2007 Holiday Bowl Bowl History & More

Holiday Bowl Profiles, History, Best Bowl Moments & More

Texas A&M (9-3) vs. California (9-3)

Dec. 27, 8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN

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Holiday Bowl History
2006	California 45, Texas A&M 10
2005	Oklahoma 17, Oregon 14
2004	Texas Tech 45, California 31
2003	Washington State 28, Texas 20
2002	Kansas St 34, Arizona State 27
2001	Texas 47, Washington 43
2000	Oregon 35, Texas 30
1999	Kansas State 24, Washington 20
1998	Arizona 23, Nebraska 20
1997	Colorado St. 35, Missouri 24
1996	Colorado 33, Washington 21
1995	Kansas St. 54, Colorado St. 21
1994	Michigan 24, Colorado St. 14
1993	Ohio State 28, BYU 21
1992	Hawaii 27, Illinois 17
1991	BYU 13, Iowa 13
1990	Texas A&M 65, BYU 14
1989	Penn State 50, BYU 39
1988	Oklahoma St 62, Wyoming 14
1987	Iowa 20, Wyoming 19
1986	Iowa 39, San Diego State 38
1985	Arkansas 18, Arizona State 17
1984	BYU 24, Michigan 17
1983	BYU 21, Missouri 17
1982	Ohio State 47, BYU 17
1981	BYU 38, Washington State 36
1980	BYU 46, SMU 45
1979	Indiana 38, BYU 37
1978	Navy 23, BYU 16

By Richard Cirminiello

Best Sun Devil Bowl Moment: Best Sun Devil Bowl Moment – While the Sun Devils’ 1975 Fiesta Bowl win over Nebraska put the school on the national radar, Pac-10 teams are judged by how they perform in Pasadena.  Arizona State’s only Rose Bowl victory came in 1987 at the expense of Michigan.  The Sun Devils shut out the Wolverines in the second half, getting a pair of Jeff Van Raaphorst to Bruce Hill touchdown passes to pick up win No. 10 of the season.

Best Longhorn Bowl Moment: Best Longhorn Bowl Moment – With all due respect to its last two thrilling comeback wins over USC and Michigan in the Rose Bowl, nothing defines the Texas bowl experience more than the Cotton Bowl, home to almost half of the program’s 46 bowl destinations.  Arguably the most rewarding of those trips to Dallas was in 1970, when the ‘Horns came from behind twice in the fourth quarter to beat a Notre Dame team that was ending a 44-year self-imposed bowl-moratorium.  The win, No. 500 in school history, cemented UT’s second national title.

Arizona State's best win ... Arizona State 44 ... Oregon State 32
Arizona State ripped off 31 straight points in the second half to overcome a rough first quarter, as Ryan Torain scored on two Rudy Carpenter passes to go along with a 41-yard dash. Oregon State got up 19-0, starting of with a safety off a bad snap before Howard Croom caught a 14-yard touchdown pass, and Yvenson Bernard ran for a one-yard score. And then the ASU passing game kicked in, as Carpenter connected with Michael Jones for a 64-yard touchdown early in the second quarter, and again late in the third quarter from 43 yards out. The Sun Devil defense also did its part with five interceptions, with Robert James and Troy Nolan picking off OSU QB Sean Canfield twice.
Player of the game: Arizona State QB Rudy Carpenter completed 25 of 36 passes for 361 yards and four touchdowns with an interception.
Stat Leaders: Arizona State - Passing: Rudy Carpenter, 25-36, 361 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Ryan Torain, 26-91, 1 TD. Receiving: Rudy Burgess, 6-38
Oregon State - Passing: Sean Canfield, 28-48, 324 yds, 2 TD, 5 INT
Rushing: Yvenson Bernard, 24-128, 1 TD. Receiving: Sammie Stroughter, 6-102

Arizona State's worst loss ... Oregon 35 ... Arizona State 23
Dennis Dixon threw four touchdown passes including strikes of 26 and 27 yards to Jaison Williams in the first half. Jonathan Stewart caught a 13-yard touchdown pass and ran for a 33-yard score to keep the Ducks ahead, but the Sun Devils kept pressing with Rudy Carpenter throwing a 26-yard touchdown pass to Michael Jones, and an 11-yard score to Brent Miller. But ASU blew two key scoring chances, with Carpenter throwing an interception in the end zone and a Tyrice Thompson fumble off a long pass all but sealing the Duck win. The Sun Devils outgained the Ducks 489 yards to 400.
Player of the game: Oregon DE Nick Reed made 11 tackles with 3.5 sacks and five tackles for loss
Stat Leaders: Oregon - Passing: Dennis Dixon, 13-22, 189 yds, 4 TD
Rushing: Jonathan Stewart, 21-99, 1 TD. Receiving: Jaison Williams, 5-106, 2 TD
Arizona State - Passing: Rudy Carpenter, 22-36, 379 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Keegan Herring, 12-83. Receiving: Brent Miller, 6-45, 1 TD

Texas' best win ... Texas 59 ... Texas Tech 43
Colt McCoy threw four touchdown passes and ran for two scores, Texas outgained Texas Tech 551 yards to 476, and held on to the ball for 40:12, but it needed two onside kicks and to keep the pressure on offensively to overcome 466 passing yards and five passing touchdowns from Graham Harrell. The Texas Tech quarterback connected with Michael Crabtree from 26 and 69 yards out as part of a 23-point fourth quarter, but the Longhorns cranked out 24 in the final frame with McCoy connecting with Nate Jones from 34 yards out and Quan Cosby from 14 yards out, and ran for a 22-yard score. The Longhorns outgained the Red Raiders 283 yards to ten on the ground.
Player of the game: Texas QB Colt McCoy completed 21 of 30 passes for 268 yards and four touchdowns with an interception, and ran 11 times for 51 yards and two scores.
Stat Leaders: Texas - Passing: Colt McCoy, 21-30, 268 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Jamaal Charles, 23-174, 1 TD. Receiving: Quan Cosby, 8-94, 2 TD
Texas Tech - Passing: Graham Harrell, 36-48, 466 yds, 5 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Edward Britton, 1-9. Receiving: Michael Crabtree, 9-195, 2 TD

Texas' worst loss ... Kansas State 41 ... Texas 21
Special teams and defense helped Kansas State blow past Texas, with Ian Campbell taking an interception 41 yards for a touchdown, James Johnson returning a kickoff 85 yards for a score, and Jordy Nelson bringing back a punt 89 yards for a touchdown. Texas appeared to overcome early problems with a six-yard Jamaal Charles touchdown run in the third quarter pulling the Longhorns within three, but KSU scored the final 17 points of the game helped by a two-yard Johnson touchdown. The Wildcat offense only gained 272 yards, but the defense came up with four interceptions and held Texas to 330 yards.
Stat Leaders: Kansas State - Passing: Josh Freeman, 22-38, 177 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: James Johnson, 19-77, 1 TD. Receiving: Jordy Nelson, 12-116, 1 TD
Texas - Passing: Colt McCoy, 19-39, 20 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT
Rushing: Jamaal Charles, 17-72, 1 TD. Receiving: Jermichael Finley, 4-51

2006 Holiday Bowl
California 45 ... Texas A&M 10
California dominated, but it wasn't with its normal flash and dash. The ground game pounded out 241 yards averaging 7.5 yards per carry while running away with the second half scoring 31 unanswered points. Up 14-10 after halftime, the Bears got a Marshawn Lynch's second touchdown run of the day and a four-yard scoring catch from Lavelle Hawkins on fourth down to go up 28-10 into the fourth. Texas A&M, taken out of its normal offense playing in catchup mode, struggled to move the ball while the defense couldn't stop anything the Bears wanted to do. Justin Forsett and Bryan Schutte added late touchdown runs, while Nate Longshore ran for a one-yard score in the first quarter to go along with his touchdown pass. A&M started off the scoring with a 19-yard catch from Chad Schroeder, but only managed a 32-yard Matt Szymanski field goal the rest of the way.
Player of the game ... California's offensive line, tackles Andrew Cameron and Mike Gibson, guards Erik Robertson and Noris Malele and center Alex Mack for paving the way for 241 rushing yards and not allowing a sack.
Stat Leaders: Texas A&M - Passing: Stephen McGee, 17-26, 177 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Mike Goodson, 13-62. Receiving: L'Tydrick Riley, 4-52
California - Passing: Nate Longshore, 19-24, 235 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Justin Forsett, 8-124, 1 TD  Receiving: DeSean Jackson, 5-81

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Texas Bowl History (23-21-2)

2006	Alamo	Texas 26, Iowa 24
2005	Rose	Texas 41, USC 38
2004	Rose	Texas 38, Michigan 37
2003	Holiday	Washington St 28, Texas 20
2003	Cotton	Texas 35, LSU 20
2001	Holiday	Texas 47, Washington 43
2000	Holiday	Oregon 35, Texas 30
1999	Cotton	Arkansas 27, Texas 6
1998	Cotton	Texas 38, Miss State 11
1996	Fiesta	Penn State 38, Texas 15
1995	Sugar	Virginia Tech 28, Texas 10
1994	Sun	Texas 35, North Carolina 31
1990	Cotton	Miami 46, Texas 3
1987	Bluebonnet	Texas 32, Pittsburgh 27
1985	Bluebonnet	Air Force 24, Texas 16
1984	Freedom	Iowa 55, Texas 17
1983	Cotton	Georgia 10, Texas 9
1982	Sun	North Carolina 26, Texas 10
1981	Cotton	Texas 14, Alabama 12
1980	Bluebonnet	North Carolina 16, Texas 7
1979	Sun	Washington 14, Texas 7
1978	Sun	Texas 42, Maryland 0
1977	Cotton	Notre Dame 38, Texas 10
1975	Bluebonnet	Texas 38, Colorado 21
1974	Gator	Auburn 27, Texas 3
1973	Cotton	Nebraska 19, Texas 3
1972	Cotton	Texas 17, Alabama 13
1971	Cotton	Penn State 30, Texas 6
1970	Cotton	Notre Dame 24, Texas 11
1969	Cotton	Texas 21, Notre Dame 17
1968	Cotton	Texas 36, Tennessee 13
1966	Bluebonnet	Texas 19, Mississippi 0
1964	Orange	Texas 21, Alabama 17
1963	Cotton	Texas 28, Navy 6
1962	Cotton	LSU 13, Texas 0
1961	Cotton	Texas 12, Mississippi 7
1960	Bluebonnet	Texas 3, Alabama 3
1959	Cotton	Syracuse 23, Texas 14
1957	Sugar	Mississippi 39, Texas 7
1952	Cotton	Texas 16, Tennessee 0
1950	Cotton	Tennessee 20, Texas 14
1948	Orange	Texas 41, Georgia 28
1947	Sugar	Texas 27, Alabama 7
1945	Cotton	Texas 40, Missouri 27
1943	Cotton	Texas 7, Randolph Field 7
1942	Cotton	Texas 14, Georgia Tech 7

Arizona State Bowl History (12-10-1)

2006	Hawaii	Hawaii 41, Arizona St 24
2005	Insight	Arizona State 45, Rutgers 40
2004	Sun	Arizona State 27, Purdue 23
2002	Holiday	Kansas State 34, Arizona State 27
2000	Aloha	Boston College 31, Arizona State 17
1999	Aloha	Wake Forest 23, Arizona State 3
1997	Sun	Arizona State 17, Iowa 7
1996	Rose	Ohio State 20, Arizona State 17
1987	Freedom	Arizona State 33, Air Force 28
1986	Rose	Arizona State 22, Michigan 15
1985	Holiday	Arkansas 18, Arizona State 17
1982	Fiesta	Arizona State 32, Oklahoma 21
1978	Garden State	Arizona State 34, Rutgers 18
1977	Fiesta	Penn State 42, Arizona State 30
1975	Fiesta	Arizona State 17, Nebraska 14
1973	Fiesta	Arizona State 28, Pittsburgh 7
1972	Fiesta	Arizona State 49, Missouri 35
1971	Fiesta	Arizona State 45, Florida State 38
1970	Peach	Arizona State 48, North Carolina 26
1950	Salad	Miami (Ohio) 34, Arizona State 21
1949	Salad	Xavier 33, Arizona State 21
1940	Sun	Case Western Reserve 26, Arizona State 13
1939	Sun	Arizona State 0, Catholic 0

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