2001 Holiday Bowl

The 2001 Culligan Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 28, 2001, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the Washington Huskies against the Texas Longhorns. Texas won 47–43 (a combined 90 points despite neither team scoring at all in the 1st quarter) after a dramatic comeback in the 4th quarter, scoring the winning touchdown with 38 seconds left. Earlier, Washington had led by as much as 19 points, and carried a 36–20 lead into the 4th quarter.

2001 Culligan Holiday Bowl
Washington Huskies Texas Longhorns (8–3) (10–2) Pac-10 Big 12 43 47 Head coach:  Rick Neuheisel Head coach:  Mack Brown AP Coaches BCS 21 20 15 AP Coaches BCS 9 9 7
1 2 3 4 Total Washington 0 23 13 7 43 Texas 0 14 6 27 47
Date	December 28, 2001
Season	2001
Stadium	Qualcomm Stadium
Location	San Diego, California
MVP	Co-Offensive: Major Applewhite (UT, QB) 37-55, 473 yards, 4 TD Co-Offensive: Willie Hurst (UW, RB) 16 rushes, 137 yards, 2 TD Defensive: Derrick Johnson (UT, LB) 7 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack, 1 INT
Referee	Ken Rivera (Mtn. West)
Halftime show	Marching bands
Attendance	60,548[1]
Payout	US$2,044,988 per team[1]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Mike Tirico, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, and Dr. Jerry Punch
Holiday Bowl  ← 2000  2002 →

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Washington Texas 2 13:06 9 54 3:04 Washington 43-yard field goal by John Anderson 3 0 2 12:30 4 0 0:24 Washington 43-yard field goal by John Anderson 6 0 2 6:54 Washington Interception returned 38 yards for touchdown by Tank Johnson, John Anderson kick good 13 0 2 5:23 4 80 1:31 Texas B.J. Johnson 43-yard touchdown reception from Major Applewhite, Dusty Mangum kick good 13 7 2 1:55 8 54 2:33 Texas Roy Williams 25-yard touchdown reception from Major Applewhite, Dusty Mangum kick good 13 14 2 0:47 8 76 1:08 Washington Joe Collier 4-yard touchdown reception from Cody Pickett, John Anderson kick good 20 14 2 0:00 5 18 0:33 Washington 40-yard field goal by John Anderson 23 14 3 7:46 12 91 5:15 Washington Jerramy Stevens 17-yard touchdown reception from Cody Pickett, John Anderson kick good 30 14 3 5:37 8 66 2:09 Texas 26-yard field goal by Dusty Mangum 30 17 3 3:51 6 65 1:46 Washington Willie Hurst 4-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass intercepted 36 17 3 1:18 9 57 2:33 Texas 24-yard field goal by Dusty Mangum 36 20 4 11:54 10 48 2:51 Texas Matt Trissel 2-yard touchdown reception from Major Applewhite, 2-point pass failed 36 26 4 8:01 5 54 2:05 Texas Ivan Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Dusty Mangum kick good 36 33 4 6:00 3 9 0:57 Texas Bo Scaife 4-yard touchdown reception from Major Applewhite, Dusty Mangum kick good 36 40 4 1:49 7 80 1:49 Washington Willie Hurst 34-yard touchdown run, John Anderson kick good 43 40 4 0:38 7 80 1:11 Texas Ivan Williams 3-yard touchdown run, Dusty Mangum kick good 43 47 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 43 47