The 2003 Alamo Bowl was an American football bowl game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Nebraska Cornhuskers played December 29, 2003 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

2003 MasterCard Alamo Bowl
1234 Total
Michigan State 3000 3
Nebraska 31400 17
DateDecember 29, 2003
Season2003
StadiumAlamodome
LocationSan Antonio, Texas
RefereeRich Kollen (Mtn. West)
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersMike Tirico, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit
and Jerry Punch
Alamo Bowl
 < 2002  2004

In a defensive game, Nebraska scored first, leading 3–0 on a 29-yard field goal kicked by David Dyches. Michigan State's Dave Rayner tied the score at 3 at the end of the 1st quarter, kicking a 46-yard field goal. In the second quarter, running back Cory Ross scored on touchdown runs of 2 and 6 yards, to give Nebraska a 17–3 lead.

There was no further scoring, and the game ended with Nebraska defeating Michigan State, 17–3.[1]

Statistics

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Statistics Michigan State Nebraska
First Downs 13 20
Rushes-Yards 18 229
Passing Yards 156 160
Passes 39-21-3 17-8-0
Total Yards 174 389
Return Yards 3 30
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 5-53 8-69
Punts-Average 8-46.4 7-42.9
Time of Possession 29:31 30:29

References

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  1. ^ "Bowl History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016.
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