7 2-1 3-19 31:33
UO 25 24-77 44-33-1 376 453 3-29.0 0-0 5-40 28:27
Dec. 30, 2002 Seattle, Wash. Attendance: 38,241
Attempts to rebound from a disappointing last half of its regular season proved futile as big plays and a ball-control offense contributed to Oregon’s first post-season setback in four tries. After jumping onto the scoreboard first via a Jared Siegel field goal, the Ducks were unable to secure their second first down of the game until staring at a 14-3 deficit in Seahawks Stadium. Despite completing only nine passes, Wake Forest’s offense took advantage of maintaining possession of the football for 34:34 while scoring on two of four plays longer than 30 yards to account for a second bowl win over Oregon in 11 years. Redshirt freshman quarterback Kellen Clemens came off the bench to replace Jason Fife to open the second quarter — responding with his first touchdown pass as a collegian in his most extensive play to date — and helped the Ducks bounce back from an 18-point deficit. A 43-yard Keenan Howry punt return, followed by the school’s career receiving leader’s 36-yard run, led to Matt Floberg’s lone scoring run of the year to close the gap to 24-17 late in the third quarter. Yet the Oregon offense was unable to take advantage of the momentum as it was limited to only two more first downs the remainder of the afternoon. Linebackers David Moretti and Kevin Mitchell led the defense with 17 and 15 tackles, respectively, while George Wrighster’s five catches propelled him to the top of the school’s list for most single-season catches by a tight end ever (41). Wake Forest Oregon UO WF WF WF UO WF UO WF WF
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7 3
14 7
10 7
7 0
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38 17
(Coach: Jim Grobe) (Coach: Mike Bellotti)
Jared Siegel 45 FG, 12:25, 1st Ovie Mughelli 1 run (Matt Wisnosky kick), 10:26, 1st Jason Anderson 57 pass from James MacPherson (Wisnosky kick), 12:38, 2nd MacPherson 1 run (Wisnosky kick), 2:40, 2nd Samie Parker 7 pass from Kellen Clemens (Siegel kick), :26, 2nd Wisnosky 43 FG, 9:37, 3rd Matt Floberg 1 run (Siegel kick), 5:39, 3rd Anderson 63 pass from MacPherson (Wisnosky kick), 2:02, 3rd Chris Barclay 12 run (Wisnosky kick), 2:48, 4th
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: (WF) Barclay 19-82, Davis 9-65, Williams 16-53. (UO) Smith 18-62, Howry 1-36. PASSING: (WF) MacPherson 9-16-0-241. (UO) Clemens 19-31-0-161, Fife 1-100-4. RECEIVING: (WF) Anderson 3-157, Landfried 3-45, Davis 2-27. (UO) Howry 5-50, Wrighster 5-34, Parker 4-43, Floberg 2-21, Willis 2-16. TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes-Yards Passes Passing Yards Total Offense Punting Fumbles-Lost Penalties Time of Possession
WF 23 256 16-9-0 241 497 5-48.4 3-0 3-15 34:34
UO 13 125 41-20-0 165 290 6-50.2 1-1 2-10 25:26
OREGON BOWL TRADITION
Dec. 31, 2003 El Paso, Texas Attendance: 49,864
The Gophers won the see-saw battle with 23 seconds left when kicker Rhys Lloyd booted a 42-yard field goal on a ball tipped by senior defensive tackle Junior Siavii at the line. The Ducks had taken a 30-28 lead on a 47-yard field goal by Jared Siegel with 4:16 to play before Minnesota (10-3) drove 55 yards on its ensuing possession to set up Lloyd’s winner. The Ducks used two of their timeouts in the final minute to give the offense and quarterback Kellen Clemens one last chance, but the sophomore starter was intercepted with 10 seconds remaining. Clemens ended with career highs in completions (32), attempts (42) and yards (363), as well as matching one Sun Bowl record with three touchdowns and claiming another pinnacle with a 76.2% completion percentage. Samie Parker ended as game MVP after the school’s single-game record-holder broke bowl records for catches (16), yards (200) and touchdown catches (two). Minnesota, which had ranked third nationally in rushing (293.2 avg.), dominated the ground stats with 241 yards on 55 carries. Laurence Maroney led ballcarriers with 15 carries for 135 yards and a TD for Minnesota, and Thomas Tapeh added three scores. The game opened with a scoreless first quarter, but the teams combined for a bowl-record 31 points in the second period. Clemens opened the scoring with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Dante Rosario with less than a minute elapsed. Siegel hit a season-high three field goals (30, 32 and 47) to earn top special teams honors while Siavii was honored as the game’s top lineman.
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