2001 Orange Bowl

NCAAFootballSingleGameHeader
Name=2001 Orange Bowl


Date=January 3, 2001
Year=2000
Visitor School=Florida State University
Visitor Name Short=Florida State
Visitor Nickname=Seminoles
Visitor Record=11-1
Visitor

Visitor Coaches=3
Visitor BCS=2
Visitor Coach=Bobby Bowden
Visitor1=0
Visitor2=0
Visitor3=0
Visitor4=2
Visitor Total=2
Home School=Oklahoma University
Home Name Short=Oklahoma
Home Nickname=Sooners
Home Record=12-0
Home

Home Coaches=1
Home BCS=1
Home Coach=Bob Stoops
Home1=3
Home2=0
Home3=3
Home4=7
Home Total=13
Type=ncg
MVP=Oklahoma LB Torrance Marshall
Stadium=Pro Player Stadium
City=Miami Gardens, Florida
Attendance=76,835cite news | url=http://www.orangebowl.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11800&KEY=&ATCLID=1249402 | title=BCS Game Results | publisher=orangebowl.org | date=September 26, 2007 | accessdate=2008-01-13]
US Network=ABC
US Announcers=Brad Nessler and Bob Griese
Ratings=17.8

The 2001 Orange Bowl, played January 3, 2001, was the national championship game for the 2000 college football season. Oklahoma defeated Florida State, 13–2, to claim the national championship in only Bob Stoops' second season as coach.

The 2001 FedEx Orange Bowl game was a post-season college football bowl game between the 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. 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.

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* [http://www.orangebowl.org/ Official website of the Orange Bowl]