The 2000 Holiday Bowl was a college football

College football

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 bowl game

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 played December 29, 2000 in San Diego, California

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. It was part of the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season

2000 NCAA Division I-A football season

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. It featured the Oregon Ducks

2000 Oregon Ducks football team

-Schedule:-Arizona State:Oregon played at Arizona State in the 2000 college football season. Oregon trailed 49-35 in the final four minutes. The Ducks scored a touchdown to make it a one possession game, but then were unable to score after getting the ball back late in the game...

 and the Texas Longhorns

2000 Texas Longhorns football team

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. Oregon won the game by a final score of 35–30.

Oregon scored first when quarterback

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 Joey Harrington

Joey Harrington

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 threw a one yard touchdown

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 pass

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 to tight end

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 Justin Peelle

Justin Peelle

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, which gave the Ducks an early 7–0 lead. Later in the first quarter, wide receiver

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 Keenan Howry

Keenan Howry

Keenan Rashaun Howry is an American football wide receiver and kick returner who currently plays for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He attended the University of Oregon and was Joey Harrington's favorite target. Howry played in the NFL for three years, with the Minnesota...

 threw an 18 yard touchdown pass to Harrington on a trick play for a 14–0 Duck lead.

Texas responded after running back

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 Hodges Mitchell scored on a three yard touchdown

Touchdown

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 run

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, making it 14–7. Texas Quarterback Chris Simms

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 later tied the game at 14–14 on a four yard touchdown run. 30 seconds later, cornerback Greg Brown intercepted

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 a pass and returned it 23 yards for a touchdown, putting Texas up 21–14. That score held up until halftime.

In the third quarter, Joey Harrington threw a 55 yard touchdown pass to running back Maurice Morris

Maurice Morris

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, and Oregon tied the game at 21. In the fourth quarter, Oregon reclaimed the lead after Harrington ran for a nine yard touchdown score, which gave the Ducks a 28–21 lead. On the ensuing kickoff, a mere 17 seconds later, Victor Ike of Texas returned it 93 yards for a touchdown which evened the score at 28. Jason Willis

Jason Willis

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 of Oregon scored the go ahead touchdown run to give Oregon a 35–28 lead. A Texas safety, moved Texas within 35–30, which held up to be the final score, as Texas drove down the field after the safety but dropped potential touchdown passes to end the drive.