2001 Fiesta Bowl

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Name=2001 Fiesta Bowl


Date=January 1, 2001
Year=2000
Visitor Name Short=Oregon State
Visitor Nickname=Beavers
Visitor Record=10-1
Visitor

Visitor Coaches=6
Visitor BCS=6
Visitor Coach=Dennis Erickson
Visitor1=3
Visitor2=9
Visitor3=29
Visitor4=0
Home Name Short=Notre Dame
Home Nickname=Fighting Irish
Home Record=9-2
Home

Home Coaches=10
Home BCS=11
Home Coach=Bob Davie
Home1=0
Home2=3
Home3=0
Home4=6
Type=bg
Stadium=Sun Devil Stadium
City=Tempe, Arizona
MVP=Jonathan Smith, QB
Darnell Robinson, LB
Odds=
Anthem=
Referee=
Halftime=
Attendance=75,428
US Network=ABC
US Announcers=Sean McDonough, Ed Cunningham
Ratings=10.7
Intl Network=
Intl Announcers=

The 2001 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, played on January 1, 2001, was the 30th edition of the Fiesta Bowl. The game was played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona between the Oregon State Beavers (ranked #5 in the AP Poll) and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (ranked #10 in the AP Poll).

In the game, Oregon State quarterback Jonathan Smith threw for 305 yards and 3 touchdowns and led the Beavers to a 41-9 rout. Chad Johnson had two of the touchdown receptions and future Cincinnati Bengals teammate T. J. Houshmandzadeh caught the other touchdown. The Beavers scored 29 points in one eight-minute stretch of the third quarter to put the game away.cite web|url=http://www.osubeavers.com/pdf1/80000.pdf?ATCLID=153842&SPID=1952&DB_OEM_ID=4700&SPSID=27968f|page=p. 170|work=Oregon State University Football 2007 Media Guide|title=2001 Fiesta Bowl|publisher=OSUBeavers.com|accessdate=2007-11-28]

Smith was the named the offensive player of the game, and Beavers linebacker Darnell Robinson, who recorded two sacks, forced a fumble, and made an interception, was the defensive player of the game.

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