2001 Wells Fargo Sun Bowl
Bowl Game
Purdue Boilermakers Washington State Cougars (6–5) (9–2) 27 33 Head coach:  Joe Tiller Head coach:  Mike Price AP Coaches BCS NR NR NR AP Coaches BCS 13 13 12 1 2 3 4 Total Purdue 0 20 0 7 27 Washington State 14 3 13 3 33
Date	December 31, 2001
Season	2001
Stadium	Sun Bowl Stadium
Location	El Paso, Texas
Payout	US$1,000,000 per team[1]
Sun Bowl  < 2000  2002 >

The 2001 Wells Fargo Sun Bowl edition to the Sun Bowl featured the Washington State Cougars, and the Purdue Boilermakers.

Washington State's Jason David scored the game's first touchdown on a 45 yard interception return for a 7-0 WSU lead. Washington State quarterbackJason Gesser later threw a 46 yard touchdown pass to Mike Bush to increase the Cougar's lead to 14-0. In the second quarter, Purdue running back Montrell Lowe scored on a 1 yard touchdown run to cut the lead to 14-7.

Kicker Travis Dorsch kicked a 28 yard field goal to pull Purdue to within 14-10. Washington State's Drew Dunning answered with a 47 yard field goal of his own, to move the lead back to 17-10. Purdue quarterback Kyle Orton found wide receiver Taylor Stubblefield for a 3 yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 17. Travis Dorsch's 50 yard field goal before halftime gave Purdue a 20-17 halftime lead.

In the third quarter, Drew Dunning kicked the tieing 34 yard field goal. Jason Gesser's subsequent 1 yard touchdown run gave Washington State a 27-20 lead. Drew Dunning added field goals of 30 and 37 yards to give WSU a 33-20 lead. With 1:53 left, Kyle Orton connected with Taylor Stubblefield with a 51 yard touchdown pass to make the final margin 33-27.

[edit] External links

• USAToday.com recap of game

[edit] References

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