It featured the Kansas State Wildcats, and the Syracuse Orangemen, and was a rematch of the 1997 Fiesta Bowl, played in nearby Tempe.
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Syracuse opened the scoring on a 65-yard touchdown run by running back James Mungro making it 7-0 Syracuse.
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It featured the Missouri Tigers, and the West Virginia Mountaineers.
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Missouri answered with an 11-yard touchdown run from Corby Jones, pushing the lead back to 31-10.
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Missouri's Corby Jones scored on a 9-yard touchdown run to make it 14-0 at the end of the 1st quarter.
Jeremy Aldrich's 26 yard field goal made it 45–7 Colorado at the half.
In the third quarter, Pitt quarterback Rod Rutherford scored on a 2-yard touchdown run, making it 27-14.
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Pitt scored first on a 72-yard touchdown pass from John Turman to Antonio Bryant, taking an early 7-0 lead.
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It featured the Iowa State Cyclones and the Pittsburgh Panthers.
After adding another field goal, the Gophers had one last chance with a late possession to win the game, but quarterback Travis Cole fumbled deep in his own territory to set up an easy NC State touchdown for a final score of 38-30.
Andre Dixon rushed for 126 yards and one touchdown as the Huskies defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks in the fourth annual PapaJohns.com Bowl in Birmingham, Alabama.
On 4th-and-19, Garcia threw a deep pass that was intercepted by safety Robert Vaughn on the UConn 7-yard line.