2002

Alamo Bowl Presented by MasterCard | Saturday, December 28, 2002
Wisconsin 31 – Colorado 28 (OT)

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Attendance: 50,690
TV Rating: 4.4
Team Payout: $2,408,248 combined

Offensive MVP: Brooks Bollinger, QB, Wisconsin
Defensive MVP: Jeff Mack, LB, Wisconsin
Sportsmanship Winner: Zac Colvin, QB, Colorado

Head Coaches: Barry Alvarez (Wisconsin), Gary Barnett (Colorado)
Final Records: Wisconsin 9-5, Colorado 8-6

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Game Recap

The 10th anniversary of the Alamo Bowl delivered one of the most dramatic finishes in the game’s history. Wisconsin rallied to defeat No. 14 Colorado, 31–28, in the first overtime game ever played in the Alamo Bowl.

After Colorado’s Pat Brougham missed a 45-yard field goal in overtime, Wisconsin’s Mike Allen connected from 37 yards out to secure the win. The Badgers’ comeback was fueled by a clutch 80-yard drive late in regulation, capped by quarterback Brooks Bollinger’s one-yard touchdown run with just 51 seconds remaining.

Bollinger, who earned Offensive MVP honors, threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns while adding another score on the ground. Running back Anthony Davis contributed 99 rushing yards and a touchdown, while linebacker Jeff Mack led the Badgers’ defense and was named Defensive MVP.

Colorado’s San Antonio native Zac Colvin came off the bench to lead two second-half touchdown drives, but Wisconsin’s resilience and special teams performance sealed the victory.

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Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
COL: Strickland 91-yd interception return (Brougham kick)
WIS: Davis 4-yd run (Allen kick)
COL: Hackett 10-yd pass from Hodge (Brougham kick)

2nd Quarter
WIS: Williams 10-yd pass from Bollinger (Allen kick)
WIS: Charles 7-yd pass from Bollinger (Allen kick)

3rd Quarter
COL: Brown 4-yd run (Brougham kick)
COL: Hackett 11-yd pass from Colvin (Brougham kick)

4th Quarter
WIS: Bollinger 1-yd run (Allen kick)

Overtime
WIS: Allen 37-yd field goal

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Final Score

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	OT	Total
Colorado	14	0	14	0	0	28
Wisconsin	7	14	0	7	3	31

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Team Stats

Category	Colorado	Wisconsin
First Downs	13	21
Net Yards Rushing/Att.	123/44	193/51
Net Yards Passing	77	163
Comp-Att-Int	9-18-3	12-24-1
Total Offense (Plays)	62	75
Total Net Yards	200	356
Avg. Gain Per Play	3.2	4.7
Possession Time	29:23	30:37
Third-Down Conversions	6/16 (27%)	5/14 (26%)

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Individual Stats

Rushing (Att–Yds)
COL: Brown 28–97; Calhoun 9–21; Colvin 3–10
WIS: Davis 25–99; Bollinger 20–92; Smith 5–16

Passing (Comp–Att–Int, Yds)
COL: Hodge 6–13–1–62; Colvin 3–5–1–15
WIS: Bollinger 12–24–2–163

Receiving (Rec–Yds)
COL: Hackett 3–30; Drumm 2–16; Monteilh 1–20; Donahoe 1–11
WIS: Williams 5–83; Charles 5–67; Bernstein 1–9; Smith 1–4

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