The 2000 MicronPC.com Bowl was the 11th edition of the college football

College football

College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

 bowl game

Bowl game

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 which featured the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the North Carolina State Wolfpack

NC State Wolfpack football

The NC State Wolfpack football team represents North Carolina State University in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision competition. The Wolfpack currently compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference....

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Game summary

Minnesota got off to a very quick start in the first quarter scoring 21 points by way of three touchdowns, two of them from running back Tellis Redmon. The Gophers would then add a field goal to that total before NC State got on the board with a 2 yard pass and two-point conversion

Two-point conversion

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 from freshman quarterback Philip Rivers

Philip Rivers

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 to make the score 24-8 going into halftime.

The Wolfpack stormed out of the break with 17 unanswered points, aided by a blocked punt, to take the lead 25-24 at the end of the 3rd quarter. Minnesota came back with a field goal, but NC State took the lead for good on a 23 yard touchdown pass to Koren Robinson

Koren Robinson

Koren Lynard Robinson is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Seahawks ninth overall in the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina State....

 to make it 31-27. After adding another field goal, the Gophers had one last chance with a late possession to win the game, but quarterback Travis Cole

Travis Cole

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fumbled deep in his own territory to set up an easy NC State touchdown for a final score of 38-30.