2002 Tangerine Bowl

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2002 Tangerine Bowl
Texas Tech Red Raiders Clemson Tigers
(8-5) (7-5)
55 15
Head coach: 
Mike Leach		 Head coach: 
Tommy Bowden
AP Coaches
NR NR
AP Coaches
NR NR
1 2 3 4 Total
Texas Tech 17 17 7 14 55
Clemson 0 2 7 6 15
Date December 23, 2002
Stadium Citrus Bowl
Location Orlando, Florida

The 2002 edition to the Tangerine Bowl was the 2nd edition to the bowl game. It featured the Clemson Tigers, and the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Texas Tech's 40 point margin of victory is still a bowl game record.

Texas Tech scored first on a 29 yard field goal from Robert Treece, giving Tech a 3-0 lead. Kliff Kingsbury threw a 46 yard touchdown pass to Nehemiah Glover making it 10-0. He threw another 19 yard touchdown pass to Mickey Peters to make the score Texas Tech 17, Clemson 0, at the end of the 1st quarter.

In the second quarter, Taurean Henderson scored from 10 yards out, and Tech took a 24-0 lead. After Clemson forced a safety, Wes Welker scored on a 59 yard punt return to make it 31-2 Texas Tech. Robert Treece's 34 yard field goal before halftime made it 34-2 Texas Tech.

In the third quarter, Charlie Whitehurst threw a 10 yard touchdown pass to Ben Hall to make it 34-9. B.J. Symons threw a 2 yard touchdown pass to Carlos Francis to make it 41-9 Texas Tech.

In the fourth quarter, Clemson's Chad Jasmine scored on a 2 yard touchdown run making it 41-15. Kliff Kingsbury threw a 9 yard touchdown pass to Wes welker making it 48-15. A 26 yard touchdown pass from BJ Syoms to Taurean Henderson made the final score Texas Tech 55, Clemson 15.

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2001 Tangerine Bowl		 2002 Tangerine Bowl
2002		 Succeeded by
2003 Tangerine Bowl
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