The 2001 Wells Fargo Sun Bowl edition to the Sun Bowl featured the Washington State Cougars, and the Purdue Boilermakers.
Washington State's Jason David scored the game's first touchdown on a 45 yard interception return for a 7-0 WSU lead. Washington State quarterback Jason Gesser later threw a 46 yard touchdown pass to Mike Bush to increase the Cougar's lead to 14-0. In the second quarter, Purdue running back Montrell Lowe scored on a 1 yard touchdown run to cut the lead to 14-7.
Kicker Travis Dorsch kicked a 28 yard field goal to pull Purdue to within 14-10. Washington State's Drew Dunning answered with a 47 yard field goal of his own, to move the lead back to 17-10. Purdue quarterback Kyle Orton found wide receiver Taylor Stubblefield for a 3 yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 17. Travis Dorsch's 50 yard field goal before halftime gave Purdue a 20-17 halftime lead.
In the third quarter, Drew Dunning kicked the tying 34 yard field goal. Jason Gesser's subsequent 1 yard touchdown run gave Washington State a 27-20 lead. Drew Dunning added field goals of 30 and 37 yards to give WSU a 33-20 lead. With 1:53 left, Kyle Orton connected with Taylor Stubblefield with a 51 yard touchdown pass to make the final margin 33-27.
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