2001 Fiesta Bowl
| 2001 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sun Devil Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tempe, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP |
Jonathan Smith, QB Darnell Robinson, LB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 75,428 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Sean McDonough, Ed Cunningham | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 10.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 #5 Oregon State and #10 Notre Dame.
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 touchdown receptions; future Cincinnati Bengals teammate T. J. Houshmandzadeh caught the other one. The Beavers scored 29 points in an eight-minute stretch of the third quarter to put the game away.[1]
Smith was 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.
References
- ↑ "2001 Fiesta Bowl" (PDF). Oregon State University Football 2007 Media Guide. OSUBeavers.com. p. 170. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
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