Best
Hoosier Bowl Moment:
In the 1979 Holiday Bowl, Indiana handed BYU its only loss of the
season, surviving eight lead changes in a thrilling 38-37 victory.
The Hoosiers got a game-winning, 62-yard punt return from Tim Wilbur
in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t celebrate until after Cougar K
Brent Johnson missed a 27-yard field goal attempt with 11 seconds
left on the clock.
Best Cowboy Bowl Moment: one of the great offensive displays
in postseason history, Oklahoma State ambushed Wyoming 62-14 in the
1988 Holiday Bowl. The Cowboys cranked out 698 yards and 34 first
downs behind Heisman winner Barry Sanders’ 222 yards and five
touchdowns on the ground, and a near- perfect passing performance
from current head coach Mike Gundy.
Indiana's best win ...
Indiana 38 ... Iowa 20
Indiana got up early 1-0 on two Kellen Lewis touchdown passes
and a 71-yard scoring dash, technically, on a pass to himself, after
picking up a fumble. Iowa managed a 33-yard Trey Stross scoring grab
with no time left on the clock in the first half, and got a
touchdown on a ten-yard Brandon Myers catch to pull within eight,
thanks to a failed extra point. And then Indiana put it away, going
on an 11-play drive that took 5:05 off the clock and finished with a
one-yard Josiah Sears touchdown run, the first of two in the second
half. Player of the
game: Indiana QB
Kellen Lewis was 19-of-26 for 322 yards, three touchdowns, including
a 71-yard fumble recovery for a score, and an interception, while
running for 20 yards on four carries. Stat Leaders: Indiana - Passing: Kellen Lewis,
19-26, 322 yds, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing: Marcus Thigpen, 15-23. Receiving: Josiah
Sears, 7-58 Iowa - Passing: Jake Christensen, 24-42, 308
yds, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing: Albert Young, 15-94. Receiving: Derrell Johnson-Koulianos,
6-68, 1 TD
Indiana's worst
performance ...
Northwestern 31 ... Indiana 28
Northwestern got a three-yard Ross Lane touchdown catch with
44 seconds to play, and then held on with a big sack in the final few moments to
get by the Hoosiers. IU got its first touchdown on a 91-yard James Bailey
kickoff return after a Northwestern 29-yard field goal. With two James Hardy
touchdown catches in the second half from 11 and five yards out, and a 14-yard
Kellen Lewis touchdown run, the Hoosiers held the lead late before NU's final
12-play, 73-yard drive. The Wildcats went on a midgame 21-point run on a 41-yard
Eddie Simpson interception return for a touchdown, a 15-yard Kim Thompson catch,
and a one-yard Tyrell Sutton run.
Player of the
game: Northwestern RB Tyrell Sutton ran 33 times for 141 yards
and a touchdown, and caught six passes for 72 yards Stat Leaders: Northwestern - Passing: C.J.
Bacher, 26-33, 276 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT Rushing: Tyrell Sutton, 33-141, 1 TD. Receiving:
Kim Thompson, 6-78, 1 TD Indiana - Passing: Kellen Lewis, 18-27, 204 yds,
2 TD
Rushing: Bryan Payton, 15-55. Receiving: James Hardy,
7-107, 2 TD
Oklahoma State's best win ...
Oklahoma State 49 ... Texas Tech 45
In one of the wildest games of the year, Texas Tech threw for
646 yards, Oklahoma State ran for 366, but it was through the air that
the Cowboys pulled off the win, as Brandon Pettigrew hauled in a 54-yard
touchdown catch with 1:37 to play for a four-point lead. But Graham
Harrell and the Texas Tech passing game wouldn't be done, getting down
to the OSU 15 before finally sputtering out on a fourth down incomplete
pass. Each team score 21 second quarter points, with Michael Crabtree
catching two of his three touchdown passes, both from two yards out, on
the way to a Red Raider lead, while OSU kept pace with a 46-yard Kendall
Hunter touchdown run and a 48-yard Zac Robinson dash. Tech got 14
catches for 237 yards and three touchdowns from Crabtree, and 14 catches
for 233 yards and a score from Danny Amendola. Three different players
ran for over 100 yards for OSU. Player of
the game: In a losing cause,
Texas Tech QB Graham Harrell threw for 646 yards and five touchdown
passes on 46-of-67 passing. Stat Leaders: Texas Tech - Passing: Graham Harrell,
46-67, 646 yds, 5 TDs Rushing: Shannon Woods, 12-58, 1 TD. Receiving: Michael
Crabtree, 14-237, 3 TDs Oklahoma State - Passing: Zac Robinson, 16-32, 211
yds, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing: Dantrell Savage, 25-130, 1 TD. Receiving: Adarius
Bowman, 6-81
Oklahoma State's worst performance ...
Troy 41 ... Oklahoma State 23
Bad weather delayed the start of the game, but a little rain
didn't slow down Troy in the first half as it jumped out to a stunning 27-10
lead on a touchdown run and throw from Omar Haugabook, a 17-yard scoring play
from WR Gary Banks to Mykeal Terry, and a 54-yard Leodis McKelvin punt return
for a score. The Trojans stayed hot out of the locker room with two short
touchdown runs from Haugabook and Sean Dawkins, while the OSU offense sputtered
with missed passes, penalties, and poor play on third downs. Julius Crosslin ran
for two short fourth quarter scores for the Cowboys.
Player of the game: Troy QB Omar Haugabook completed 33 of 48
passes for 371 yards and a touchdown with an interception, and ran 13 times for
49 yards and two scores.
Stat Leaders: Troy - Passing: Omar Haugabook,
33-48, 371 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing: Kenny Cattouse, 12-62. Receiving: Gary
Banks, 5.66 Oklahoma State - Passing: Zac Robinson, 27-37, 191
yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing: Zac Robinson, 9-61. Receiving: Dez
Bryant, 3-67
2006 Insight Bowl
Texas Tech 44 ... Minnesota 41 OT
Texas Tech staged the greatest
comeback in bowl history with a 52-yard Alex Trlica field goal with no time left
on the clock to send the game into overtime, and then won it on a three-yard
Shannon Woods run after Minnesota could only manage a 32-yard Joel Monroe field
goal. The Gophers were spectacular in the first half getting up 28-0 helped by
two Bryan Cupito touchdown passes and short scoring runs from Justin Valentine
and Amir Pinnix, and scored the first points of the second half on a 20-yard
Monroe field goal for a 38-7 lead. In a breathtaking display, Texas Tech scored
on touchdown drives of 76, 61, 63 and 56 highlighted by a perfectly thrown
43-yard scoring pass to Joel Filani to get it all started, but a good Minnesota
punt and a Texas Tech false start penalty appeared to end the comeback as the
Red Raiders had the ball on its own seven with :50 to play and no time outs.
Using sideline patterns and helped by two measurements, Graham Harrell got the
ball in position for Trlica to hit his career long field goal. Tech's didn't
have a scoring drive in the second half longer than 2:55.
Player of the game ...
Texas Tech QB Graham Harrell
completed 36 of 55 passes for 445 yards and two touchdowns with an interception
and ran for a score. Stat Leaders: Minnesota- Passing: Bryan Cupito,
19-31, 263 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing: Amir Pinnix, 34-179,
1 TD Receiving:
Jack Simmons, 7-134, 1 TD Texas Tech -
Passing: Graham Harrell, 36-55,
445 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Shannon Woods, 19-109,
3 TD Receiving: Joel Filani, 11-162, 1 TD
