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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.
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
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 (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 (–)
UTEP Miners (7–4)
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
Each of the games in the following table was televised by
ABC .
Notes
^ Win–loss records are prior to the bowl game being played.
^ 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
Conference seasons Inter-conference All-Americans