2002 Music City Bowl

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2002 Music City Bowl
Bowl Game
Arkansas Razorbacks Minnesota Golden Gophers (9-4) (7-5) 14 29 Head coach:  Houston Nutt Head coach:  Glen Mason 1 2 3 4 Total Arkansas 7 0 0 7 14 Minnesota 6 6 7 10 29
Date	December 30, 2002
Stadium	LP Field
Location	Nashville, Tennessee
MVP	Minnesota K Dan Nystrom
Referee	Dan Blum[1]
Attendance	39,183[1]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN

Arkansas started the game with a 2 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Matt Jones to wide receiver George Wilson. Kicker Dan Nystrum got Minnesota on the board with a 24 yard field goal. He added another 45 yard field goal to make the score 7-6. In the second quarter he added field goals of 21 and 22 yards, as Minnesota staked a 12-6 halftime lead.

Quarterback Asad Abdul-Khaliq threw a 19 yard touchdown pass to tight end Ben Utecht for a 20-9 lead. In the fourth quarter, Nystrum added his fifth field goal of the game, to put the Gophers ahead 22-7. Thomas Tapeh rushed for a 33 yard touchdown as Minnesota built a 29-7 lead. Ryan Sorahan threw a touchdown pass to Richard Smith to cut the lead to 29-14.

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[edit] External links

• USA Today Game Summary
• Official Box Score

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