2003 Capital One Bowl

College football game
2003 Capital One Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions Auburn Tigers
(9–3) (8–4)
Big Ten SEC
9 13
Head coach: 
Joe Paterno
Head coach: 
Tommy Tuberville
APCoachesBCS
101012
APCoachesBCS
1922NR
1234 Total
Penn State 3303 9
Auburn 0076 13
DateJanuary 1, 2003
Season2002
StadiumFlorida Citrus Bowl
LocationOrlando, Florida
MVPRonnie Brown
FavoritePenn State by 7.5
RefereeJack Cramer (Big East)
Attendance66,334
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersSean McDonough, David Norrie
Capital One Bowl
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The 2003 Capital One Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Auburn Tigers on January 1, 2003, at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. Auburn won the game 13–9; Auburn running back Ronnie Brown was the game's MVP, rushing for 184 yards and two touchdowns.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Brown gets carries, yards; Johnson gets frustrated". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
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2002–03 NCAA football bowl game season
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Tangerine Bowl
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