2001 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl

2001 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl
TCU Horned Frogs Texas A&M Aggies (6–5) (7–4) 9 28 Head coach:  Gary Patterson Head coach:  R. C. Slocum
1 2 3 4 Total TCU 0 7 0 2 9 Texas A&M 0 14 7 7 28
Date	December 28, 2001
Season	2001
Stadium	Reliant Astrodome
Location	Houston, Texas
Attendance	53,480
Payout	US$750,000 per team
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN

The 2001 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl was the second edition of the college football bowl game (renamed the Houston Bowl the following year), and was played at the Reliant Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The game pitted the Texas A&M Aggies from the Big 12 Conference and the TCU Horned Frogs from Conference USA (C-USA). The game was the final competition of the 2001 football season for each team and resulted in a 28–9 Texas A&M victory. The teams were rivals in the Southwest Conference for many years.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP TCU Texas A&M 2 14:42 1 play, 1 yard 00:02 Texas A&M Mark Farris 1-yard touchdown run, Cody Scates kick good 0 7 2 04:00 TCU Fumble recovery returned 89 yards for touchdown by Charlie Owens, kick good 7 7 2 01:06 8 plays, 51 yards 02:54 Texas A&M Joe Weber 2-yard touchdown run, Cody Scates kick good 7 14 3 01:14 7 plays, 39 yards 02:55 Texas A&M Joe Weber 14-yard touchdown run, Cody Scates kick good 7 21 4 14:40 1 plays, 82 yards 00:12 Texas A&M Mickey Jones 89-yard touchdown reception from Mark Farris, Cody Scates kick good 7 28 4 05:45 4 plays, minus 2 yards 00:56 Texas A&M Team safety after rush outside end zone 9 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 9 28