2001 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl

2001 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl
TCU Horned Frogs Texas A&M Aggies (6–5) (7–4) Conference USA Big 12 9 28 Head coach:  Gary Patterson Head coach:  R. C. Slocum
1 2 3 4 Total TCU 0 7 0 2 9 Texas A&M 0 14 7 7 28
Date	December 28, 2001
Season	2001
Stadium	Reliant Astrodome
Location	Houston, Texas
Referee	Jim Fogltance (Pac-10)
Attendance	53,480[1]
Payout	US$750,000 per team[2]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Mark Malone, John Cooper, Rob Stone
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The 2001 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl was the second edition of the college football bowl game (renamed the Houston Bowl the following year), and was played at the Reliant Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The game pitted the Texas A&M Aggies from the Big 12 Conference and the TCU Horned Frogs from Conference USA (C-USA). The game was the final competition of the 2001 football season for each team and resulted in a 28–9 Texas A&M victory. The teams were rivals in the Southwest Conference for many years.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP TCU Texas A&M 2 14:42 1 play, 1 yard 00:02 Texas A&M Mark Farris 1-yard touchdown run, Cody Scates kick good 0 7 2 04:00 TCU Fumble recovery returned 89 yards for touchdown by Charlie Owens, kick good 7 7 2 01:06 8 plays, 51 yards 02:54 Texas A&M Joe Weber 2-yard touchdown run, Cody Scates kick good 7 14 3 01:14 7 plays, 39 yards 02:55 Texas A&M Joe Weber 14-yard touchdown run, Cody Scates kick good 7 21 4 14:40 1 plays, 82 yards 00:12 Texas A&M Mickey Jones 89-yard touchdown reception from Mark Farris, Cody Scates kick good 7 28 4 05:45 4 plays, minus 2 yards 00:56 Texas A&M Team safety after rush outside end zone 9 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 9 28

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See also

• TCU–Texas A&M football rivalry

References

1. "TCU vs Texas A&M (Dec 28, 2001)". Texas A&M University Sports Information. Archived from the original on January 30, 2005. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
2. "CNNSI.com - 2001 College Bowls - 2001-02 bowl games schedule - Thursday January 03, 2002 11:38 PM". Archived from the original on April 19, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2008.