2006 Sun Bowl

2006 Brut Sun Bowl
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Oregon State Beavers Missouri Tigers (9–4) (8–4) 39 38 Head coach:  Mike Riley Head coach:  Gary Pinkel AP Coaches BCS 24 T-25 22 AP Coaches BCS NR NR NR
1 2 3 4 Total Oregon State 14 0 7 18 39 Missouri 7 10 14 7 38
Date	December 29, 2006
Season	2006
Stadium	Sun Bowl Stadium
Location	El Paso, Texas
MVP	QB Matt Moore, Oregon State
Attendance	48,732
Payout	US$1.9 million per team[1]
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS
Announcers	Craig Bolerjack, Steve Beuerlein and Sam Ryan

The 2006 Brut Sun Bowl featured the Oregon State Beavers of the Pac-10 and the Missouri Tigers of the Big 12 Conference.

Running back Tony Temple started the scoring for Missouri as he took a handoff and ran 7 yards for a touchdown, to give Missouri an early 7-0 lead. Quarterback Matt Moore threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Sammie Stroughter to tie the game at 7. Matt Moore later ran for a 1-yard touchdown to increase the lead to 14-7.

Missouri placekicker Jeff Wolfert kicked a 30-yard field goal to cut the lead to 14-10. Quarterback Chase Daniel threw a 74-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Danario Alexander, to give the lead to Missouri, 17-14.

In the third quarter, Matt Moore found all Pac-10 tight end Joe Newton for an 11-yard touchdown pass and a 21-17 Oregon State lead. Tight end Chase Coffman took a handoff, but then threw to a streaking Tommy Saunders for a 29-yard touchdown to give Missouri a 24-21 lead. Tony Temple later broke free on a 65-yard touchdown run to stretch the lead to 31-21.

Oregon State kicker Alexis Serna drilled a 29-yard field goal to cut the lead to 31-24. With 12:08 left in the game, Chase Daniel found Chase Coffman in the end zone for an 18-yard touchdown, stretching the lead to 38-24. With 6:02 left in the game, Matt Moore threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to running back Yvenson Bernard, to trim the lead to 38-31. Moore later fired a 14-yard touchdown pass to Joe Newton with only 23 seconds left to make it 38-37. Yvenson Bernard plowed ahead on the two-point conversion attempt, and Oregon State won 39-38.

Rihanna performed at halftime.

References

1. http://www.ncaafootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=32&url_article_id=4941&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2

External links

• USA Today game summary