Year Game Played: | 2000 |
Game Name: | Outback Bowl |
Subheader: | 14th Outback Bowl |
Football Season: | 1999 |
Visitor Name Short: | Georgia |
Visitor Nickname: | Bulldogs |
Visitor School: | University of Georgia |
Home Name Short: | Purdue |
Home Nickname: | Boilermakers |
Home School: | Purdue University |
Visitor Record: | 7 - 4 |
Visitor Conference: | SEC |
Home Record: | 7 - 4 |
Home Conference: | Big Ten |
Visitor Coach: | Jim Donnan |
Home Coach: | Joe Tiller |
Visitor Rank Ap: | 21 |
Visitor Rank Coaches: | 24 |
Visitor Rank Bcs: | NR |
Home Rank Ap: | 19 |
Home Rank Coaches: | 20 |
Home Rank Bcs: | NR |
Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
Visitor 2Q: | 10 |
Visitor 3Q: | 8 |
Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
Visitor Ot: | 3 |
Home 1Q: | 19 |
Home 2Q: | 6 |
Home 3Q: | 0 |
Home 4Q: | 0 |
Date Game Played: | January 1 |
Stadium: | Raymond James Stadium |
City: | Tampa, Florida |
Mvp: | Drew Brees (Purdue QB) |
Referee: | Randy Christal (Big 12) |
Us Network: | ESPN |
Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
Us Announcers: | Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten |
The 2000 Outback Bowl featured the Georgia Bulldogs and the Purdue Boilermakers. It was the 14th edition of the Outback Bowl.
Purdue quarterback Drew Brees threw touchdown passes of 3 and 11 yards to wide receiver Chris Daniels as Purdue opened up a 13–0 lead. Brees fired a 21-yard touchdown pass to Vinny Sutherland as Purdue led 19–0 at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Brees fired a 32-yard touchdown pass to Chris James, and Purdue led 25–0. Georgia's Terrence Edwards scored on a 74-yard touchdown run cutting the margin to 25–7. A Georgia field goal before halftime made the score 25–10.
In the third quarter, Georgia quarterback Quincy Carter scored on an 8-yard touchdown run, and the two-point conversion attempt was good, making the score Purdue 25–18 after three quarters. In the fourth quarter, Carter found Randy McMichael for an 8-yard touchdown pass to tie the game, 25–25. In overtime, Hap Hines kicked a 21-yard field goal as Georgia escaped with a 28–25 victory.