2001 Humanitarian Bowl

{{Infobox college football game

| name =

| year_game_played = 2001

| title_sponsor = Crucial.com

| game_name = Humanitarian Bowl

| football_season = 2001

| visitor_name_short = Clemson

| visitor_nickname = Tigers

| visitor_school = Clemson University

| home_name_short = Louisiana Tech

| home_nickname = Bulldogs

| home_school = Louisiana Tech University

| visitor_record = 6–5

| visitor_conference = ACC

| home_record = 7–4

| home_conference = WAC

| visitor_coach = Tommy Bowden

| home_coach = Jack Bicknell

| visitor_1q = 7

| visitor_2q = 7

| visitor_3q = 28

| visitor_4q = 7

| home_1q = 3

| home_2q = 7

| home_3q = 0

| home_4q = 14

| date_game_played = December 31

| stadium = Bronco Stadium

| city = Boise, Idaho

| referee = Gordon Riese (Pac-10)

| attendance = 25,364

| payout = 750,000 per team{{Cite web |url=http://quicktime.cnnsi.com/football/college/bowl_sked/ |title=2001–02 Bowls Schedule |access-date=December 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419121329/http://quicktime.cnnsi.com/football/college/bowl_sked/ |archive-date=April 19, 2010 |url-status=dead }}

| us_network = ESPN

| us_announcers_link = List of announcers of major college bowl games

| us_announcers = Jim Kelly, J. C. Pearson, Heather Cox

}}

The 2001 Humanitarian Bowl was the fifth edition of the bowl game. It featured the Clemson Tigers versus the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.[https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101365/101365330.htm History]

Background

This was the Bulldogs first bowl game since the 1990 tie in the Independence Bowl. They were looking to win a bowl game for the first time since 1977. They had won the Western Athletic Conference championship (in their first season there), which was their first conference championship since they won the Southland Conference in 1984. This was Clemson third consecutive bowl game and seventh in 10 seasons. They were looking to win a bowl game for the first time since the 1993 Peach Bowl. They had finished fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Game summary

Louisiana Tech scored first on a 29-yard field goal from placekicker Josh Scobee, giving the Bulldogs a 3–0 lead. Later in the first quarter, Woodrow Dantzler threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Matt Bailey, as the Tigers took a 7–3 lead into the second quarter.

In the second quarter, Luke McCown scored on an 11-yard touchdown run giving Louisiana Tech a 10–7 lead. Woodrow Dantzler threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to Roscoe Crosby giving Clemson a 14–10 lead. They would keep that lead through halftime.

In the third quarter, Dantzler threw a 5–yard touchdown pass to Ben Hall, increasing the Tigers lead to 21–10. Dantzler's fourth touchdown pass, a 62-yarder to Bernard Rambert gave the Tigers a 28–10 lead. Bernard Rambert scored on a 21-yard touchdown run to make it 35–10. Airese Currie added a 19-yard touchdown run, as the Tigers clawed to a 42–10 led at the end of three quarters.

In the fourth quarter, backup quarterback Willie Simmons threw a 57-yard touchdown pass to Derrick Hamilton, making the lead 49–10. Louisiana Tech would score on a 34-yard touchdown pass from McCown to Delwyn Daigre to cut the lead to 49–18. They scored once more on a 2-yard Joe Smith run, making the final margin 49–24, winning their first bowl game since 1993.

=Scoring summary=

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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=1

| Time=12:22

| Team=La. Tech

| DrivePlays=10

| DriveLength=61

| DriveTime=2:38

| Type=FG

| yards=29

| Kicker=Josh Scobee

| Visitor=0

| Home=3

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=1

| Time=5:48

| Team=Clemson

| DrivePlays=8

| DriveLength=51

| DriveTime=3:25

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Matt Bailey

| QB=Woodrow Dantzler

| yards=10

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Aaron Hunt

| Visitor=7

| Home=3

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=7:51

| Team=La. Tech

| DrivePlays=12

| DriveLength=79

| DriveTime=4:05

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Luke McCown

| yards=11

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Josh Scobee

| Visitor=7

| Home=10

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=6:54

| Team=Clemson

| DrivePlays=2

| DriveLength=57

| DriveTime=0:57

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Roscoe Crosby

| QB=Woodrow Dantzler

| yards=53

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Aaron Hunt

| Visitor=14

| Home=10

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=3

| Time=11:43

| Team=Clemson

| DrivePlays=9

| DriveLength=65

| DriveTime=3:17

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Ben Hall

| QB=Woodrow Dantzler

| yards=5

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Aaron Hunt

| Visitor=21

| Home=10

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=3

| Time=9:42

| Team=Clemson

| DrivePlays=3

| DriveLength=62

| DriveTime=0:30

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Bernard Rambert

| QB=Woodrow Dantzler

| yards=62

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Aaron Hunt

| Visitor=28

| Home=10

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=3

| Time=6:36

| Team=Clemson

| DrivePlays=7

| DriveLength=58

| DriveTime=1:25

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Bernard Rambert

| yards=21

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Aaron Hunt

| Visitor=35

| Home=10

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=3

| Time=4:34

| Team=Clemson

| DrivePlays=6

| DriveLength=51

| DriveTime=1:46

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Airese Currie

| yards=19

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Aaron Hunt

| Visitor=42

| Home=10

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=9:24

| Team=Clemson

| DrivePlays=2

| DriveLength=60

| DriveTime=0:52

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Derrick Hamilton

| QB=Willie Simmons

| yards=57

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Aaron Hunt

| Visitor=49

| Home=10

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=7:46

| Team=La. Tech

| DrivePlays=7

| DriveLength=76

| DriveTime=1:38

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Delwyn Daigre

| QB=Luke McCown

| yards=34

| 2pt type=pass

| 2pt result=good

| Visitor=49

| Home=18

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=3:14

| Team=La. Tech

| DrivePlays=8

| DriveLength=75

| DriveTime=1:00

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Joe Smith

| yards=2

| 2pt type=pass

| 2pt result=failed

| Visitor=49

| Home=24

}}

=Statistics=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Tigers

|R1=7|R2=7|R3=28|R4=7

|Home=Bulldogs

|H1=3|H2=7|H3=0|H4=14}}

class="wikitable" ! Statistics !! style="{{NCAA color cell\|Clemson Tigers}}"\|Clemson !! style="{{NCAA color cell\|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs}}"\|La. Tech
First Downs	28	25
Total offense, yards	548	450
Rushes-yards (net)	55–273	26–49
Passing yards (net)	275	401
Passes, Comp-Att-Int	16–29–1	29–59–3
Time of Possession	31:03	28:57

class="wikitable" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{NCAA color cell\|Clemson Tigers}}; text-align:center"\| Clemson	Passing	Woodrow Dantzler	15/23, 218 yds, 4 TD
Rushing	Bernard Rambert	16 car, 101 yds, 1 TD
Receiving	Derrick Hamilton	4 rec, 94 yds, 1 TD
rowspan=3 style="{{NCAA color cell\|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs}}; text-align:center"\| La. Tech	Passing	Luke McCown	25/52, 328 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
Rushing	Joe Smith	14 car, 57 yds, 1 TD
Receiving	Delwyn Daigre	10 rec, 178 yds

References

Humanitarian Bowl

Category:Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Category:Clemson Tigers football bowl games

Category:Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football bowl games

Humanitarian Bowl

Category:December 2001 sports events in the United States