2001 FedEx Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National Championship Game BCS Bowl Game 67th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 3, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Pro Player Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Miami Gardens, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Oklahoma LB Torrance Marshall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Florida State by 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | David Witovet (Big Ten Conference) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 76,835[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers: | Brad Nessler and Bob Griese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nielsen ratings | 17.8[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Orange Bowl
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The 2001 FedEx Orange Bowl game was a post-season college football bowl game and BCS National Championship match between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the Florida State Seminoles on January 3, 2001, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Oklahoma defeated FSU 13–2 in a defensive battle to claim the National Championship in only Bob Stoops' second season as coach of the Sooners. The game was part of the 2000–2001 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) of the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season and represented the concluding game of the season for both teams. The Orange Bowl was first played in 1935, and the 2001 game represented the 67th edition of the Orange Bowl. The contest was televised in the United States on ABC.
Scoring summary[]
Scoring Play | Score | ||||
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1st quarter | |||||
OU – Duncan 27 yard field goal. | OU 3–0 | ||||
2nd quarter | |||||
No Scores | |||||
3rd quarter | |||||
OU – Duncan 42 yard field goal. | OU 6–0 | ||||
4th quarter | |||||
OU – Griffin 10 yard run (Duncan kick). | OU 13–0 | ||||
FSU – Safety. | OU 13–2 |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "BCS Game Results". orangebowl.org. September 26, 2007. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090602014445/http://www.orangebowl.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11800&KEY=&ATCLID=1249402. Retrieved January 13, 2008.
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