2002 Houston Bowl

2002 Houston Bowl
Southern Miss Golden Eagles Oklahoma State Cowboys (7–5) (7–5) Conference USA Big 12 23 33 Head coach:  Jeff Bower Head coach:  Les Miles
1 2 3 4 Total Southern Miss 3 10 10 0 23 Oklahoma State 10 10 0 13 33
Date	December 27, 2002
Season	2002
Stadium	Reliant Stadium
Location	Houston, Texas
Favorite	Oklahoma State by 10
Referee	Courtney Mauzy (ACC)
Attendance	44,687 [1]
Payout	US$750,000 per team [2]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Mark Malone, Sean Salisbury, Tracy Wolfson
Houston Bowl  < 2001 2003 >

The 2002 Houston Bowl was the third edition of the college football bowl game (known in its first two years as the "Galleryfurniture.com Bowl") and was played at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The game pitted the Oklahoma State Cowboys from the Big 12 Conference and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles from Conference USA (C-USA). The game was the final competition of the 2002 football season for each team and resulted in a 33–23 Oklahoma State victory.

Scoring summary

First quarter

• Oklahoma State Josh Fields 3 yard touchdown pass to Mike Denard. 7–0 Oklahoma State
• Oklahoma State Luke Phillips 46 yard field goal. 10–0 Oklahoma State
• Southern Miss Curt Jones 38 yard field goal. 10–3 Oklahoma State

Second quarter

• Southern Miss Dustin Almond 13 yard touchdown run. 10–10 Tie
• Oklahoma State Luke Phillips 52 yard field goal. 13–10 Oklahoma State
• Southern Miss Curt Jones 24 yard field goal. 13–13 Tie
• Oklahoma State Josh Fields 51 yard touchdown pass to Rashaun Woods. 20–13 Oklahoma State

Third quarter

• Southern Miss James Walley 2 yard touchdown run. 20–20 Tie
• Southern Miss Curt Jones 30 yard field goal. 23–20 Southern Miss

Fourth quarter

• Oklahoma State Luke Phillips 28 yard field goal. 23–23 Tie
• Oklahoma State Tatum Bell 22 yard touchdown run. 30–23 Oklahoma State
• Oklahoma State Luke Phillips 24 yard field goal. 33–23 Oklahoma State

References

1. "2008 Houston Bowl: Oklahoma St 33, Southern Miss 23". Golden Eagles Museum. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
2. "CNNSI.com". CNN. Archived from the original on December 21, 2002.