1999 Sun Bowl
The 1999 Wells Fargo Sun Bowl featured the Oregon Ducks and the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Game summary
- Minnesota - Johnson 1 yard touchdown pass from Cockerham (Nystrom kick), 3:52
- Oregon - Harrington 5 yard touchdown run (Villegas kick), 1:11
- Minnesota - Bruce 38 yard touchdown pass from Cockerham (Nystrom kick failed), 12:42
- Oregon - Harrington 1 yard touchdown run (Villegas kick), 8:04
- Oregon - Villegas 37 yard field goal, 3:11
- Minnesota - Johnson 7 yard touchdown pass from Cockerham (Nystrom kick), 14:56
- Oregon - Howry 1 yard touchdown run
Minnesota opened the scoring with an 18-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Billy Cockerham to wide receiver Ron Johnson for a 7-0 1st quarter lead. Oregon quarterback Joey Harrington notched the equalizer when he rushed five yards for a touchdown, tying the game at 7.
In the third quarter, Cockerham fired a 38-yard touchdown pass to Arland Bruce for a 13-7 Minnesota lead. Harrington scored on a 1- yard quarterback sneak, to give Oregon a 14-13 lead. Nathan Villegas kicked a 37-yard field goal to make it 17-13. In the fourth quarter, Cockerham again found Ron Johnson for a 7-yard touchdown, and a 20-17 lead. Harrington found wide receiver Keenan Howry for a 10-yard touchdown pass and a 24-20 lead. Oregon held on and won the game. [2]
Statistics
Statistics | Minnesota | Oregon |
First Downs | 19 | 22 |
Rush Att.-Yds. | 35-96 | 39-156 |
Passing Yards | 257 | 232 |
Passes (A-C-I) | 37-19-2 | 43-20-0 |
Total Net Yards | 353 | 388 |
Kickoff Ret. (No.-Yds.) | 3-67 | 4-80 |
Punt Ret. (No.-Yds.) | 3-20 | 4-40 |
Penalties-Yards | 5-58 | 4-25 |
Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 2-1 |
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Notes |
- There was a Sun Bowl in January and December in 1958 and 1977.
- There was no Sun Bowl in 1976.
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Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.
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