2000 Sun Bowl

NCAAFootballSingleGameHeader
Name=2000 Sun Bowl
Date=December 29, 2000
Year=2000
Visitor School=University of California at Los Angeles
Visitor Name Short=UCLA
Visitor Nickname=Bruins
Visitor Record=6-5
Visitor

Visitor Coaches=NR
Visitor BCS=NR
Visitor Coach=Bob Toledo
Visitor1=10
Visitor2=7
Visitor3=3
Visitor4=0
Home School=University of Wisconsin
Home Name Short=Wisconsin
Home Nickname=Badgers
Home Record=8-4
Home

Home Coaches=NR
Home BCS=NR
Home Coach=Barry Alvarez
Home1=7
Home2=0
Home3=7
Home4=7
Type=bg
MVP=
Stadium=Sun Bowl Stadium
City=El Paso, Texas

The 2000 edition to the Sun Bowl featured the UCLA Bruins, and the Wisconsin Badgers.

Wisconsin opened the scoring, after quarterback Brooks Bollinger threw a 54 yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Lee Evans for an early 7-0 lead. UCLA responded when Cory Paus threw a 64 yard touchdown pass to Freddie Mitchell to even the score at 7. UCLA's Chris Griffin added a 31 yard field goal to push UCLA's lead to 10-7.

In the second quarter, running back DeShaun Foster rushed 7 yards for a touchdown, to increase the lead to 17-7. In the third quarter, Chris Griffin kicked his second field goal of the game, a 25 yarder, to move the lead to 20-7. Brooks Bollinger later found wide receiver Chris Chambers for a 3 yard touchdown pass, cutting the lead to 20-14. Michael Bennett's 6 yard touchdown run gave the Badgers a 21-20 lead, and eventually the ball game.

External links

*http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100364/100364380.htm