2001 Sun Bowl

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

2001 Wells Fargo Sun Bowl
Purdue Boilermakers Washington State Cougars (6–5) (9–2) Big Ten Pac-10 27 33 Head coach:  Joe Tiller Head coach:  Mike Price 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
Location	El Paso, Texas
Referee	Randy Smith (C-USA)
Payout	US$1,000,000 per team

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 quarterback Jason 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 tying 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.

External links

• USAToday.com recap of game