2003 Las Vegas Bowl

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Name=2003 Las Vegas Bowl
Date=December 24, 2003
Year=2003
Visitor School=Oregon State University
Visitor Name Short=Oregon State
Visitor Nickname=Beavers
Visitor Record=7–5
Visitor

Visitor Coaches=NR
Visitor Coach=Mike Riley
Visitor1=17
Visitor2=14
Visitor3=10
Visitor4=14
Visitor5=
Visitor6=
Visitor7=
Visitor Total=55
Home School=University of New Mexico
Home Name Short=New Mexico
Home Nickname=Lobos
Home Record=8–4
Home

Home Coaches=NR
Home Coach=Rocky Long
Home1=7
Home2=0
Home3=0
Home4=7
Home5=
Home6=
Home7=
Home Total=14
Type=Bowl Game
Stadium=Sam Boyd Stadium
City=Las Vegas, Nevada

The 2003 Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl was the 12th edition of that annual game. It featured the Oregon State Beavers, and the New Mexico Lobos. Oregon State's 55 points scored remains a Las Vegas Bowl record. Their 41-point victory margin is also a record.

Oregon State scored first after Derek Anderson threw a 34 yard touchdown pass to running back Steven Jackson to take a 7–0 lead. Both of those players went on the become notable in the nfl. Karl Yliniemi's 21-yard field goal increased OSU's advantage to 10–0. New Mexico's quarterback Casey Kelly threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Hank Baskett III, an excellent wide receiver, to cut the margin to 10–7. Derek Anderson threw his second touchdown pass of the quarter, to wide receiver Mike Hass, a 42-yarder to take a 17–7 lead at the end of one quarter of play.

Steven Jackson provided the offense in the second quarter, scoring on touchdown runs of 3 and 11 yards, to increase Oregon State's lead to 31–7 at the half. Steven Jackson's third touchdown run of the game came in the third quarter, making it 38–7 OSU. Karl Ylinmiemi added a 31-yard field goal in the third quarter, and Oregon State led 41–7 with one quarter remaining.

In the fourth quarter, Steven Jackson scored on his fifth touchdown of the game, a 1-yard run to stretch OSU's lead to 48–7. Backup quarterback Kole McKamey threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Dwight Counter to pull New Mexico to within 48–14. By then the game was alreay over, and backup quarterback Adam Rothenfluh threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Josh Hawkins to make the final margin 55–14. Oregon State finished with 540 yards of total offense.

External links

*http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores103/103358/20031224NCAAFNEWMEXICO-0nr.htm