Minnesota 31, Oregon 30 December 31, 2003 - Sun Bowl - El Paso, TX

NCAAF   FINAL               1ST  2ND  3RD  4TH     TOTAL
                            ---  ---  ---  ---     -----
        MINNESOTA (20)        0   14   14    3      31
        OREGON                0   17    7    6      30   FINAL

        SCORING SUMMARY
     
        2ND QTR: OREG - TD, DANTE ROSARIO 9 YD PASS FROM KELLEN CLEMENS 
                        (JARED SIEGEL KICK), 14:06
                 MINN - TD, THOMAS TAPEH 1 YD RUN (RHYS LLOYD KICK), 9:50
                 OREG - TD, SAMIE PARKER 18 YD PASS FROM KELLEN CLEMENS 
                        (JARED SIEGEL KICK), 8:45
                 MINN - TD, THOMAS TAPEH 1 YD RUN (RHYS LLOYD KICK), 1:11
                 OREG - FG, JARED SIEGEL 30 YD, :00
        3RD QTR: MINN - TD, THOMAS TAPEH 6 YD RUN (RHYS LLOYD KICK), 8:28
                 OREG - TD, SAMIE PARKER 40 YD PASS FROM KELLEN CLEMENS
                        (JARED SIEGEL KICK), 3:09
                 MINN - TD, LAURENCE MARONEY 22 YD RUN (RHYS LLOYD KICK), :14
        4TH QTR: OREG - FG, JARED SIEGEL 32 YD, 9:36
                 OREG - FG, JARED SIEGEL 47 YD, 4:16
                 MINN - FG, RHYS LLOYD 42 YD, :23
                                                                                

Extended Box

NCAAF                 1  2  3  4   F 
                      -  -  -  -  -- 
Minnesota             0 14 14  3  31 
Oregon                0 17  7  6  30  FINAL 

 Oregon-Rosario 9 pass from Clemens (Siegel kick)
 Minnesota-Tapeh 1 run (Lloyd kick)
 Oregon-Parker 18 pass from Clemens (Siegel kick)
 Minnesota-Tapeh 1 run (Lloyd kick)
 Oregon-FG Siegel 30
 Minnesota-Tapeh 6 run (Lloyd kick)
 Oregon-Parker 40 pass from Clemens (Siegel kick)
 Minnesota-Maroney 22 run (Lloyd kick)
 Oregon-FG Siegel 32
 Oregon-FG Siegel 47
 Minnesota-FG Lloyd 42

                      Minnesota      Oregon 
First downs                  23          25 
Rushed-yards             55-241       24-77 
Passing yards               172         376 
Sacked-yards lost           1-6        4-25 
Return yards                 13           0 
Passes                  12-21-0     33-44-1 
Punts                    3-38.7      4-29.0 
Fumbles-lost                2-1         0-0 
Penalties-yards            3-19        5-40 
Time of possession        31:33       28:27 

Individual Statistics 
RUSHING: Minnesota-Maroney 15-131, Tapeh 13-40, M Barber 16-37, Abdul-Khaliq
9-29, Wallace 1-6. Oregon-Whitehead 6-35, Washington 6-28, Clemens 11-14,
Rosario 1-0.

PASSING: Minnesota-Abdul-khaliq 12-21-0-172. Oregon-Clemens 32-42-1-363,
Fife 1-1-0-13.

RECEIVING: Minnesota-Hosack 6-107, Patterson 3-33, Posthumus 1-20, Tapeh 2-12.
Oregon-Parker 16-200, D Williams 4-49, Whitehead 5-42, Rosario 3-36, Day 3-31,
Clemens 1-13, Floberg 1-5.

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Game Story

EL PASO, Texas (Ticker) -- Minnesota waited nearly a century 
for a season like this.

Rhys Lloyd kicked a 42-yard field goal with 23 seconds remaining
as the 20th-ranked Golden Gophers edged Oregon, 31-30, in a
wild Sun Bowl to reach 10 wins for the first time since 1905.

Minnesota (10-3) overcame a spectacular effort by Oregon wide
receiver Samie Parker, who caught a career-high and Sun
Bowl-record 16 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns in his
final appearance for the Ducks.

"Samie was in a zone today," Ducks coach Mike Bellotti said.

Jared Siegel kicked a 47-yard field goal with 4:16 remaining to
give Oregon (8-5) a 28-27 lead, but Asad Abdul-Khaliq patiently
ran Minnesota's offense, keeping the ball on the ground to get
the Golden Gophers into field goal range.

With no timeouts remaining and Minnesota scrambling on third
down, Oregon coach Mike Bellotti called timeout to ensure his
team got back the ball.  But the move may have helped the
Gophers, who set up the field goal with one more running play.

"I was a little shaky when it came down to the last kick, but
all I told (Rhys) was to hit it good," Minnesota coach Glen
Mason said.  "My concern at that point was to keep my team off
of the field to avoid a penalty."

Oregon's hopes ended when safety Justin Isom intercepted Kellen
Clemens on the first play after the kickoff.  Clemens completed
32-of-43 passes for 363 yards with three TDs and an
interception.

"It was a whale of a football game," Bellotti said.

Laurence Maroney rushed for 135 yards on 15 carries for
Minnesota, which avenged a 1999 Sun Bowl loss to Oregon in which
the Ducks rallied for a 24-20 victory.  Fullback Thomas Tapeh
ran for three TDs for the Golden Gophers.

"It was a review of the 1999 game," Mason said.  "It was a
thorough, enthusiastic game in 1999 when we lost, and the same
this year.  But we won."

Abdul-Khaliq was 12-of-21 for 172 yards.  His favorite target
was Aaron Hosack, who had six receptions for 105 yards.

After a scoreless first quarter, the offense picked up in the
second, when the teams combined for 31 points.  Siegel's 30-yard
field goal as time expired gave the Ducks a 17-14 halftime
lead.

There were five lead changes in the second half as the offenses
continued to dominate.