2001 Orange Bowl
The 2001 FedEx Orange Bowl game was a post-season college football bowl game and BCS National Championship match between the University of 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 to claim the National Championship as head coach Bob Stoops' completed just his second season as the coach of the Sooners. 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. The contest was televised in the United States on ABC.
Scoring summary
Scoring Play |
Score |
1st quarter |
OU – Duncan 27 yard field goal. 7:16 |
OU 3–0 |
2nd quarter |
No Scores |
3rd quarter |
OU – Duncan 42 yard field goal. 4:24 |
OU 6–0 |
4th quarter |
OU – Griffin 10 yard run (Duncan kick). 7:46 |
OU 13–0 |
FSU – Safety. 0:55 |
OU 13–2 |
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Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.
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Pound sign (#) denotes BCS National Championship Game.
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