2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 Silicon Valley Football Classic December 31 2001 2001 Spartan Stadium San Jose, California Michigan State University Michigan State Spartans 6–5 Bobby Williams 17 20 0 7 Fresno State University Fresno State Bulldogs 11–2 20 21 NR Pat Hill 14 7 7 7 Charles Rogers (WR, Michigan State)Nick Myers (DE, Michigan State) Clair Gausman (Mtn. West) 30,456 FSN Steve Physioc, Tom Ramsey, Eric Clemons The 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic was a post-season college football bowl game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Fresno State Bulldogs on December 31, 2001, at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. It was the second time the Silicon Valley Football Classic was played and the final game of the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams. Michigan State defeated Fresno State 44–35.https://www.espn.com/ncf/bowls01/silicon.html ESPN Stats Future NFL players David Carr, Jeff Smoker, Charles Rogers, TJ Duckett, and Bernard Berrian all played in this game.2004 Michigan State Football Media Guide http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/04-mg-bowlhistory-247-272.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201600/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/04-mg-bowlhistory-247-272.pdf 2016-03-04 Scoring summary Source.https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/213650278 ESPN Game Michigan State Fresno State expand 1 14:23 Fresno State 4 64 0:32 RecTD Charles Smith David Carr 5 good Asen Asparuhov 0 7 1 7:56 Michigan State 1 72 0:00 RecTD Charles Rogers Jeff Smoker 72 good Michael Servis 7 7 1 5:59 Michigan State FumbleTD Monquiz Wedlow 6 good Michael Servis 14 7 1 3:39 Fresno State 5 80 2:03 RecTD Rodney Wright David Carr 39 good Asen Asparuhov 14 14 1 00:10 Michigan State 7 59 3:44 FG 41 Michael Servis 17 14 2 9:24 Michigan State 10 75 2:36 RushTD T. J. Duckett 5 good Michael Servis 24 14 2 8:17 Fresno State 3 82 0:15 RecTD Rodney Wright David Carr 78 good Asen Asparuhov 24 21 2 5:25 Michigan State 6 52 2:09 RushTD T. J. Duckett 38 good Michael Servis 31 21 2 7:56 Michigan State 1 69 0:00 RecTD Charles Rogers Jeff Smoker 69 no good Michael Servis 37 21 3 7:02 Fresno State 11 83 3:42 RushTD Paris Gaines 2 good Asen Asparuhov 37 28 4 3:39 Fresno State 3 85 0:02 RecTD Paris Gaines David Carr 16 good Asen Asparuhov 37 35 4 1:56 Michigan State 7 78 3:58 RecTD Ivory McCoy Jeff Smoker 6 good Michael Servis 44 35 44 35 Statistics StatisticMSUFRESFirst downs 23 25Rushing yards 21029Passing yards 376 531Passes (Att-Comp-Int) 32–22–1 58–35–2Total yards 586 560Fumbles-Lost 1–0 2–1Penalties-Yards 8–64 6–30Punts-Average 6–38.7 5–39.6Punt Return Yards 2–3 3–27Kickoff Return Yards 5–108 6–115 References Silicon Valley Classic Category:Silicon Valley Football Classic Category:Fresno State Bulldogs football bowl games Category:Michigan State Spartans football bowl games Category:December 2001 sports events in the United States Category:2000s in San Jose, California Category:2001 in sports in California