2000 Humanitarian Bowl

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2000 Humanitarian Bowl
UTEP Miners Boise State Broncos
(8–3)(9–2)
WAC Big West
2338
Head coach: 
Gary Nord 		Head coach: 
Dirk Koetter
1234Total
UTEP01031023
Boise State71071438
DateDecember 28, 2000
Season 2000
Stadium Bronco Stadium
Location Boise, Idaho
MVPQB Bart Hendricks (Boise State)
RB Chris Porter (UTEP)
Referee Rogers Redding (SEC)
Attendance26,203
Payout US$750,000 per team [1]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN2
Announcers Wayne Larrivee
Randy Wright
Jim Barbar
Humanitarian Bowl
 < 1999   2001 > 

The 2000 Humanitarian Bowl was the 4th edition of the bowl game. It featured the Boise State Broncos, and the UTEP Miners.

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Background

In their final season in the Big West Conference, the Broncos went 5–0 in conference play, being the final champion of the Big West Conference. It was their 2nd conference title since joining Division I-A in 1996. As for the Miners, they had finished as co-champion of the Western Athletic Conference (which occurred after a loss to #15 TCU), their first conference title since 1956. This was UTEP's first bowl since 1988 and Boise State's 2nd straight Humanitarian Bowl.

Game summary

Boise State scored first on a 28-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Bart Hendricks to Jay Swillie giving the Broncos a 7–0 lead. In the second quarter, Nick Calaycay kicked a 41-yard field goal to give the Broncos a 10–0 lead. UTEP got on the board following a 9-yard connection from Rocky Perez to Joey Knapp making it 10–7. A 28-yard field goal from Ricky Bishop tied the contest at 10. With only 23 seconds left in the half, Bart Hendricks rushed 12 yards for a touchdown, giving Boise State a 17–10 lead at intermission.

In the third quarter, Bart Hendricks scored on a 77-yard touchdown run, increasing Boise State's lead to 24–10. Ricky Bishop of UTEP made a 43-yard field goal to make it 24–13.

In the fourth quarter, Brock Forsey scored on a 43-yard touchdown run, making the lead 31–13. UTEP would attempt to come back on a 47-yard field goal from Ricky Bishop, and a 3-yard Chris Porter touchdown run to make it 31–23. Hendricks scored on an 11-yard pass from Banks to make the final score 38–23. The victory was the second consecutive Humanitarian Bowl victory for Boise State. [2]

Scoring Summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP UTEPBSU
1BSUJay Swillie 28-yard touchdown reception from Bart Hendricks, Nick Calaycay kick good07
2BSU41-yard field goal by Nick Calaycay010
2UTEPJoey Knapp 9-yard touchdown reception from Rocky Perez, Ricky Bishop kick good710
2UTEP28-yard field goal by Ricky Bishop1010
2BSU Bart Hendricks 12-yard touchdown run, Nick Calaycay kick good1017
3BSU Bart Hendricks 77-yard touchdown run, Nick Calaycay kick good1024
3UTEP43-yard field goal by Ricky Bishop1324
4BSU Brock Forsey 41-yard touchdown run, Nick Calaycay kick good1331
4UTEP47-yard field goal by Ricky Bishop1631
4UTEPChris Porter 3-yard touchdown run, Ricky Bishop kick good2331
4BSU Bart Hendricks 11-yard touchdown reception from Andre Banks, Nick Calaycay kick good2338
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.2338

Statistics

1234Total
Miners01031023
Broncos71071438
StatisticsUTEPBSU
First downs2218
Plays–yards82-31959-433
Rushes–yards44–11829–175
Passing yards201258
Passing: Comp–Att–Int17–38–118–30–1
Time of possession32:5527:05

References

  1. ↑ "CNNSI.com - 2000 NCAA Football Bowls - 2000-01 college bowls schedule - Thursday January 04, 2001 01:07 AM". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
  2. ↑ "History: Bowl Summaries". 2007 UTEP Miners Football Media Guide. El Paso, Texas: University of Texas El Paso Department of Athletics. 2007. p. 155. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.


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