North Carolina State - Jerricho Cotchery 21 yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers (A.Kansas - Bill Whittemore 9 yard touchdown run (two-point conversion failed).North Carolina State - Reggie Davis 10 yard touchdown run (A.North Carolina State - Brian Clark 40 yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers (A.Kansas - Clark Green 11 yard touchdown pass from B.McLendon 3 yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers (A. North Carolina State - Richard Washington 14 yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers (A.Kansas - Charles Gordon 23 yard touchdown pass from B.North Carolina State - Richard Washington 45 yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers (A.

NC State scored the final two touchdowns of the game making the final margin 56-26. Bill Whittemore then scored on a 9-yard touchdown run, making the score 42-26. John Beck kicked a 39-yard field goal for Kansas making the score 35-20. Reggie Davis scored on a 10-yard touchdown run increasing State's lead to 42-17. NC State answered with a 40-yard touchdown pass from Rivers to Brian Clark, making the lead 35-17. In the third quarter, Whittemore hit Gordon on an 11-yard touchdown pass making it 28-17. McLendon, to give NC State a 28-10 halftime lead.

Philip Rivers threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to T.A. In the second quarter, John Beck hit a 28-yard field goal to get Kansas to within 21-10. McLendon scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to increase NC State's lead to 21-7. Later in the first quarter, Philip Rivers threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Washington, and NC State reclaimed the lead at 14-7. Bill Whittemore threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Charles Gordon to tie the game at 7. NC State started the scoring with a 45-yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers to Richard Washington, to give NC State a 7-0 lead. NC State was making their seventh bowl game in nine years. The Jayhawks were making their first bowl game appearance since 1995. This was the third and last under the Tangerine Bowl name as Champs Sports took over naming rights starting in 2004. The 2003 Tangerine Bowl was the 14th edition of the college football bowl game and was played on December 22, 2003, featuring the NC State Wolfpack, and the Kansas Jayhawks. College football game 2003 Mazda Tangerine Bowl

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