2002 Alamo Bowl

2002 MasterCard Alamo Bowl
Colorado Buffaloes Wisconsin Badgers (9–4) (7–6) Big 12 Big Ten 28 31 Head coach:  Gary Barnett Head coach:  Barry Alvarez AP Coaches BCS 14 14 13
1 2 3 4 OT Total Colorado 14 0 14 0 0 28 Wisconsin 7 14 0 7 3 31
Date	December 28, 2002
Season	2002
Stadium	Alamodome
Location	San Antonio, Texas
Favorite	Colorado by 7
Referee	Terry Brown (SEC)
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried and Adrian Karsten

The 2002 Alamo Bowl featured the Colorado Buffaloes and the Wisconsin Badgers.

Colorado got on the board first, following a 91-yard interception return by Colorado cornerback Donald Strickland. Anthony Davis scored Wisconsin's first points, as he rushed 7 yards for a touchdown, to tie the game at 7. Colorado quarterback Robert Hodge threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver D. J. Hackett, to give Colorado a 14–7 lead.

Brooks Bollinger connected with wide receiver Brandon Williams for a 10-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 14. He later threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Darrin Charles to give Wisconsin a 21–14 lead, that held during halftime. Chris Brown rushed four yards for a touchdown in the third quarter, to tie the game at 21.

Zac Colvin threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Hackett to give Colorado a 28–21 lead. In the fourth quarter, Bollinger rushed one yard for a touchdown to tie the game at 28 in the final minute. The game headed into overtime, where the Wisconsin defense pushed Colorado backward, forcing them to take a 45-yard FG, which missed wide right. Wisconsin then just needed to stay in FG range, and Mike Allen kicked a 37-yard field goal to win the game for Wisconsin, 31–28.

External links

• Review of game by USA Today