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2000–01 NCAA football bowl games

The 2000–01 NCAA football bowl games concluded the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In the third year of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) era, Oklahoma defeated Florida State in the 2001 Orange Bowl, designated as the BCS National Championship Game for the 2000 season.

2000–01 NCAA football bowl games
Season2000
Number of bowls25
Bowl gamesDecember 20, 2000 –
January 3, 2001
National ChampionshipOrange Bowl
Location of ChampionshipPro Player Stadium
Miami Gardens, FL
ChampionsOklahoma
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
SEC 9 4–5 (0.444) 6
Big 12 7 4–3 (0.571) 5
Big Ten 6 2–4 (0.333) 3
Big East 5 4–1 (0.800) 2
Pac-10 5 3–2 (0.600) 3
ACC 5 1–4 (0.200) 3
CUSA 4 2–2 (0.500) 0
MW 3 3–0 (1.000) 1
WAC 3 0–3 (0.000) 1
Big West 1 1–0 (1.000) 0
MAC 1 1–0 (1.000) 0

A total of 25 bowl games were played between December 20, 2000, and January 3, 2001, by 50 bowl-eligible teams.[1] Two short-lived bowl games were established for the 2000–01 season: the galleryfurniture.com Bowl (dissolved after its 2005 iteration as the Houston Bowl), and the Silicon Valley Football Classic (dissolved after its 2004 iteration).

Non-BCS bowls

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Date Game Site Television Teams[a] Affiliations[b] Results
Dec. 20 Mobile Alabama Bowl Ladd–Peebles Stadium
Mobile, AL
8:00 pm 		ESPN2 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (7–4)
No. 13 TCU Horned Frogs (10–1) 		C–USA
WAC 		Southern Miss 28
TCU 21
Dec. 21 Las Vegas Bowl Sam Boyd Stadium
Las Vegas, NV
8:00 pm 		ESPN2 UNLV Rebels (7–5)
Arkansas Razorbacks (6–5) 		Mountain West
SEC 		UNLV 31
Arkansas 14
Dec. 24 Oahu Bowl Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, HI
8:30 pm 		ESPN No. 24 Georgia Bulldogs (7–4)
Virginia Cavaliers (6–5) 		SEC
ACC 		Georgia 37
Virginia 14
Dec. 25 Aloha Bowl Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, HI
3:30 pm 		ABC Boston College Eagles (6–5)
Arizona State Sun Devils (6–5) 		Big East
Pac-10 		Boston College 31
Arizona State 17
Dec. 27 Motor City Bowl Pontiac Silverdome
Detroit, MI
4:00 pm 		ESPN2 Marshall Thundering Herd (7–5)
Cincinnati Bearcats (7–4) 		MAC
C–USA 		Marshall 25
Cincinnati 14
Galleryfurniture.com Bowl Astrodome
Houston, TX
8:00 pm 		ESPN East Carolina Pirates (7–4)
Texas Tech Red Raiders (6–6) 		C–USA
Big 12 		East Carolina 40
Texas Tech 27
Dec. 28 Humanitarian Bowl Bronco Stadium
Boise, ID
1:30pm 		ESPN2 Boise State Broncos (9–2)
UTEP Miners (8–3) 		Big West
WAC 		Boise State 38
UTEP 23
Music City Bowl Adelphia Coliseum
Nashville, TN
4:00pm 		ESPN West Virginia Mountaineers (7–4)
Ole Miss Rebels (7–4) 		Big East
SEC 		West Virginia 49
Ole Miss 38
MicronPC.com Bowl Pro Player Stadium
Miami Gardens, FL
7:00pm 		TBS NC State Wolfpack (7–4)
Minnesota Golden Gophers (6–5) 		ACC
Big Ten 		NC State 38
Minnesota 30
Insight.com Bowl Bank One Ballpark
Phoenix, AZ
7:30pm 		ESPN Iowa State Cyclones (8–3)
Pittsburgh Panthers (7–4) 		Big 12
Big East 		Iowa State 37
Pittsburgh 29
Dec 29 Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, TN
1:30pm 		ESPN No. 23 Colorado State Rams (9–2)
No. 22 Louisville Cardinals (9–2) 		Mountain West
C–USA 		Colorado State 22
Louisville 17
Sun Bowl Sun Bowl
El Paso, TX
2:00 pm 		CBS Wisconsin Badgers (8–4)
UCLA Bruins (6–5) 		Big Ten
Pac-10 		Wisconsin 21
UCLA 20
Peach Bowl Georgia Dome
Atlanta, GA
5:00 pm 		ESPN LSU Tigers (7–4)
No. 15 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (9–2) 		SEC
ACC 		LSU 28
Georgia Tech 14
Holiday Bowl Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego, CA
8:30 pm 		ESPN No. 8 Oregon Ducks (9–2)
No. 12 Texas Longhorns (9–2) 		Pac-10
Big 12 		Oregon 35
Texas 30
Dec. 30 Alamo Bowl Alamodome
San Antonio, TX
8:00 pm 		ESPN No. 9 Nebraska Cornhuskers (9–2)
No. 18 Northwestern Wildcats (8–3) 		Big 12
Big Ten 		Nebraska 66
Northwestern 17
Dec. 31 Silicon Valley Classic Spartan Stadium
San Jose, CA
7:00 pm 		FSN Air Force Falcons (9–2)
Fresno State Bulldogs (7–4) 		Mountain West
WAC 		Air Force 37
Fresno State 34
Independence Bowl Independence Stadium
Shreveport, LA
8:00 pm 		ESPN Mississippi State Bulldogs (7–4)
Texas A&M Aggies (7–4) 		SEC
Big 12 		Mississippi State 43
Texas A&M 41
Jan. 1 Outback Bowl Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL
11:00 am 		ESPN South Carolina Gamecocks (7–4)
No. 19 Ohio State Buckeyes (8–3) 		SEC
Big Ten 		South Carolina 24
Ohio State 7
Cotton Bowl Cotton Bowl
Dallas, TX
11:00 am 		FOX No. 11 Kansas State Wildcats (10–3)
No. 21 Tennessee Volunteers (8–3) 		Big 12
SEC 		Kansas State 35
Tennessee 21
Gator Bowl Alltel Stadium
Jacksonville, FL
12:30 pm 		NBC No. 6 Virginia Tech Hokies (10–1)
No. 16 Clemson Tigers (9–2) 		Big East
ACC 		Virginia Tech 41
Clemson 20
Florida Citrus Bowl Florida Citrus Bowl
Orlando, FL
1:00 pm 		ABC No. 17 Michigan Wolverines (8–3)
No. 20 Auburn Tigers (9–3) 		Big Ten
SEC 		Michigan 31
Auburn 28
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. All times are in Eastern Time.[2]

BCS bowls

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Each of the games in the following table was televised by ABC.

Date Game Site Teams Affiliations Results Reference
Jan. 1 Rose Bowl Rose Bowl
Pasadena, CA
4:30 pm 		No. 4 Washington Huskies (10–1)
No. 14 Purdue Boilermakers (8–3) 		Pac-10
Big Ten 		Washington 34
Purdue 24
Fiesta Bowl Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, AZ
8:30 pm 		No. 5 Oregon State Beavers (10–1)
No. 10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9–2) 		Pac-10
Independent 		Oregon State 41
Notre Dame 9 		[3][4]
Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, LA
8:00 pm 		No. 2 Miami Hurricanes (10–1)
No. 7 Florida Gators (10–2) 		Big East
SEC 		Miami (FL) 37
Florida 20
Jan. 3 Orange Bowl
(BCS National Championship Game) 		Pro Player Stadium
Miami Gardens, FL
8:00 pm 		No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners (12–0)
No. 3 Florida State Seminoles (11–1) 		Big 12
ACC 		Oklahoma 13
Florida State 2
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. All times are in Eastern Time.[2][5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Win–loss records are prior to the bowl game being played.
  2. ^ Reflects actual conferences of participants, for specific teams that are listed. Else, reflects conference tie-ins, which are subject to change as bowl invitations are issued and accepted.

References

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  1. ^ "2000 College Football Bowl Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Bowl Schedule". Philadelphia Daily News. December 1, 2000 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Rodman, Bob (January 2, 2001). "Fiesta fireworks". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
  4. ^ Baum, Bob (January 2, 2001). "Brash Beavers bash the Irish". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
  5. ^ "Game facts". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 1, 2001. p. 6E.
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