| 2001 Sylvania Alamo Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 29, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Alamodome | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | San Antonio, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Aaron Greving, Iowa RB (offense)[1] Derrick Pickens, Iowa DL (defense)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Frank White (WAC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 65,232 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, and Adrian Karsten | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2001 Alamo Bowl featured the Iowa Hawkeyes, and the Texas Tech Red Raiders. It was a rematch of the 1996 Alamo Bowl.
Nate Kaeding scored the first points of the game for Iowa, as he connected on a 36-yard field goal, to give Iowa an early 3–0 lead. In the second quarter, running back Aaron Greving scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to increase Iowa's lead to 10–0. At the end of the half kicker Clinton Greathouse kicked a 50-yard field goal to pull Tech to within 10–3.
In the third quarter, quarterback Kliff Kingsbury connected with wide receiver Wes Welker for a 20-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 10. Later in the quarter, Kaeding connected on a 31-yard field goal to give Iowa the lead again, at 13–10. In the fourth quarter, he kicked another field goal, this one from 46 yards out to give Iowa a 16–10 lead.
Iowa's defense continued to force Texas Tech to attempt field goals rather than score touchdowns. Robert Treece kicked a 23-yard field goal to cut Iowa's lead to 16–13. Tech's defense held, and Tech got the ball back. This time, Robert Treece kicked a 37-yard field goal to tie the game at 16. Kaeding provided the winning score, kicking a 47-yard field goal, to make the final score 19–16.
As time expired, a Kliff Kingsbury pass to future NFL Hall of Famer Wes Welker was knocked away by future NFL Defensive Player of the Year Bob Sanders.