The day before departing for Hawaii, Mason announced he was leaving to take the head-coaching job at Georgia. If it’s possible to overshadow a bowl victory such as the 51-30 pounding KU gave the UCLA Bruins in the 1995 Aloha Bowl on Christmas Day in Honolulu, then head coach Glen Mason surely did it. KU’s offense, led by quarterback Bill Whittemore, wasn’t bad. North Carolina State quarterback Philip Rivers picked apart the Jayhawks’ defense, passing for 475 yards and five touch-downs in the 56-26 victory.
KU’s defense had been a sore spot all through the 2003 sea-son, but the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando, Fla., took it to another level. Jason Swanson threw for 307 yards and three TDs to earn MVP honors and Jon Cornish ran for 101 yards and a score to lead the Jayhawks to the first of three bowl wins under Mark Mangino Kansas (7-5) led just 14-10 at halftime, but outscored the Cougars 28-3 in the second half to win by a landslide. The teams got off to a sluggish start offensively, but KU got the jolt first when Brian Murph muffed a punt, scampered back five yards to pick up the loose ball, then turned and returned it 85 yards for the first score of the night. The Jayhawks achieved their first winning season in 10 years, beating Houston, 42-13, in the Fort Worth Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas. Todd Reesing threw for 227 yards and a touchdown while running for another, Brandon McAnderson ran for 75 yards and Dexton Fields caught seven passes for 101 yards.Īfter the victory, KU’s players celebrated on the field with real oranges, with several of them biting into them like apples or squeezing them into orange juice that fell onto the grass. His pick-six touchdown, which later in-spired him to utter the now-famous quote “I felt like Deion,” was a turning point in the game that the Kansas offense and defense controlled throughout. 3 in the 2008 FedEx Orange Bowl.Ĭornerback Aqib Talib was named the game’s most valuable player, leading a defense that forced three interceptions and four total turnovers.
Playing in their first BCS bowl game, the Jayhawks concluded their best season in school history with a 24-21 victory over Virginia Tech on Jan. Quarterback Todd Reesing completed 27 of 35 passes for 313 yards and four touchdowns, the most memorable coming on the game’s first play from scrimmage, when he connected with Briscoe for an 80-yard score. Kansas receiver Dezmon Brisoce earned bowl MVP honors af-ter setting Insight Bowl records for receptions (14) and touch-down catches (3), and the Jayhawks won consecutive bowl games for the first time ever with a 42-21 thumping of Big Ten opponent Minnesota.
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